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Summer apprenticeship program commences for students in southeastern North Carolina
A new apprenticeship program is helping high school students plant seeds for the future. Gov. Roy Cooper celebrated the start of the Summer Manufacturing Academy at Lenoir and Wayne Community Colleges on July 10. The seven-week program is a part of the Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) initiative. is...
NCWRC announces totals for 2024 wild turkey harvest
Results from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s (NCWRC) 2024 Wild Turkey Harvest Summary report show that hunters recorded 24,074 birds harvested statewide in 2024, including 2,372 birds taken during the youth season. Hunters harvested 15 fewer turkeys than last year’s record total, making the 2024 spring turkey season the second-highest year on record. Both the mountain and coastal ecoregions […] The post NCWRC announces totals for 2024 wild turkey harvest appeared first on The Coastland Times.
While one party is denied, RFK Jr. gains ballot access in NC after bumpy road
After an internal investigation and concerns over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s party We the People's purpose and intent, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to approve the party for ballot access on Tuesday. It's been a bumpy process for We the People as the board questioned whether signees...
⚾🏅 Cannon Ballers GM Holds Olympic-Themed Fundraiser
Matt Millward, the GM of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, is heading to Paris to cheer on Team USA in the Olympics while raising funds for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Last year, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers were awarded the 2023 Best Community Promotion or Event award at the MLB MiLB Fall Meetings in Las Vegas, for their Starry Night promotion event. Millward came up with the idea while attending a different event and it has become a significant date on the Cannon Ballers calendar for the past several years.
Pfeiffer softball wins NCAA Statistical Champion Award
MISENHEIMER — After wrapping up the 2024 season with a 1.11 team ERA, the Pfeiffer Falcons softball team has been honored with its first-ever NCAA Statistical Champion Award for Lowest Team Earned Run Average. Not only did the Falcons notch the lowest team ERA among NCAA Division III schools,...
Downtown Albemarle to host inaugural Restaurant Week
ALBEMARLE — Hosted by the Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation, a new dining event is setting its roots in Stanly County next month. Three participating Albemarle restaurants — Christine’s Wood Fire, Five Points Public House, and The Courthouse Tavern and Table — will offer dine-in dinner specials between Aug. 5 and Aug. 11 for The Duke’s Feast, Albemarle’s first-ever Restaurant Week promotional event.
Emergency responders turning to drones to try to get people help faster
The drones are coming.Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED."The idea is for the drone to get there several minutes before first responders," such as an emergency medical technician or an ambulance, said Daniel Crews, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office in Forsyth County, where Clemmons is located. The sheriff's office is partnering on the project with local emergency services, the Clinical Research Institute at Duke University, and the drone consulting firm Hovecon. "The...
Albemarle Police Reports July 15-16, 2024
Albemarle Police reports: • Long, Amanda Danielle (W F, 45) Arrest on chrg of Breaking And Or Entering (f) (F), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 07/15/2024. • Murray, Bibi Fareeza (U F, 45) Arrest on chrg of Driving While Impaired, M (M), at 1920 Us 52 North, Albemarle, on 07/15/2024. • Poole, Eric Orlando […] The post Albemarle Police Reports July 15-16, 2024 appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
New Leadership Announced for Elizabethtown Middle School
Elizabethtown, NC – Bladen County Schools is pleased to announce that Mr. Bobby Godwin will be the new principal at Elizabethtown Middle School for the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Godwin comes to Elizabethtown Middle with 15 years of educational experience. Since 2009, he has worked in Columbus County Schools,...
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