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Friends of Ferrum Park’s Proposal Negotiations Approved
Friends of Ferrum Park was on the proverbial hot seat this summer, but the community was able to turn up the heat on the Board of Supervisors. FOFP’s proposal was passed by the Board of Supervisors with more than 100 community members in attendance in July. But the drawn-out...
Trump says he would rehire military members fired over vaccine mandate with back pay
Former President Donald Trump vowed, if elected come November, to rehire military service members who were let go for rejecting the COVID-19 vaccination and promised they would receive an apology with back pay. “Kamala [Harris] and Crooked Joe purged 8,000 service members from our military for refusing their COVID vaccine mandate. They refused to do […]
Orange County man cited for gun offense after Trump rally in Asheboro
An Orange County man was cited Wednesday in a gun incident after former President Donald Trump's campaign stop in Asheboro.Asheboro Police said the incident happened away from the event site and after it had concluded and attendees were leaving.Police began investigating after they said rumors began spreading that a man had pointed a gun at another person and made threats. After investigating, police deemed it an apparent road-rage incident and officers working the event quickly detained a suspect, Robert Richard Castona Jr., 79, of Hillsborough.Police said a weapon was displayed from inside a car but not pointed at anyone. They also said Castona made no known threats.Because of those facts, police said, the case did not meet the standards for any violations of North Carolina General Statutes related to typical weapons, assault or threat offenses.Castona was charged with a violation of NC General Statute 14-277.2, "Weapons at Parades, etc., prohibited." He was given a citation and released pending a court appearance on Sept. 16.The rally, held at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame, was Trump's first outdoor campaign rally since he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Law enforcement scrambles to Pilot Mountain house to probe second death in 3 weeks
For the second time in three weeks, a residence at 800 W. Main Street, across the road from East Surry High School, has been the scene of a fatality, although officials are not saying if the latest victim was shot or died from some other means. Wednesday, Pilot Mountain law enforcement officials said 35-year-old Spencer Patrick McCarty, of that address, was found inside a car parked in the home's driveway. Pilot Mountain police had been called to the scene to investigate an "unattended death" the...
Inching Closer: Warmer weather on the way as summer makes a return for the weekend
Thursday, with winds from the southeast, we’ll shake off the morning chill a little faster than days past. By the lunchtime hour, more of us hit the 70 degree mark with several lowland counties pushing into the mid & upper 70s by the afternoon. Eastern mountains still struggle but have a good shot at nudging […]
Virginia home sales spike in July
Virginia home sales were up 10.7% in July, when compared to the same month last year, according to the Virginia Home Sales Report released on Wednesday by Virginia Realtors. The report showed that inventory continued to expand in the state, with 19,162 active listings statewide at the end of July, which is 4,223 more listings than a year ago – a 28.3% increase. There also were also 12,439 new listings that came onto the market in Virginia in July, a 13.6% increase (nearly 1,500 more homes) when compared to the same month in 2023.
Isle of Wight hopes to revive school sales tax option in 2025
When Virginia’s General Assembly reconvenes in January, Isle of Wight County will again push for legislation that would authorize cities and counties to raise their sales tax 1% by voter referendum to fund school construction. The matter remains included in a list of 2025 legislative priorities county supervisors discussed at their Aug. 15 meeting. Only […]
The legacy and mythology of Camille in Virginia 55 years later
Camille was no longer a hurricane and never stalled when it hit Virginia in August 1969. But its legacy as an unrivaled though intensely localized catastrophe is etched in stone. The post The legacy and mythology of Camille in Virginia 55 years later appeared first on Cardinal News.
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