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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...
Arguing inconsistency, rezoning request denied in Brunswick County
A rezoning that would have brought commercial uses to a primarily residential area near Winnabow was denied by the Brunswick County Planning Board this month. At its July meeting, the planning board reconsidered a rezoning request that was tabled at the board’s June meeting. The request looked to rezone 15 acres of land...
Kraken Skulls holds 1st annual golf tournament
The first annual Kraken Triple 9 Golf Tournament is coming up on August 3. It will be located at King’s Grant Golf & Country Club, a par 71, championship-style 18-hole semi-private facility located at 347 Shawcroft Road in Fayetteville. This event will be a very enjoyable and engaging day with an array of activities planned for participants of the golf tournament. It will go from 9 a.m. to noon. Interested participants can sign up online and learn more on their website at Kraken-Skulls.com.
Bryce Young Showed Up To Panthers Camp Looking Like A Middle Schooler And Fans Had Jokes
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young showed up for training camp on Tuesday looking more like a child headed to summer camp than an NFL quarterback. Young, who has had to fend off critics of his sub-par stature since before Carolina selected him with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, didn’t do himself […] The post Bryce Young Showed Up To Panthers Camp Looking Like A Middle Schooler And Fans Had Jokes appeared first on BroBible.
Staying Safe During a Nuclear Emergency
There are three nuclear power plants in North Carolina, located in Brunswick, Mecklenburg and Wake Counties. A fourth plant near the NC-SC border, south of Charlotte, is close enough to be taken into our state’s emergency planning as well. Per federal mandate, nuclear plants and those counties within the ten-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ) and the state must have plans in place ready to implement protective actions within the EPZ if there is an emergency within the facility with the potential of a radiation release. Nuclear plants have many safeguards in place to prevent such events, but it is important to know what to do in the unlikely instance that a radiation release emergency occurs. That goes for both emergency managers and the general public.
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