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Southport man sentenced to prison after high speed chase
BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) — A Brunswick County man has been sentenced to prison for leading law enforcement on a high speed chase. Julius Lashawn Brown, 33, of Southport, pled guilty to felony flee to elude arrest in Brunswick County Superior Court today. He was sentenced to a minimum of 68 months and a maximum of 92 months in prison.
Former small business credit exec at BofA joins TD Bank as regional president of Mid-South Metro
TD Bank on Tuesday named Chris Ward its regional president of the Mid-South Metro, where he will head the Cherry Hill-headquartered financial institution’s consumer and commercial services for the region that includes Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Ward will be based in...
Randolph County woman named North Carolina Farmer of the Year
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Every year the Sunbelt Ag Expo names the North Carolina Farmer of the Year. For the first time ever, a woman won the award this year. Faylene Whitaker and her husband Richard started Whitaker Farms in Randolph County fifty years ago. The couple bought a 36-acre plot of land and […]
New scholarship available to NC residents with Thursday deadline
North Carolina residents can qualify for the state’s new Next NC Scholarship by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by Thursday. The Next NC Scholarship combines the Federal Pell Grant and state need-based grants into one award of at least $3,000 per year to attend any community college or at least $5,000 […]
Tourism spending in Guilford County nearly doubles since 2020 as Triad totals keep rising
(WGHP) — Tourism spending across the Piedmont Triad keeps climbing, even as the post-2020 surge begins to slow. According to visitor spending data released Tuesday by Visit North Carolina, the state saw a 7.26% increase in tourism spending from $33.326 billion up to $35.631 billion, a new record for North Carolina. The Piedmont Triad saw […]
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