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‘Chicken man’ wanted in theft of more than $12,000 in chicken from Food Lion stores, deputies say
A man accused of stealing chicken from a Food Lion store in Spartanburg County may have also stolen more than $12,000 worth of chicken from numerous Food Lion stores in North Carolina.
STILL UNBEATEN: TSC garners victory over Ironwood in GASSL meet
Tarboro Swim Club remained unbeaten on the regular season with a 949-287 victory over Ironwood Country Club in a Greenville Area Summer Swim League meet on Tuesday in Tarboro. Top-three results for TSC are as follows: 8U GIRLS 100 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: Elodie Riley first (2:27.55)8U BOYS 100 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: Harker Pigg first (1:54.32)9-10 GIRLS 100 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: Maggie Chafin first (1:49.93); Paisley Savage second (2:01.37)9-10 BOYS 100 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: Brookes...
New ECC scholarship honors Norris Tolson
TARBORO — Friends, family members and colleagues gathered at a recent Carolinas Gateway Partnership event to celebrate Norris Tolson for decades of public service. A native of Pinetops, Tolson recently retired as the CGP’s president. To honor his contributions to the economic development group and the community, Edgecombe Community College has established the E. Norris Tolson Endowed Scholarship. The Partnership […] The post New ECC scholarship honors Norris Tolson first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Court case against town of Elm City continued
WILSON — Superior Court Judge L. Lamont Wiggins continued Elm City resident Gabe Merando’s case against the town of Elm City, Mayor Tawanda Moore, Mayor Pro Tem Tammie Atkinson and Commissioner Bridget Wimberley on Monday. Merando filed a motion for relief from judgment, temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on June 28, claiming the board broke state law in passing […] The post Court case against town of Elm City continued first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Pirates garner AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. – East Carolina has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT for a program record fourth-straight season and for the eighth time in school history. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs maintained a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a […]
ECU Notes: Pirates, Peruvians build lasting connection
It was easy for Angel Castañeda Vargas, a student at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Peruvian University of Applied Sciences), to summarize how he felt on East Carolina University’s campus for a week last month. He stood between ECU baseball’s Clark-LeClair Stadium, about an hour before the start of a sold-out NCAA regional game, and 50,000-seat football venue Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium as Pirate tailgaters surrounded him and his Peruvian peers. Filled...
ECU safeties coach Magazu bringing passion from his playing days back to the Pirates secondary
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - We continue checking in with ECU football coaches ahead of fall camp. Former ECU safety Damon Magazu is a familiar face to Pirate fans making one of the biggest interceptions in program history to beat NC State as a player. Damon the coach is the Pirates’...
Former ECU football players and their 2023 performance in the NFL
The Pirates had their fair share of players in the National Football League in 2023. After final rosters were set, former ECU players Keaton Mitchell, Zay Jones, Ja’Quan McMillan, and D’Ante Smith found themselves with a spot on their respective teams. Here is a break down of how...
Lucky for Life ticket sold in Wake County wins $25,000 a year for life in Monday drawing
KNIGHTDALE, N.C. (WNCN) — A Lucky for Life ticket sold in Wake County this week has proved to be very fortunate indeed. According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, a ticket purchased in Knightdale won the prize of $25,000 a year for life in Monday night’s Lucky for Life drawing. The slip was bought at Poor Boy General Store and Grill located at 5804 Poor Boy Farm Rd.
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife speaks at pregnancy center that offers ‘abortion pill reversal’
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — Abortion has remained a hot topic in the 2024 North Carolina election cycle, particularly after state lawmakers overrode the governor’s veto in order to pass a law restricting abortions in the state. Democrat Attorney General Josh Stein has run numerous ads attacking his opponent, Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, and heavily […]
No state budget this year means Medicaid could run low
NC Medicaid costs fluctuate each year. The state Department of Health and Human Services forecasts how costs might change and asks the legislature for funding adjustments based on those predictions. For the 2024-25 fiscal year, the department asked for almost half a billion dollars extra to meet higher costs —...
House member, for second time in three days, tenders resignation
(The Center Square) – For the second time this week, a member has resigned from the North Carolina House of Representatives. Rep. Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, D-Guilford, is leaving for a position in the UNC System. A specific date to leave was not given, pending her replacement. She was a candidate for reelection this fall. On Monday, Lincoln County Republican Jason Saine said Aug. 12 would be his final day. ...
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