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Mother calls for ride safety after daughter’s scare at Carolina Beach Boardwalk
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — On Sunday last week, Billie Paige of Leland wrote in a Facebook post on a Carolina Beach community page that while visiting the boardwalk, her 4-year-old daughter Autumn was about to go on a ride named the “Wiggle Worm.”. But before her daughter...
Rezoning request defeated, county may lose $10 million project
The potential investment of $10 million dollars by an Indiana company seeking to build a facility producing doors for carports hit another snag when the Surry County Board of Commissioners rejected the recommendation of the Planning Board to approve the request with conditions. Industrial Development LLC is seeking to rezone 27.04 acres off South McKinney Road, to the South of Interstate 74, from Rural Agricultural to Highway Business Conditional. The board voted 4-1 to deny the request but also voted to waive the one-year filing...
Cloudy skies on a rainy Monday morning
We’re in a very soupy pattern for the new work week, with high chances of rain and thick humidity. Today, skies are expected to stay mostly cloudy with morning showers across the Piedmont. By afternoon, showers will be mainly along the Blue Ridge with only isolated showers in the rest of the Piedmont. Highs will […]
Sold on a Promise, Part 1: How cities across NC set aside $12M for housing the homeless and got nothing
“Sold on a Promise” is a special two-part investigative series jointly produced by BPR News, WFDD and CityView that explores the failed attempts of public-private partnerships to provide more than 500 units for homeless people in North Carolina. A “special sauce.” A “rare opportunity.” An endorsement from “very important...
Cloudy skies and rain cool things down this week in the Piedmont Triad
(WGHP) — While showers have been ongoing in portions of the mountains and foothills today, the majority of the Piedmont Triad has remained dry. That looks to change heading into the late evening and early overnight hours. Rain looks to move into the Triad throughout Sunday evening with higher rain chances expected by late Sunday […]
NCDHHS Celebrates Two Years of 9-8-8
The NC Department of Health and Human Services this week celebrates the second anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In the past two years, 988 crisis counselors in North Carolina have responded to nearly 190,000 calls, texts and chats, providing critical access to mental health and substance use crisis support. In its second year of service, the number of North Carolinians contacting 988 each month has nearly doubled.
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’...
Wake Forest Basketball: Why Omaha Biliew is the most important team transfer for 2024-25
Compared to where this program has been in recent memory, last year was a quality season from Wake Forest. While Steve Forbes hasn’t quite led the Demon Deacons to the Big Dance since taking over four years ago, he’s got the program on the right track. Last season saw them win 21 games and finish 5th in the ACC, albeit lacking the wins and overall resume for that elusive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Pope’s soccer finale comes at East-West All-Star Game
Her final high school soccer match proved to be fairly uneventful for recent Fike High graduate Erin Pope but she was certainly glad to be a part of it. Pope, a three-time all-state selection by North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association, was on the East side in a 1-0 loss in the North Carolina Coaches Associaion’s East-West All-Star Game on Tuesday, […] The post Pope’s soccer finale comes at East-West All-Star Game first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
American rising star Alex Michelsen returns to Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Alex Michelsen will be just days shy of his 20th birthday when he plays next month as he tries to make a run at the world’s top 50. The 19-year-old Californian was slated to play for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, beginning last fall, but he chose to become a full-time professional instead and has since enjoyed a career-high of no. 55.
Rescue From Above: How Drones May Narrow Emergency Response Times
Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED. “The idea is for the drone to get there several minutes before first responders,” such as an...
Post 49 stays alive at states, eliminates High Point
CHERRYVILLE — Not ready to see its season come to an end, the Hamlet American Legion baseball team staved off elimination Sunday during the North Carolina state tournament. In a win-or-go home matchup with High Point Post 87, Hamlet cruised to a 9-1 victory, effectively ending its opponent’s season.
One adult and pet displaced after water main break on Acadia Avenue, according to Winston-Salem Fire Department
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Winston-Salem Fire Department reports one adult and a pet were displaced by a water main break, Sunday night. Crews worked on repairs at the 400 block of West Acadia Avenue. No injuries were reported. As of 6 a.m., Acadia Avenue was still closed to through-traffic...
High Point Welcomes 11 Additions for 2024 Season
HIGH POINT, N.C. — With the 2024 season rapidly approaching, High Point University Women's Soccer Head Coach Aaron McGuiness has announced 11 additions to the Panthers' roster, which includes nine freshmen and two transfers. "We are very excited for 2024 season," McGuiness said. "Our non-conference schedule is very competitive,...
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