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2024 Season Preview: James Kenan football program looks to take steps forward
The James Kenan football program finished fourth in the conference in 2023, and they haven’t won the conference title since 2015; however, the Tigers are looking to make history this year and capture the 2024 conference title. In order to do that though, head coach Tim Grady said he knows that his team will have to defeat top powerhouses East Duplin and Wallace-Rose Hill. “Our goal is always to try...
North Carolina Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life results for August 24, 2024
The North Carolina Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.Here’s a look at Saturday, August 24, 2024 results for each game: Winning Powerball numbers from August 24 drawing 05-15-21-24-43, Powerball: 17, Power Play: 3 ...
910 boys soccer area code rankings: Coastal Christian, CFA, and Topsail join
Three new teams join this week's HighSchoolOT 910 area code rankings as Coastal Christian, Cape Fear Academy and Topsail replace Midway, White Oak, and North Moore. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina's six area codes. Our 910 area...
Washington native recounts his days in the FBI
Henry Handy Jr. was born in 1938 at Tayloe Hospital in Washington to Henry Handy, and his wife Olivia Barrow Lee. Handy’s father ran the Pure Oil service station by the bridge on Bridge Street. His mother, one of ten children, grew up on a family farm on the way to Williamston, right across from […] The post Washington native recounts his days in the FBI appeared first on Washington Daily News.
Dickinson Avenue project continues; Greenville intersection closing today
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Amid an ongoing construction project to improve more than a mile of Dickinson Avenue in Greenville, an intersection is closing Monday for almost two months, according to North Carolina Department of Transportation officials. Today contract crews will close the intersection of Dickinson Avenue and Moye Boulevard/...
Statue honoring Greenville BMX legend Dave Mirra unveiled
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Sunday evening the Eastern Carolina community honored BMX legend and X-Games gold medalist Dave Mirra with a memorial ceremony, and statue unveiling. It took place at Jaycee Park, where people lined all the way parking lot to be apart of the event. Those closest to Mirra talk about him and their favorite memories. Those in attendance included fans, old and new riders, and Mirra's family.
Kinston Police investigating shooting that sends woman to hospital
KINSTON, N.C. — Officials with the Kinston Police Department say they are investigating a shooting that happened Sunday evening. Investigators say they received a call around 9:15 P.M. about shots fired at Mitchell Wooten Apartments along Mitchell Wooten Court. Once on scene authorities say they found a 22-year-old woman who had been shot. Authorities say the woman was taken by helicopter to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
Northeastern, Pasquotank, Perquimans, win season openers; Currituck, Camden lose their openers
Editor's note: The following football game capsules from Friday night were compiled from information supplied to the MaxPreps website. Northeastern 58, Bertie 14 The Northeastern Eagles won their season opener against Bertie County on Friday, blasting the Falcons 58-14 in a non-conference game played in Elizabeth City. After getting down 8-0 in the first quarter,...
Cape Fear Valley Health offers free heath screenings, sports physicals at Umoja Festival
Cape Fear Valley Health is offering free health screenings during the 32nd Umoja Festival.Happening inside Smith Recreation at Seabrook Park near Fayetteville State University, the first-come, first-serve clinic is for the uninsured or underinsured. Following screenings, participants can meet with a doctor on-site to review their results and discuss any concerns.Cape Fear is also offering free sports physicals for adolescents -- just in time for the new school year.The health clinic will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The festival, which runs until 5 p.m., will also include arts, entertainment, food trucks and cultural events.
D.G. Martin: Take steps to help favorite candidates succeed
Have you decided how you are going to vote in the upcoming election? Even if you have decided between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, there is more to do before you can do your duty on Election Day. There are more offices that will need your vote: secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, insurance commissioner, state senator, state representative,...
EPIC announces EPIC Toss Cornhole Tournament
New Bern, NC – August 23rd, 2024 – The EPIC Center is thrilled to announce the upcoming EPIC Toss Cornhole Tournament, scheduled for Saturday, October 5th at Whitford Plantation in New Bern. The event promises a day filled with fun, friendly competition, and community spirit, all while supporting a vital cause—helping women and families in Lenoir and Craven County.
Driven by Determination: A Student’s Journey to CDL Success
John Johnson of Kinston made sacrifices that very few people would to earn his Commercial Driver’s License from Lenoir Community College, but his determination to achieve his goals overshadowed any fears of failure. “I had been battling to get into the CDL program for over two years, but with...
Before he was famous, a teenage J. Cole was a skating rink mascot in Fayetteville
Editor's note: This story, originally published in The Fayetteville Observer on Aug. 16, 2001, was written as part of the Observer's summer series "On the Job." In this installment, Round-A-Bout Skating Center employee Jermaine Cole, now Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist J. Cole, talks about his experience as the Roller Roo mascot. Cole was 16 at the time this story was published. When you're Fayetteville's premier party animal, you expect to put up with a few small problems. ...
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