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New Bern Weyerhaeuser sawmill operations halted indefinitely due to market conditions
Operations at New Bern's Weyerhaeuser sawmill have been halted indefinitely. An official with Weyerhaeuser confirmed the news Thursday. "We can confirm that in response to a combination of site-specific and market-related factors, we are indefinitely curtailing operations at our sawmill in New Bern, North Carolina. We did not come to this decision lightly given the significant impact on our employees, their families and the surrounding community, where we have a long history. We conducted a thorough analysis to evaluate the mill’s long-term viability and competitiveness, but due to challenging market conditions, as well as the facility’s cost structure, lack of scale, and limited integration with other operations, we made the difficult decision to indefinitely curtail operations at the mill.
Windsor sees growth of new businesses
Summer is here! The heat index is certainly being felt as it is one of the hottest summers that we have experienced. New businesses are opening up in Windsor during this heatwave. The new openings are led by the new convenience store Royal Farms, which follows the opening of the Carolina Carwash and the new Family Dollar store out on the by-pass. Royal Farms will open with a soft launch...
EXCLUSIVE: Henderson Councilwoman apologizes for posts about former President Trump: 'I'm sorry'
Councilwoman Geraldine Champion has regrets after posting online that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged. She called it fake news because people in the audience did not run away."I felt like Mr. Trump had orchestrated this for the purpose of getting more votes. I did not believe he had been shot. The public official didn't make that statement. The private citizen did," said Champion. "The piece I'm sorry about is I didn't wait until I got the full report."Champion only wanted to speak with ABC11 Eyewitness News to clear her name. She took to Facebook...
FEMA Evaluators to take part in emergency response test at Brunswick Nuclear Plant
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - State and federal officials along with Duke Energy representatives will be at a test of emergency response plans for the Brunswick Nuclear Plant on Tuesday, July 30. The exercise will focus on the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone around the plant and the command, control and...
Software update interrupts NCDMV services
ROCKY MOUNT — A global outage has interrupted N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles business services, including but not limited to driver license offices and license plate agencies throughout North Carolina, the NCDMV said on Friday. The outage occurred when a software update by CrowdStrike apparently failed. NCDMV will attempt to reach out to customers to reschedule appointments, according to a […] The post Software update interrupts NCDMV services first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Third Saturday in October designated Great Trails State Day
Recently passed legislation encourages North Carolina residents to get moving on trail systems across the Tar Heel state. The third Saturday in October will be North Carolina’s Great Trails State Day, thanks to the N.C. General Assembly’s 2024 Farm Bill. The bill recently passed unanimously in both the N.C. House and Senate. It became law with Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature. This year, Great Trails State Day will occur on Oct. 19. ...
Before key hearings in North Carolina, Duke Energy makes tiny concessions to big gas ambitions
Before pivotal hearings that begin Monday, Duke Energy has made a few small concessions to its plans for a giant fossil fuel buildout in North Carolina, winning over the once-skeptical state-sanctioned ratepayer advocate. Duke’s proposed settlement with Public Staff and Walmart needs approval from the state’s Utilities Commission to take...
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