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Little League coach suspended after fight with umpire at state tournament in North Carolina
WILSON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — “There’s no crying in baseball,” is one of the most well-known quotes in film history. Unfortunately, adults are being told there’s no fighting allowed on the field either, after a coach and an umpire exchanged blows at a high-stakes little league game. Media partners WNCN first reported that an […]
Softballer is first ever female from Rowan County to win NCHSAA Player of the Year
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A softball player from Rowan County who became the first-ever athlete in the area to be named the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Player of the Year was honored this week. Emma Clark recently graduated from West Rowan High School and will head to Tennessee in the […]
North Carolina City Among the Hottest in America This Year
If you feel like it’s extra hot outside, that’s because it’s hotter than normal this summer. In fact, experts say that this summer is one of the hottest in America ever, including in one North Carolina city. So, make sure to hydrate and stay cool this summer, being getting overheated is no joke.
On his way out, Governor Cooper expands support for people leaving prison
This article was originally published by Bolts, a nonprofit publication that covers criminal justice and voting rights in local governments. After serving 14 months in prison for petty crimes, the state of North Carolina released me into homelessness on Dec. 30, 2000 with only the prison clothes on my back, a paper identification card, and $3.36 in […] The post On his way out, Governor Cooper expands support for people leaving prison appeared first on NC Newsline.
Elon earns two CASE Circle of Excellence Awards for communications projects
Elon University recently received two CASE Circle of Excellence Awards for communications projects that highlighted innovation at the university and helped recruit prospective students. The winning entries from the Office of University Communications were among a pool of more than 4,200 entries submitted by 600 institutions in 28 countries. Bronze,...
Western alum plays on winning team in East-West All-Star Game
Trinity Robinson of Western Alamance was on the winning team for the North Carolina East-West Game for girls’ soccer this week. The West edged the East 1-0 on Tuesday night at Jamieson Stadium on the Greensboro Grimsley campus. The only goal was scored about two minutes into the game...
Elon decides to continue temporary road closure to settle fracas over contentious street connection
Elon’s town council has decided not to reopen a controversial road connection between one of the town’s established subdivisions and a brand new development that’s under construction on an adjacent parcel in Gibsonville. During a special-called meeting on Tuesday, the council unanimously agreed to continue its two-year-long...
Missing Endangered Alert issued for woman in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued a Missing Endangered Alert for Kayla Marie McCryndle. Fayetteville Police Department officers are asking citizens to be on the lookout for McCryndle, who has a cognitive impairment. Investigators say she is a 22-year-old black woman, who...
New Administrative Appointments for Twelve Women in Higher Education
Has been named vice president and general counsel for Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. For the past 10 years, she has served as vice president and general counsel for the University of Chicago. She has over two decades of experience practicing law in New York and Massachusetts. Taylor holds...
'Sweet Justice' ice cream social honors Virginia Williams and her role in Royal Ice Cream sit-in
Years before the sit-in at the Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro helped spark the widespread civil rights movement of the 1960s, there was a sit-in at the Royal Ice Cream Parlor in Durham. In 1957, a group of Black civil rights activists sat in the "whites only" section of the...
Duke Alumna Mackenzie Pluck Signs with Gotham FC
HARRISON, N.J. – Former Duke women's soccer standout Mackenzie Pluck has signed a National Team Replacement Player (NTRP) contract with NJ/NY Gotham FC, as announced by the club on Thursday. Pluck along with three other signees will occupy roster spaces for the club during the international window and will...
Dribble Handoff: Miami, Arkansas among picks to finish with college basketball's best 2025 recruiting class
College basketball's recruiting hierarchy is more jumbled than ever. Among the programs that finished in the top five of the 247Sports Team Rankings for the Class of 2024 were Rutgers and Missouri, neither of which have been historically known for elite recruiting prowess. In an era when transfer talent has...
What Happened: Should Fans Cherish the 2005 Team More?
Should fans cherish the 2005 team beyond the national title? Choosing a “favorite” UNC championship team is a bit like choosing a favorite child. You love them for different reasons, but you love them the same. North Carolina fans are fortunate to be able to choose from six....
Daily Drop: Why There's a Lack of Buzz Around UNC Football...
North Carolina begins football practice in less than two weeks, yet there is very little buzz about the Tar Heels and the coming season. In today’s Daily Drop, we explore why that’s the case. *Video edits by Jacob Turner.
Two of 100 counties escaping North Carolina drought
(The Center Square) – Agricultural damaging drought continues in North Carolina, though rain in the past week has helped. Still, Columbus County in the southeast and Yadkin in the northwest are listed in extreme drought, according to the state’s Drought Management Advisory Council. Severe drought grips all or parts of 26 other counties spread across the state and 49 more have moderate drought. That’s 77 of 100, and 21 of...
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