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A World of Wonder – Oct. 27
“We are thrilled to welcome back Paperhand Puppet Intervention, an award-winning puppet troupe, out of central N.C. for an afternoon full of puppetry magic, music and fun,” announced Vision4Moore. “We listened to your feedback and will host this performance inside at the R. E. Lee Auditorium at Pinecrest High School where the seating is tiered!”
Military discounts in Fayetteville to save on back-to-school shopping and all year long
Back-to-school shopping is in full swing in Fayetteville as students in Cumberland County Schools students head back to school on Monday. Many Fayetteville shops offer discounts of up to 40% off for active-duty military members, reservists, veterans, military spouses and immediate family members. Most require online verification through such services as Id.me...
Burlington cops named tops in N.C.
It was a good time to be “blue” in Burlington this week as the city’s finest were hailed as the finest in North Carolina by one of the state’s leading law enforcement organizations. The North Carolina Police Executives Association had originally singled out Burlington’s police department...
Sheriff, Burlington police chief highlight concerns with juveniles and guns
The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has teamed up with the county’s largest municipal police force to warn area residents about some disconcerting trends in the illegal guns that are cropping up in this part of the state. Sheriff Terry Johnson and Burlington’s police chief Alan Balog ultimately...
Hayley Hunt Named Lacrosse Assistant Coach
Elon, N.C. – Elon University Lacrosse Head Coach Josh Hexter has named Hayley Hunt as an assistant coach. Hunt begins at Elon following a four-year NCAA Division I lacrosse career at Stony Brook and Lehigh. A 2024 graduate of Lehigh University, Hunt has extensive lacrosse coaching experience. Since June...
State elections board rebukes Republicans over registered voter lawsuit
The North Carolina State Board of Elections denied claims made by state and national Republicans in a Thursday lawsuit about non-citizens on registered voter lists, calling them "categorically false." The North Carolina Republican Party and the Republican National Committee filed the lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court, demanding the state...
North Carolina Railroad Co. awards grant for rail-served battery gigafactory
A $750,000 grant from a state-owned rail corridor is helping to establish a rail-served, first-of-its-kind battery gigafactory in North Carolina. The North Carolina Railroad Co. joined several key economic development organizations on Natron Energy’s first sodium ion battery production facility project in the United States. California-based Natron will spend an estimated $1.4 billion on the facility at the Kingsboro megasite in Rocky Mount while creating more than 1,000 jobs with an average annual wage of $64,000.
She took a 'ballot selfie.' Now she's suing North Carolina elections board for laws that ban it
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A woman is suing the North Carolina elections board over state laws that ban most photography in polling places after she took a selfie with her ballot in March. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Eastern District Court of North Carolina by Susan Hogarth. The lawsuit centers around a letter Hogarth said she received from the North Carolina State Board of Elections asking her to remove a post on X that included a selfie she took with her completed ballot during the March primary election. She says the letter and the laws underpinning it are unconstitutional. She is suing the Board of Elections and the Wake County Board of Elections.
Q 104.1 Rising Stars of Country Music Coming To Piedmont Hall on Saturday, November 23
Five of the hottest young acts in country music are coming to the Greensboro Coliseum Complex on Saturday, Nov. 23 as Q104.1 presents ‘Rising Stars’ in concert at Piedmont Hall. Tigirlily Gold, Dylan Marlowe, Jackson Dean, George Birge, and Matt Stell will hit the stage beginning at 7...
President Connie Ledoux Book selected for ACE board of directors
Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book has been selected to serve on the board of directors of the American Council on Education (ACE), a leading higher education organization with a diverse membership of more than 1,600 colleges and universities. Book was selected for the board as the designee of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), which she has served as chair of the board of directors since 2023.
Harris leads Trump by 1 point in North Carolina survey
Vice President Harris holds a razor-thin lead over former President Trump in a new poll, marking the latest gain for the Harris campaign in the Tar Heel State. A High Point University/SurveyUSA poll published Thursday found Harris received 46 support from North Carolina registered voters, 1 point higher than Trump. Eight percent said they were…
Al Attles, North Carolina A&T legend and Basketball Hall of Famer, dies
Al Attles, who starred at North Carolina A&T before embarking on a successful NBA career as a player and coach, died on Wednesday. Attles died in his San Francisco Bay Area home on Tuesday, surrounded by family, according to the Golden State Warriors. Attles, a native of Newark, New Jersey,...
Men's Soccer travels to UNC Greensboro for the First Game of the 2024 Season
UNCG Soccer Stadium | Greensboro, N.C. Record ( USC Upstate (0-0; 0-0 Big South) vs. UNC Greensboro (0-0; 0-0 SoCon) Upstate: The Spartans began the season with an exhibition game against USC Lancaster and will open the regular season against UNC Greensboro. Upstate returns 25 players, three of which were key scorers. Both Adrian Panaite and Dzenan Cerimagic each come off a freshman season with three goals and two assists. Ezra Hoffman was another key scorer for the Spartans, totaling two goals and two assists. Cooper Jennings returns in goal for Upstate after racking up 79 saves last season. Preseason All-Conference defender Elijah Jackson returns to the backline for the Spartans, alongside Carson Hickok and Anthony Cox. Jackson and Hickok each played over 1,000 minutes last season.
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