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Third Saturday in October designated Great Trails State Day
Recently passed legislation encourages North Carolina residents to get moving on trail systems across the Tar Heel state. The third Saturday in October will be North Carolina’s Great Trails State Day, thanks to the N.C. General Assembly’s 2024 Farm Bill. The bill recently passed unanimously in both the N.C. House and Senate. It became law with Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature. This year, Great Trails State Day will occur on Oct. 19. ...
NC Rural Center Opens Application Period for Homegrown Leaders Training
The NC Rural Center has announced that the application period is now open for its Homegrown Leaders training. The in-person training will take place from September 10-12 in Kinston. About Homegrown Leaders. Homegrown Leaders is a three-day regional leadership and community economic development training program. It aims to equip existing...
Retired Rowan County judge leads NC Sentencing Commission as host for national conference
RALEIGH — Under the leadership of retired Rowan County Chief District Court Judge Charlie Brown, the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission will host the National Association of Sentencing Commissions’ Conference (NASC) in Raleigh. “This is the first time that North Carolina has served as host state of the NASC conference,” said Brown, chairman […] The post Retired Rowan County judge leads NC Sentencing Commission as host for national conference appeared first on Salisbury Post.
2.2 magnitude earthquake hits Caldwell County
CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A 2.2 magnitude earthquake hit Caldwell County this weekend, the US Geological Survey confirmed. The quake hit the Cedar Rock area early Sunday morning, just north of Lenoir and Pisgah National Forest and reports came in varying from Wilkesboro to Fleetwood. Four residents submitted reports. No injuries and […]
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...
Catawba Indian Nation provides grants to benefit local nonprofits
Three local nonprofits will be receiving thousands of dollars in grant money from the Catawba Indian Nation through funds generated by the Two King's Casino in Kings Mountain. The board of directors of the Catawba Indian Nation Foundation approved its first slate of grants at a June board meeting. A total of $800,000 in grants were allocated for 2024. ...
Adventure Campers hike to the top of Bakers Mountain
A group of around 20 hikers from City of Statesville’s Parks and Recreation Adventure Camp ascended to the summit of Bakers Mountain in Catawba County during a recent field trip. Bakers Mountain has an elevation gain of 584 feet is considered a moderately challenging hike, according to All Trails....
Facing Climate Gentrification, This Historic Black Community Embraces Conservation
TEN MILE, S.C. — At high tide, the marsh alongside Seafood Road disappears under an inscrutable mirror of water. Then, as it drains, reeds resurface and begin to trace hundreds of paths through the marsh, etched by generations of subsistence fishing. Ten Mile’s community center looks over the water...
I-77 reopened after 4-car crash
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A crash closed two lanes of Interstate 77 on Monday morning. The crash happened around 9 a.m. in the northbound lanes of mile marker 22.6, close to Gilead Road, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. [One dead, another seriously hurt after crash on I-77...
Trees down across the Triangle Monday morning after early morning storms
Storms knocked down trees across the Triangle over the weekend and on Monday. The severe weather made a difficult situation even worse for a Garner family after a massive tree fell on their home over the weekend. On Monday morning, rain was pouring in through a gaping hole in the...
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