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NC increasingly funds crisis pregnancy centers
When Kayla Cyrus first walked into the Your Choice Pregnancy Clinic in Fuquay-Varina in 2017, she said she felt welcomed. “Everyone’s smiling,” Cyrus said of her time at the clinic. “They’re all dressed up in their Sunday best. Christian music is being played in the background, like there are Bible verses everywhere, and it’s in a house.”
Backcountry campsites in western N.C. State Parks temporarily closed
All backcountry campsites at nine state parks in western North Carolina are closed effective Nov. 10 due to increased fire risk, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. The closures will last through at least Dec. 1. The following state parks are affected:. Crowders Mountain State Park: All...
LETTER: New technology prompts call for an easier era
Today’s technology has drawbacks. Call a business and you get a machine with prompts. Turn on a TV set and you need to focus on a small button on a remote control loaded with them. Get into a car and there are so many gauges, controls and push buttons...
How did local hospitals fare in safety grades?
ELIZABETHTOWN — The Scotland Health Care System maintained a “B” safety grade in a new report from a nonprofit group that advocates for patient safety at medical centers across the country. Three other hospitals in the region – UNC Health Southeastern, Columbus Regional Healthcare System and Cape...
OPINION SHAPER: Four-day workweek a win-win for us all
The four-day workweek has gained increasing traction over the past decade due to technological advancements, improved productivity and pandemic shifts in the labor market. The COVID-19 pandemic gave us a chance to reimagine the work-life balance, and we should continue on that path by truly considering the benefits of the four-day workweek. It entails workers having the same workload and receiving the same pay and benefits.
Eagles face post-season test
ELIZABETHTOWN — The 13th-seeded East Bladen Eagles will be on when they take on the number-four seeded Northside-Pinetown Panthers in the second round of the NCHSAA 1A State Playoffs. The Eagles made quick work of their opponents in the first half of last Friday’s first round game and they...
All precincts reporting in Municipal Election 2023
CLARKTON MAYOR (VOTE FOR 1) Precincts Reported: 1 of 1. James Tim Tart, 35 (62.50%) Stephen W. Hester, 20 (35.71%) Write-In (Miscellaneous), 1 (1.79%) CLARKTON TOWN COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR 1) Precincts Reported: 1 of 1. Linda Croom, 40 (90.91%) Write-In (Miscellaneous), 4 (9.09%) DUBLIN MAYOR (VOTE FOR 1) Precincts Reported:...
SCHRAM: Sad role reversal undrway in Middle East
The sickening sound of human decency shattering echoes around our world. It is being smashed both by human violence and human passivity. It was ignited by the horrific Oct. 7 slaughter and hostage kidnapping of innocent Israelis including babies and children by Gaza’s ruling Hamas terrorists. The terrorists whose charter vows to exterminate Israel invaded the land that was created 75 years earlier with a commitment of “Never Again,” as an almost-shattered world hoped peace could finally be forged now that we finally were a planet of United Nations.
HOOD: America’s founding deserves our gratitude
In her classic novel Little Women, Louisa May Alcott has her character Margaret gaze bitterly at the family’s frostbitten garden and proclaim that “November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year.”. The protagonist, her sister Jo, offers a pensive reply: “That’s the reason I was born...
Game over in a blink
ELIZABETHTOWN — The 13th-seeded East Bladen Eagles steamrolled the 20th-seeded North Edgecombe Warriors in the first round of the NCHSAA 1A State Playoffs on Friday night. The Eagles were led by senior running-back Masion Brooks with 128 yards on the ground and four touchdowns to help his team secure victory. Brooks accomplished all of this during the first half and it only took him four touches to do it.
SAC 6 All-Conference Selections for Cross Country
BLADENBORO — West Bladen junior Demon’tre Love made SAC 6 All-Conference in cross country for a stellar year on the trail. Love finished in second place for all six of his conference races this season and he finished 24th overall at the NCHSAA 2A Mideast Regional. He ran 18:32.00 at the SAC 6 Conference Championship for a second place finish, as well as posting his fastest time of the ‘23 season.
Broadway musical ‘Million Dollar Quartet Christmas’ comes to GPAC
PEMBROKE – Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley are together again to celebrate the holidays in the “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas.”. The heartwarming holiday musical is set to play at Givens Performing Arts Center on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke on Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. as part of an 18-city national tour.
Governor Roy Cooper Proclaims November as American Indian Heritage Month
In honor of our nation’s first inhabitants, Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed November as American Indian Heritage Month, celebrating the history and heritage of North Carolina’s eight state recognized tribes including the Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, Sappony and Waccamaw-Siouan. This month also honors our state’s four urban Indian organizations consisting of the Cumberland County Association for Indian People, and the Guilford, Metrolina, and Triangle Native American Associations.
More fruit pouches for kids are being recalled
(AP) — Federal health officials are expanding an investigation into potentially lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon fruit puree marketed for children amid reports of more illnesses and additional product recalls. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has received reports of seven illnesses in at least five...
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