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Interim finance director tapped to take on the job full-time for school system
The Nash County Board of Education proceeded smoothly through Monday afternoon’s called meeting, with routine contracts being approved unanimously without issue. That was until the school board went into and then came out of executive session to vote on personnel matters. School board member Chris Bissette said, for him, there was only one objectionable item in the six pages of personnel requests submitted to the 11-member school board. The one item that caused him and a handful of other school board members to balk was...
WNCT.com’s Happenings Out East
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Eastern North Carolina has a full schedule heading into the weekend. Kicking things off in Nashville, N.C. on Friday for a free concert with Shannon Baker & Sometime Soon. The concert is set start at 5:30 p.m. so bring your lawn chairs and family to enjoy live music.
Princeton grill pays tribute to Oli & Eli
PRINCETON — Jerry Jo Creech and her brother, Charles, have opened Oli & Eli’s Grill as a tribute to their parents. “I have always wanted to sell my mom’s hot dog chili and just serve a hot dog,” said Creech, one of 11 siblings who grew up on that chili. “I was going to set up a cart outside … […] The post Princeton grill pays tribute to Oli & Eli first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
[Southpoint Spotlight] A Family’s Heritage Finds a Fresh Start in South Durham
Edna de Luna and her husband Gustavo Angel want to show pride in their culinary heritage with the new restaurant they’ve opened on NC Highway 55. Mexico Lindo Y Querido opened its doors in late June at 4325 NC Hwy. 55. The name means “Mexico, beautiful and loved.”
Environmentalists grateful for appellate win over chemical industry giant
(The Center Square) – Health advisories issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about the risks of chemicals produced at a North Carolina plant on the Cape Fear River are lawful and not reviewable by a court. In a ruling by three judges Tuesday at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, Justice Arianna Freeman wrote, “The health advisory provides guidance, but it imposes no obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions. The health advisory also does not give rise to any ‘direct and appreciable legal...
South Durham’s Getting a New Mediterranean Restaurant
Cava, a Mediterranean restaurant chain with establishments in Raleigh, Cary, and Chapel Hill, is coming to South Durham’s Renaissance Village. The restaurant’s operators have started interior redesign work in the old location of Harvest 18, next to Crumbl and across the entrance road from Tomato Jake’s. “Cava...
Hammocks Beach State Park to open new campground with ribbon cutting in August
A new campground at Hammocks Beach State Park will be tentatively opening on Labor Day following a ribbon-cutting in August. The new 22-site campground, which will be called Simmons Mainland Campground, and will be located on the former Simmons FFA campsite, according to the Swansboro Area Chamber of Commerce. The...
Duke basketball: Cooper Flagg's brother transfers to North Carolina for senior year
Cooper Flagg will not be the only member of his family in the state of North Carolina when he takes the floor for the Duke basketball program this fall after it was announced that his brother, Ace, will be playing at Greensboro Day (NC) this season. The duo took the...
Doctor fired from Duke for resisting DEI agenda says majority of colleagues agree
Duke University Hospital was named one of the best hospitals in America last week in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 “Best Hospitals” rankings, but a doctor who was recently fired from Duke for openly criticizing the hospital’s internal politics is speaking out. Dr. Kendall...
Green fundraising outpaces Morrow in superintendent race
(The Center Square) – Democrat Mo Green is raking in the donations in North Carolina’s election race for superintendent of public instruction. Green raised more than six times the amount of Republican opponent Michele Morrow in the second fundraising quarter. “Mo has made history in North Carolina: No other candidate for state Superintendent of Public Instruction has raised even close to this much before,” said Misti Williams, Green’s campaign manager,...
Bob Brinson nominated to complete Senator Jim Perry's term, awaits governor's nod
New Bern Alderman Robert "Bob" Brinson Jr. has been nominated by the Republican 2nd Senatorial District Committee to serve the remainder of Senator Jim Perry's unexpired term in the North Carolina State Senate. Brinson's nomination is now headed to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Due to State Statutes, Brinson is...
Safety Lyrik Pettis poised for strong junior year
SHELBY — Shelby (N.C.) Crest is home to two of the top defensive backs in the state in juniors Lyrik Pettis and D’Various Surratt. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Pettis could grow into being a outside linebacker down the road, and is a physical tackler. Pettis had a remarkable freshman...
Junk fees are gouging consumers; NC wants them gone
We’ve all heard the phrase, “too good to be true.” Well, these days shoppers are experiencing that when they find low advertised prices often come with junk fees — and consumer complaints are increasing. The White House says these fees cost consumers billions each year. Earlier...
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