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UNC Football: Tylee Craft announces his retirement from football
UNC grad student Tylee Craft has been battling stage four large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma for the last two years, which has resulted in him missing time on the football field. Still continuing his battle, Craft announced yesterday via X that he will be retiring from football and will become a student coach.
Breaking Down Barriers: North Carolina’s Grassroots Fight Against HIV
Raymond Velazquez stood in the Asheville post office in a daze. Holding a letter from the blood bank in his hands, he read the lines of print over and over: HIV antibodies had been detected in his blood. He started to shake. Driving home, he fought to keep his grip...
North Carolina School Boards Association launches statewide campaign to support public education
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina School Boards Association recently launched a statewide ad campaign to build support for public schools, the organization said in a news release. The campaign, titled “Public Education Does the Public Good,” uses social media and billboard ads to spread NCSBA’s message that “healthy, well-funded public schools are good […]
Businessman: Vaping Being Taking Over by Big Tobacco
North Carolina – What started as an education bill in the state legislature was recently passed and signed into law by the governor but has little to do with education. Instead, it concerns the regulation of tobacco products, more specifically vaping products. “There is a huge public ‘fire storm’...
Durham Public Schools start year-round classes at more schools
It is back to school for Durham County year-round schools.DPS added three additional public elementary schools to the year-round calendar this school year and is also welcoming a brand-new superintendent this school year.Dr. Anthony Lewis is scheduled to take his new post on August 12.The district is coming off months of protests and pay negotiations, but funding was secured to help fund raises for teachers and staff.ABC11 stopped by Oak Grove Elementary School which is one of the newest year-round schools in the district.We caught up with Principal Kristin Tate says she is looking forward to the year-round calendar hoping...
17-Year-Old Is Youngest Black Person To Earn Pilot’s License In N.C. And U.S.
INDIAN TRAIL, NC – Ryan Garner made history by becoming one of the youngest pilots in the country. The 17-year-old from Indian Trail, N.C., recently obtained his private pilot license. Garner is also the first Black pilot to receive the distinction in North Carolina. According to WSOC-TV, Garner was...
Gov. Cooper, Nancy Pelosi speak at NC Democratic fundraiser in Raleigh
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Alex Ovechkin Talks Evgeny Kuznetsov’s NHL Exit & Potential KHL Transition
Ovechkin discusses former Capitals teammate Kuznetsov terminating his NHL contract, hinting at a potential move to the KHL, post All-Star Game performance. Kuznetsov agreed to mutual contract termination with the Carolina Hurricanes, forfeiting $6 million in salary. Kuznetsov, likely to join the KHL, has not yet finalized the deal. Yes,...
City Council decision pending: Mixed reactions to proposed Red Hat Amphitheater relocation
Raleigh planners share plans for expanding Convention Center & moving Red Hat Amphitheater. The future of Raleigh's downtown entertainment scene is in flux. Plans are underway to move the popular Red Hat Amphitheater one block south, allowing for a significant expansion of the Raleigh Convention Center. However, this proposal faces...
On Residency at Robertson & Associates with Sydney Rimmer L’24
Sydney Rimmer L’24 thought for years that she’d be a nurse. Her best friends in high school outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, had plans for similar careers. Why shouldn’t she?. It took one day of job shadowing to realize a job in nursing wasn’t a good fit. “It...
Making the cut: Longtime Fort Liberty barber to be inducted into National Hall of Fame
FORT LIBERTY — Nestled in the back room of the 18th Airborne Corps headquarters, Travis Bell’s barbershop walls are filled with photos and autographs. Aside from a photo of the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., the photos aren’t of professional athletes, Hollywood actors and actresses or Grammy singers, but are of some of the nation’s top soldiers who have served at the former Fort Bragg, now Fort Liberty.
Down to Business: Sparks Limos will have you riding in style
Since graduating from college, Louis Sparks has done all kinds of odd jobs — from marketing and photography to operating a hot dog cart. When the opportunity presented itself to buy a limo, Sparks couldn’t resist. “I started in October 2023 when I realized Wilson doesn’t have a limousine service, so I figured why not,” Sparks said. “A lot of […] The post Down to Business: Sparks Limos will have you riding in style first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Lost history lies in neglected Manteo cemetery
There is nothing to mark what was once the Scarborough family cemetery on Driftwood Street in Manteo. Listed by Dare County GIS as a 1,000-square foot cemetery, the site is on private property and is overgrown with shrubs and small trees. There is no access to it; it is on private property and the road that is closest to the cemetery is a private drive for Hatchell Concrete.
‘Lucky man’ walks away from fishing trip crash
An early morning fishing trip almost ended before it began for a Robbins man. Despite the circumstances, he was able to walk away from a single-vehicle accident outside of Eastwood around 5 a.m. on Sunday. The driver was the only occupant of the Ford SUV while traveling on Beulah Hill...
Lucama church family unites for worship days after lightning strikes steeple
A Wilson County church family gathered in a different venue than usual on Sunday, unwavering in their faith. Spring Hill Presbyterian Church members held a service in the fellowship hall days after the church burned down following a lightning strike. A neighbor said a bolt hit the steeple, which eventually fell. No one was hurt.
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