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Disease impacts Pfafftown strawberry farms
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A new disease is emerging in strawberries all along the East Coast. It has many local farmers worried about the cash crop. North Carolina is the third biggest producer of strawberries. This season, state officials tell farmers the disease is making the crop too risky to grow. Brent Jones, the owner […]
Family-fun Car Show fundraiser set
Pre-registrations are coming in from all over for the Third Annual Down on the Farm Car Show, a unique family-friendly event where there’s fun for everyone, but cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors are the stars. CountryBoyz HotRodz and H & R Farms – both in the Galatia area -...
Albemarle Area United Way offers special $25,000 grant to alleviate elderly homelessness – OBX Today
Albemarle Area United Way has unveiled a special $25,000 grant to jumpstart solutions to alleviate elderly (65+) homelessness in our region. They are accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) from any valid 501c3 in the region by close of business on Friday, October 4th. Finalists will then be invited to complete a more robust grant application due around Thanksgiving time. The Board of Directors on the Allocation Committee will then make a decision and announce the award by December 31, 2024.
School bus crashes into ditch in Greenville, no students injured
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A bus driver was charged with careless and reckless driving after a crash Friday in Pitt County. It happened at around 3 p.m. in the area of Arden Ridge Drive, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol. Troopers said Charlie Vines, 73, was trying to...
Food Lion recalls multiple in-store prepared ground beef from store in Spring Hope
Food Lion recalled multiple in-store produced ground beef from a store in Spring Hope.According to a Saturday news release, four varieties of in-store prepared ground beef "may contain traces of foreign material consistent with black foam specks from the product packaging."The recall affects these products produced August 29, 2024, with a sell-by date of August 31, 2024: 73% Lean Fresh Ground Beef (All Sizes) 80% Lean Fresh Ground Chuck (All Sizes) 85% Lean Fresh Ground Beef Round (All Sizes) 93% Lean Fresh Ground Beef (All Sizes)The store is at 603 E Nash St.Anyone who has purchased these products should not consume them and return them to the Spring Hope Food Lion store for a refund totaling twice the purchase price.
‘Work on Wilmington 2025’ day of volunteer service, applications open
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Applications for ‘Work on Wilmington 2025,’ a day of volunteer service, are now open. According to the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, “Work on Wilmington is New Hanover County’s largest single day of volunteer service.”. “We are seeking project proposals from non-profits, local...
1 seriously injured after hit-and-run involving motorcycle in Cumberland County
A person is seriously injured Saturday morning after a hit-and-run involving a motorcycle.It happened just before midnight in Cumberland County at I-95 Business/US Highway 301 and Elk Road intersection.Upon arrival, first responders found a motorcycle and the rider lying in the roadway.Our ABC11 crew on the scene said, however, that the 'reported' motorcycle looked like a dirt bike.The motorcyclist was taken to Cape Fear Valley Hospital with life-threatening injuries. They have not been identified.No further details have been released.All southbound lanes of I-95 Business/US Hwy 301 were closed temporarily afterward.North Carolina Highway State Patrol is conducting an investigation.
Sandwich chain closes Fayetteville store after nearly a decade in business
The Fayetteville outpost of a national sandwich chain recently closed. On Wednesday, a handwritten sign on the door of the Which Wich Superior Sandwiches in the Marketfair Mall shopping center stated that the restaurant had closed its doors for good. Located at 1916 Skibo Road since 2015, the former Fayetteville location is no...
Donna Davis: From Nashville to Vietnam to Vanceboro, reconciling music with ministry
Vanceboro native Rev. Robert Worthington has lived a storied life: playing in the famed Ryman Auditorium alongside country music greats, having a vision from God during a USO tour in Vietnam that caused his life to pivot. Secondary to his ministry, music has been a defining part of Worthington’s life. “I’d been interested in music all my life. My mom was a pianist … my sister was a pianist … My mom led the music and singing in churches my dad pastored,” Worthington remembers. ...
Black Student Union protests UNCW's response to mandated DEI removal
About 20 students from the Black Student Union marched on campus Friday to demand that their support staff return to their full-time positions. UNCW hasn’t yet put out its official report on how it removed DEI programs from the campus — that’s due to the state on September 1. But the University has announced significant staff reductions to a host of campus support centers for Black, Asian, Hispanic, and LGTBQ students. Protesters and critics of UNCW's recent actions have claimed that other state schools — like NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill — found ways to comply with the state requirements to remove DEI while still keeping crucial services for minority and marginalized student groups.
Weekly black bear sightings have Hampstead neighbors clawing for a solution
HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - It’s becoming an all-too-common occurrence in Hampstead: black bears strolling through neighborhoods. “Somehow we got a bear, and they’ve been pulling trash, knocking trash over,” Hampstead resident Yolanda Webb said. Her next-door-neighbor Julie McKinney agrees. “If there’s one, there’s got to be more...
The royal treatment: Albemarle Queen evening cruises a hit
Before last week, Nancy Cook had never been on a river cruise. Now that she has, she can’t wait to go back on one. “That was really special,” Cook said after returning from a two-hour cruise of the Pasquotank River aboard the Albemarle Queen, the paddle wheel dinner-excursion boat operated by Harbor Town Cruises. Cook,...
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