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Back to school guide: Students in Raleigh, Durham and Cumberland Counties return to the classroom
Students who go to schools on a traditional calendar in Wake, Durham and Cumberland counties are getting ready to begin another year.Wake County Public School SystemBus riders should have received an email on August 16 with detailed information about stops and estimated pick-up and drop-off times. Starting this school year, parents of students can get up-to-the-minute notifications via text and/or email when their child's bus is delayed. Click here for updated bus routes.To enhance student safety, WCPSS will begin using the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (SS-ARS). Students, teachers, and administrators will be trained to recognize the signs of at-risk...
Russell’s First Alert Forecast: Quiet evening ahead
As we cruise through the weekend, we’re in for some classic late-August weather—warm, mostly dry, and with just a hint of those pesky coastal showers. Thanks to high pressure parked over us, most of us will stay dry, with only a few showers sneaking in along the Crystal Coast to Cape Hatteras. Temperatures tonight will dip into the comfortable 60s inland and hover around 70°F at the beaches, making for a perfect evening to crack open the windows and give your A/C a break.
Saving Graces 4 Felines: Meet Simone
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - WITN and Saving Graces 4 Felines are teaming up to find Simone a home. Saving Graces says Simone is a lovely six-to-seven-month-old calico who’s ready to be loved. They say her long beautiful fur will continue to grow as she reaches her adult stage, and...
SportsWeek: Local tennis exploding amid Tommy Paul's popularity
“In baseball you get three at bats. In tennis you get a hundred,” observed 8-year old Braylen Brown as he handily returned his father’s serve last Saturday morning at Baywood Racquet Club in Winterville. Such wisdom from a third grader sums up the current state of junior tennis in eastern North Carolina. Following the recent success of Greenville’s hometown tennis star Tommy Paul, scores of young tennis players are dreaming of Olympic medals and pro-tour possibilities. Most kids, however, are just excited to get a...
NC legislative leaders and the inevitable temptations of power
In an acceptance speech he delivered in 1991 at a Copenhagen awards ceremony honoring his contributions to European civilization, Vaclav Havel — a poet and playwright who had risen from Soviet-era dissident to become president of what was then still known as Czechoslovakia — used the opportunity to hold forth on the temptations of political power. Employing simple, easy-to-understand examples, […] The post NC legislative leaders and the inevitable temptations of power first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
NC students finding new ways of expression with Parents Bill of Rights in place
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — For the next nine months, students in school districts across North Carolina will have a new reality with the policies behind Senate Bill 49. SB 49 is also known as the Parents Bill of Rights and the "Don't Say Gay" law. The Parents Bill of...
Minor set mobile home fire that displaced 5 children, 2 adults, Goldsboro Fire Department says
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — Seven people have been displaced by a mobile home fire in Goldsboro that officials say was set by a minor. The Goldsboro Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 100 block of Hilda Place shortly before 3 p.m. Friday. The first units to arrive on scene found “a double-wide trailer with flames showing from the front”.
Mixed results for area teams on opening night
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Northside Panthers opened the season with a victory at Camden Co., while Southside fell at North Duplin and Washington lost at home to Croatan. Pungo Christian Academy lost in Raleigh in 8-man action. Northside: The Panthers scored three second half touchdowns after a...
City of Washington begins large stormwater drainage project in medical district
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — The City of Washington is starting a drainage project in the medical district. City leaders are looking to improve the intersection of Brown, 12th and 15th streets as the area is prone to major flooding during storms. The project is expected to improve stormwater flow from the area to Jacks Creek. […]
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