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Two lawsuits, federal and state probes shackle North Carolina election board
(The Center Square) – Two lawsuits, one federal investigation and one state investigation have created quite a first 26 days of July for the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Chaired by Democrat Alan Hirsch, the panel was hit with a second litigation on Friday, this time by the state Democratic Party. Plaintiffs ask in Wake County Superior Court to have the We the People Party, approved July 16, removed from the November ballot. ...
RM's Battle to lead East in 2025 East-West All-Star Football Game
Rocky Mount’s Jason Battle will lead the East football team in the 2025 North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game. Battle, the head coach for the Gryphons, will be assisted by Will Bland (J.H. Rose), Ernest King Jr. (Westover), Scott Loosemore (Scotland), Ben Penny (Triton) and Johnathan Sherman (Gray’s Creek). “It’s a tremendous honor,” Battle said. “I am humbled by it as well as I am really appreciative that somebody...
Caesar's Virginia to host hiring event in Browns Summit
BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. — Caesar's Virginia is bringing recruitment efforts to Guilford County. It is on track to open this year in Danville, Virginia, about an hour north of Greensboro. The company will hire at least 900 people for the site. In the meantime, the Danville casino's temporary site...
Rev. Al Sharpton Visits International Civil Rights Museum
The International Civil Rights Center and Museum in downtown Greensboro got a special guest on Thursday, July 25. Nationally known civil rights advocate Al Sharpton – a good friend of the museum’s co-founder Skip Alston, who’s also the chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners – was in Greensboro for an event at the Koury Convention Center, and, when Sharpton said he wanted to check out the museum, Alston was all ears and very accommodating.
Classmates honor the lives of three teens who died in Walker Ave. car crash
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Friends, family and community members gathered today to remember the lives of the three teens killed in a car crash. Two 14-year-olds -- Kenyan Saxton-Reese and Brandon Bowie Jr. -- and a 15-year-old crashed into a Greensboro Police patrol car while traveling the wrong way during a pursuit in the early morning of July 17.
WCC welcomes fall 2024 Respiratory Therapy students
WILKESBORO — Wilkes Community College is pleased to welcome the following fall 2024 Respiratory Therapy students: Kayleigh Bitner, Wilkes County; Brooke Bowlin, Wilkes County; Sterling Bracero, Ashe County; Britney Carmona-Salazar, Wilkes County; Taylor Combs, Surry County; Brittany Escobar, Wilkes County; Andrea Gilley, Surry County; Samantha Guerrero, Wilkes County; Adrienne Hamby, Wilkes County; Jadyn Haynes, Yadkin County; Anna Hernandez, Wilkes County; Bethany Karina Jarvis-Hernandez, Wilkes County; Ashley Hill, Yadkin County; RyleeAnn Poplin, Wilkes County; Estafani Ramirez, Wilkes County; Lynzee Seats, Yadkin County; Belvia Shore, Surry County; Morgan Strelko, Wilkes County; Carley Watson, Caldwell County; and Sydney Whitaker, Surry County. ...
Community mourns death of Danbury Mayor Janet Whitt
In an era otherwise marked by division, Town of Danbury Mayor Janet Whitt will be remembered as a leader who brought people together. Whitt died July 19 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was 70. “Words cannot express the extent of the shock wave that her passing has sent throughout, not just our town, but the entire community and county,” said Steve Shelton, Danbury town...
Officers respond to Winston-Salem shooting
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Police are searching for a man after a shooting in Winston-Salem Saturday. Winston-Salem police said they responded to Shaffner Park shortly before 12 p.m. Officers said they determined a domestic violence incident occurred between Don Kalvin Scipio, 31, and a woman which escalated to the woman...
SAC welcomes Main Event Band
The Blackmon Amphitheatre will come to life again Friday evening as Main Event Band takes the stage as part of the Surry Arts Council’s Summer Concert Series. SAC said the show will have something for all musical tastes and described the group as, “The ultimate party band performing R&B, Soul, Beach, Country, and Funk. Their performances also include music styles from the 80s and 90s as well as your favorite songs of today. From Beach to Classic rock, from Soul to Country, from Disco to...
Developer David Couch discusses Villages of Summerfield Farms project
SUMMERFIELD, N.C. (WGHP) — For the first time since David Couch’s property was de-annexed from the town of Summerfield, FOX8 sat down to speak with the developer. “We are extremely respectful of the past here at Summerfield Farms and focused on the future,” Couch said. It’s been an eight-year battle to use his property to […]
Social Media Detectives will see through the smoke
The Mount Airy Library and the Surry County Office of Substance Abuse Recovery will present informative sessions to teach children in third through fifth grade how to understand the meanings of media messages and advertisements as part of the Media Detective program. The free camp runs at the Mount Airy Library from August 5 to August 9 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Media Detective classes are activity-based, media literacy education, alcohol and tobacco use prevention programs that engage children in the third through fifth...
A new car owner discovers major problems with contract, calls WFMY News 2 for help
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Terra McKee had been looking for a newer car. She needed something a bit bigger and more reliable. “A girlfriend recommended the dealership,” McKee said. McKee went to the dealership and found a used SUV in her price range. McKee purchased the SUV for around...
'It's time to pour into my family': George Stackhouse retires after 22 years with Westover
Changes are being made in Westover’s athletic department as one of Cumberland County's longest-tenured coaches is retiring. Boys basketball coach George Stackhouse is retiring this season after 22 years at Westover and 33 years overall as a coach, a run that’s included multiple conference titles and a state championship in 2020 behind UNC signee D’Marco Dunn. ...
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