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275 new jobs to Wilson County as pet healthcare company announces plans for manufacturing plant
A pet healthcare company announced it would build a new manufacturing plant in Wilson County.IDEXX Laboratories plans to invest $147 million and create 275 jobs.The company is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine. It makes products designed to improve the health and well-being of pets, people and livestock.The future plant in Wilson County will produce veterinary diagnostic products."Our region is seeing great momentum in economic development, and we're excited to welcome these new jobs to Wilson County," said N.C. Senator Buck Newton. "IDEXX's decision to locate operations in our region shows people around the world that we're the perfect location for tomorrow's...
Hertford to buy former State Theater Building for $125K
Hertford Town Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt a resolution approving the town’s purchase of the former State Theater Building for $125,000. Councilors also agreed to the town’s plan to seek state grants to expedite improvements to the building at 144 North Church Street that’s sat vacant for the past 60 years. According to the resolution, the State Theater, which closed in February 1964, “is in a state of disrepair.”...
N.C. Wildlife, Dept. of Transportation opening public fishing spot in Pitt County
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced an agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transporation to open a public fishing area on a 555-acre property in Grimesland. The proposed area will be constructed off North Grimesland Road where several shallow ponds on both sides of the roadway. It will be the […]
What a clog!! New Bern crews work 12 hours to clear it
NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) -The City of New Bern had a massive clog on its hands and is using the occasion to remind people to watch what they flush. New Bern officials say they had three clogs over the weekend at their wastewater treatment plant. They posted a rather disgusting...
Actor Burt Reynolds' Blue Ridge Mountains home sells for $2.9 million
HIGHLANDS, N.C. — 1970s Hollywood icon Burt Reynolds' North Carolina home has sold for $2.9 million. Reynolds was Hollywood's highest-paid actor from 1978 to 1982 and is well known for his roles in Boogie Nights (1997) and Starting Over (1979). The modern-style home in the Blue Ridge Mountains was...
Gov. Cooper attends event in support of Harris as rumors persist that he could be the pick for VP
Gov. Roy Cooper attended an event in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as she works toward gaining the nomination for president in the Democratic Party.This comes as Cooper is being vetted as her potential vice presidential running mate. The governor remained quiet on the subject at a campaign appearance Thursday morning in Raleigh.On Wednesday night, embattled President Joe Biden pledged his support for Harris after his stunning decision to withdraw his bid to seek reelection. Things moved quickly as first pressure from his own party began to build on Biden to bow out of the race. Then, despite insisting...
Illinois Man Arrested for Allegedly Abusing North Carolina Teen
Green Oaks, IL – A 15-year-old girl from North Carolina was rescued from a Green Oaks residence, where she was allegedly held and abused. According to the United States Marshals Service, the missing girl was found on Prairie Ridge Road after an investigation with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. On July 24, detectives obtained a search warrant and apprehended Andrew W. Szech, 43, who was seen leaving the home with the victim.
Cooper: Wind power good for economy, environment
TYNER — Gov. Roy Cooper praised wind clean energy projects during a blade-signing ceremony at Apex Clean Energy’s Timbermill Wind project site Wednesday, saying they are necessary to stop global warming and good for the state’s economy. Cooper cited three reasons why he believes wind energy is good for North Carolina. “Number one is producing clean energy,” he said. “Number two is that they’ll serve as a massive tax base...
DHHS finds “serious deficiencies” in performance of nonprofit led by wife of Lt. Gov. Robinson
As a “sponsoring organization,” Balanced Nutrition Inc., a nonprofit led by Yolanda Hill, the wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, for several years helped childcare providers apply for and receive federal funding for kids’ meals under the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program, which is overseen by the North Carolina Department of Health and […] The post DHHS finds “serious deficiencies” in performance of nonprofit led by wife of Lt. Gov. Robinson appeared first on NC Newsline.
Too few retailers check IDs when N.C. kids buy tobacco. That could jeopardize federal substance use treatment funds.
North Carolina is teetering on the edge of losing roughly $5.4 million in federal funds for combating the opioid epidemic and supporting substance use disorder treatment. If the state doesn’t slash youth tobacco access, it could forfeit funding. But North Carolina’s tobacco laws have made that difficult. To...
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