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U.S. Army soldier sentenced to three years in prison on fraud, theft of government property charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — A U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW3), Christopher Hammond, 38, was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a scheme that resulted in the theft of government property in which he got at least $2 million in proceeds. Hammond was also ordered to pay restitution in the […]
More care is coming for New Hanover and Pender residents with progress on new hospital
A new hospital located in Scotts Hill is another step closer to serving residents in northern New Hanover County and eastern Pender County. The construction crew for Novant Scotts Hill Medical Center placed its last beam on the three-story, 250,000-square-foot community hospital building Tuesday afternoon, marking the completion of the building’s steel structure. The...
RESPECTABLE SHOWING: Tar River Softball finishes with six wins, six losses at states
Tar River Softball’s three all-star teams made respectable showings in the Tar Heel Leagues Inc. State Softball Tournament over the weekend in Benson. The 8U, 12U and 16U squads combined for six wins and six losses in the double-elimination event. Each of them went 2-2 and made it to the third day of competition. “The teams seemed to enjoy themselves and were extremely competitive,” said Alex Langley, Athletics Division Supervisor...
Real Time Intelligence Center helps police fight, deter crime
Rocky Mount police Chief Robert Hassell highlighted the benefits of the police department’s Real Time Intelligence Center, which uses an online platform to integrate and enhance data from investigations to help make Rocky Mount safer, in a demonstration of the new technology on Tuesday. “This is more than just having this as a tool to investigate crime. It also is a deterrent to prevent crime,” Hassell told reporters minutes after police officers showed how the fūsus platform worked in a fictional pursuit of a wanted...
Cooper: He's not talked with Harris about being her VP
TYNER — Governor Roy Cooper told reporters Wednesday that he has not been approached by Vice President Kamala Harris about serving as her vice presidential running mate in this fall’s presidential election. Cooper was in Chowan County for a dedication ceremony Apex Clean Energy held to celebrate completion of the first wind turbines in what will be its 45-turbine Timbermill Wind project in the northern end of the county. The governor signed his name to a blade on one of the completed wind turbines during...
Eastern North Carolina hospitals seeing boosts in emergency department visits
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Some Eastern North Carolina hospitals have reported bumps in COVID-19 cases recently. In the most recent report from the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services, 4.9 percent of emergency department visits showed symptoms of a respiratory virus, up 0.2 percent from the prior week. Cathy Fischer, The Director […]
NCHSAA sees athletic participation rise in 2023-24
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association saw a 4.73 percent increase in overall participation during the 2023-2024 school from the previous year. Across all sports, 208,722 student athletes participated in NCHSAA sanctioned sports in 2023-2024, up from 198,025 in 2022-2023. This is based on information reported to the NCHSAA by its member schools. Indoor […] The post NCHSAA sees athletic participation rise in 2023-24 appeared first on The Tryon Daily Bulletin.
Legislators get cold feet on gun safety, leave popular bipartisan programs underfunded
Earlier this month, North Carolina legislators returned home after a busy session in which they passed bills on everything from banning masking to allowing takeout cocktails. I know it’s hard to compete with mobile margaritas, but I can’t help but feel like our priorities are out of whack. So many other important initiatives got left […]
Home solar panel retrofit fails for years, drains money from NC couple until Troubleshooter steps in
Imagine shelling out more than $60,000 to go solar, but after a few years never seeing any savings.That's exactly what happened for ABC11 viewers Robert and Leatha Batts."It's been very stressful, very stressful," Leatha said.The Batts signed a contract with Sunpro Solar in 2020 to install solar panels and two batteries at their home near Goldsboro. The total price for the system was more than $60,000."It was supposed to be a whole home battery backup system, whereas the panels would generate the energy and we would be able to store the energy as well with the batteries," Robert said.Unfortunately, there...
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