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NCDOT Crews Work to Repair Sinkhole on Dunn Family Road in Kinston
Crews from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) are working to repair a large sinkhole that developed on Dunn Family Road near Girl Scout Road, just outside the city limits of Kinston. The sinkhole, which was reported on Sunday, was caused by heavy rainfall that led to a break or separation in a pipe running beneath the road.
Carpenter pivots his personal tragedy to inspiration for others
It has been 18 years since Brent Carpenter suffered a traumatic experience when he dove into a shallow pool, hit the front of his head, and woke up unable to move his extremities. He was and remains paralyzed. Even so, Carpenter swam the one-mile course during The Crossing on Saturday for the third consecutive year.
Former NASCAR star Kurt Busch charged with DWI in North Carolina
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Retired NASCAR driver Kurt Busch is facing several charges related to an alleged DWI, according to the Iredell Free News. Busch reportedly will have his driver’s license revoked for 30 days as a result. Iredell Free News reports that court records state that Busch was clocked going 18 mph over […]
Chancellor Lee H. Roberts sets ambitious goal for Carolina
As he begins his first academic year as Carolina’s chancellor, Lee H. Roberts sat down with The Well to talk about his impressions, his goals and his hopes for the new semester. How does it feel to be named the 13th chancellor of the nation’s first public university?
Top50 recruit Isaiah Denis schedules North Carolina official visit
North Carolina has set their eyes on a local homegrown recruit in the attempts of bolstering their backcourt in the 2025 class. On the weekend of September 28th, the Tar Heels will host Isaiah Denis, a 6-foot-5 combo guard out of Davidson (N.C.) Day for an official visit, a source told 247Sports.
Changes coming after lead poisoning scare involving children's snack, health officials say
Changes are happening, and testing is improving after a nationwide scare involving lead in a children's snack. North Carolina health officials were first to discover high lead levels in Wanabana Apple Cinnamon fruit pouches last year. The outbreak was unique, so there was a lot for health officials to review...
Teacher donates kidney to stranger to help former student in need of transplant
Penderlea, N.C. (WECT) -When Laura Eakins first met Kaleek Beatty in 2016, he was waiting on a kidney. Eakins, a teacher at Pender High School and Beatty, a student there developed a bond almost immediately. “I was coaching Kaleek’s brother so I knew the family and their struggles,” the physical...
Many NC students are still missing weeks of school. How some school systems are trying to get them back in
One in four North Carolina students — 417,000 kids — was “chronically absent” from school during the 2022-23 school year, state data show. It’s an improvement from the year before, when about one in three kids was chronically absent; North Carolina actually made some of the biggest progress among U.S. states, data gathered by the Associated Press shows.
Crime Roundup: Former officer charged with drugs in Greene County prison
A Stokes woman and former corrections officer was charged with possessing an illicit substance at the Maury Correctional Institution. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office announced that about 7:30 a.m. Aug. 1 investigators arrested Destiny Griggs, 24, of Stokes at the Hookerton prison. Griggs, who was then employed as a corrections officer, was searched by other officers who discovered K2 in her possession. ...
100-year-old revival shelter demolished in Washington
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — A piece of Washington history was demolished on Aug. 13 when the Snowd Branch gathering shelter was torn down. Under that shelter, people gathered for revivals and church services. Now, pieces of that original structure will be used to carry on that tradition of coming together in worship. “I do know […]
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