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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...
Sold on a Promise, Part 2: The North Carolina homeless housing projects that were never built
“Sold on a Promise” is a special two-part investigative series jointly produced by BPR News, WFDD and CityView that explores how a California developer and its nonprofit partner promised and then later failed to house around 550 homeless people in North Carolina. On a cold December day in 2022,...
Nash County DSS director says hiring, more oversight has helped agency correct issues
Denita DeVega, Nash County’s Department of Social Services director, says more supervisory oversight and additional staff in the child welfare division have been two keys in righting the ship at the agency. DeVega’s first day on the job was Feb. 12, and she took over at a time when the agency was being overseen by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, action that was spurred after word spread about two preventable deaths in the county. ...
Pandolfi plays Chopin at Cherry Hill
Internationally acclaimed pianist Thomas Pandolfi will present a concert of the music of Frederick Chopin at Cherry Hill on Sunday, July 28. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. and will be followed by a reception for attendees and the artist. Pandolfi, a great favorite of Cherry Hill audiences, will...
Swimming advisory issued at sound-side site in New Hanover County due to bacteria
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - After testing found bacterial levels above state and federal water quality standards, an advisory was posted on July 24 at a sound at the end of Florida Avenue in Carolina Beach. The site is marked with a sign that indicates that levels of contamination may...
Current events: Durham high school students talking about history as it happens
DURHAM, N.C. — The first day of year-round classes for elementary students began in Durham Public Schools Monday. The beginning of the school year comes as a new page of political history is actively being written. When sitting President Joe Biden stepped down from a reelection campaign to give...
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