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CLASS OF 2024 SENIOR STARS: Jake Zearfoss, Gloucester football, wrestling, baseball
There were few athletes who were more impactful to a small school than Zearfoss. He helped lead the Lions’ football team to a 9-2 record and a berth in the sectional semifinals by rushing for nearly 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns along with racking up 78 tackles on defense as a linebacker.
Friday Night Roundup (Part 2): Rough opening night for most home teams: Williams, Eastern, Western fall; Cummings, Southeast win
Bulldogs fade in setback to Northwest Guilford, lose 33-16 A strong start fizzled for the Williams football team in Friday night’s season opener. Northwest Guilford had a huge second half to upend the host Bulldogs 33-16 at Burlington Memorial Stadium. Williams couldn’t maintain a 16-7 halftime lead. “I...
Freshmen infuse West girls with new talent on links, plenty on cusp of regional qualifying
MOREHEAD CITY — A pair of freshmen has showed up at just the right time for the West Carteret girls golf team. After losing Sarah Tell to graduation and Maggie Garner to a transfer to East Carteret, the Patriots had a couple of open spots near the top of their roster.
Democrat Josh Stein surges ahead in North Carolina governor race but many voters undecided: Poll
North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is trailing Democratic opponent Josh Stein by 14 points, according to a new poll, though many voters are still undecided in a contest that is one of the country’s most watched of the election cycle. Forty-eight percent of voters in a High Point University/SurveyUSA poll published this week favored Stein, while […]
D.G. Martin: North Carolina writers worthy of 'Bookwatch' status
Although North Carolina Bookwatch in no longer airing on PBS-NC people still ask what books are being featured. When I explain, they ask, “Well, what books would you be discussing?” Here are three of my answers. “Charlotte, the Slugger, and Me: Coming-of-Age Story of a Southern City and Two Tenacious Brothers,” by Jack Claiborne Jack Claiborne and his brother Slug were important characters in post-World War II Charlotte. They grew...
Hewitt throws for 357 yards, four TDs in Havelock debut as Rams throttle Wallace-Rose Hill 51-14
HAVELOCK — Jaylen Hewitt was a little disappointed with the Rams’ performance Friday night in the season opener. That can’t bode well for the rest of the teams on the Havelock football squad’s schedule.
Multi-car crash leaves 1 dead and 3 injured in Harnett County
One person is dead, and three others injured after a multi-car crash in Dunn Friday night.It happened just before 9 a.m. in the 1000 block of Long Branch Road.According to investigators, when traveling west on Long Branch, a silver Ford Fusion crossed the center line and hit a Toyota Highlander.This caused the Toyota to roll over several times and hit a Kia Optima head-on where the car's passenger flew out of the windshield.The driver of the Ford died at the scene.The driver and passenger of the Kia were taken to a hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Toyota was also taken to a hospital with serious injuries.No further information has been released at this time.
People News & Notes: Emerge leader appointed to Arts North Carolina Board of Directors
Emerge Gallery & Art Center Executive Director Holly Garriott has been named to the 2027 Arts North Carolina Board of Directors, Emerge announced. Arts North Carolina is the statewide advocacy organization for the arts that calls for equity and access to the arts for all North Carolinians, unifies and connects North Carolina’s arts communities and fosters arts leadership, the announcement said. Led by a statewide board of directors that will...
Fayetteville: The most stressed city in North Carolina?
A recent study from WalletHub shows that Fayetteville has the most stressed residents in all of North Carolina. The study used data sets such as average weekly work hours and unemployment, divorce and suicide rates to compare more than 180 American cities, including the 150 most populated cities and at least two of the most populated cities in each state. ...
DWI Roundup: Woman strikes tree on Memorial Drive
A Greenville woman was arrested after she told police she briefly closed her eyes while driving and ran off the road, flipping the car, documents said. At 3:24 a.m. Aug. 19, Greenville Police Department officers responded to a vehicle wreck in the area of South Memorial Drive near West Moore Street, a redacted crash report said. That area is near Meadowbrook Park and Greenville Community Christian Church. The southbound vehicle...
Fayetteville-area high school football predictions for Week 1 of the 2024 season
Week 1 of the NCHSAA football season has arrived, and so has the bulletin board material for the locker rooms. The first four weeks of the season will feature nonconference games before play begins in the All American and United 8 conferences. Pine Forest and Seventy-First are looking to four-peat as league champions. JAMBOREE RECAP: First impressions,...
Jacksonville beats Southwest Onslow; Northside & White Oak get lopsided victories in Week 1: HSOT Postgame
Chris Miller of the Jacksonville Daily News joins the HSOT Postgame Show to discuss Week 1 in Onslow County. Miller covered Jacksonville's win over Southwest Onslow, but also touched on wins by Northside-Jacksonville and White Oak.
Mourning, white-winged dove season opens on Sept. 2
The 2024-25 hunting season for mourning and white-winged doves opens Monday, Sept. 2. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reminds seasoned and novice hunters about the importance of being properly licensed, observing state and federal regulations and following safe hunting practices. Dove hunting season will be separated into three segments: Sept. 2-Oct. 5, Nov. 9 -Nov. 30 and Dec. 16-Jan. 31, 2025. The daily bag limit is 15 mourning or...
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