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Turkey Creek Fire and Rescue purchasing jet ski to help with water rescues
ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Turkey Creek Fire and Rescue will soon purchase a jet ski to use during water rescues. Leaders at the fire department said the jet ski will give them faster response times since they require less manpower, which will be live-saving. This will be especially helpful since they are seeing an […]
New Onslow County program aims to help with food donation process
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A new program in Onslow County is aimed at making it easier for people to donate food. It’s called PORCH and it organizes drives with different neighborhoods each month. All people have to do is leave their donations on their front porch and someone from the group will come and pick […]
North Duplin valedictorian plans to make sacrifices worthwhile
MOUNT OLIVE — For most students, college is a leap into the unknown: new people, new places, and a new way of life. However, for Francis Pineda Alcerro, her college choice is a little closer to home and to heart. Pineda is a Mount Olive native, living only 10...
Kenzie Hinson of Make a Difference food pantry brings love into every meal whole-heartedly for those in need
Kenzie Hinson celebrates many milestones with her organization, Make a Difference (MAD) Food Pantry. The food pantry was created when Hinson was only ten years old and celebrates its tenth anniversary soon. For the first time, its doors temporarily closed last week for Hinson to go into surgery for a heart procedure. Serving Duplin, Wayne...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with truck in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Onslow County — A motorcyclist is dead after colliding into a truck Sunday afternoon, according to the Jacksonville Police Department. Officials say Nickolous Nikitas was traveling at a high rate of speed on a 2024 Kawasaki motorcycle on Highway 53 when he crashed into a Ford truck that was turning left into a parking lot on Western Boulevard.
Leland working to make transportation safer for all
LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Leland is developing a Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan, with the goal to make transportation safer no matter how a person chooses to get around. According to Jessica Moberly, transportation planner for the town, the plan is still in the...
Montford Point Marine Day to be held in August
The Montford Point Marine Day Celebration is August 3 at 11 a.m. at VFW Post 670 to educate and honor the first Black Marines who trained at the segregated Camp Montford Point. Tammy Williamson is the President of the National Montford Marine Association, NC Triad-Triangle Chapter 38. Kenny Joyner, is...
Popular in Florida, this luxury housing trend could soon come to Brunswick County
A housing trend that is growing in popularity across the nation could soon come to Brunswick County. In July, the Brunswick County Planning Board considered and approved a text amendment to its Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), a document that guides development in the county. The amendment makes way for the construction of casitas, or small house-like structures, to be built on recreational vehicle (RV) lots in outdoor RV resorts in the county.
New Amazon facility opens in Fayetteville
The giant new Amazon Fulfillment Center near Fort Liberty is starting to show signs of life. The new Amazon facility opened in June in Fayetteville at 6309 Bragg Blvd. The 1.3 million-square-foot-facility located in the Military Business Park was supposed to open in 2023, but a representative from Amazon told WRAL News the delay won't stop the company in its plans to hire 1,000 employees at the site.
Sheriff’s office: Reports of rocks being thrown on Columbus County highways leads to two arrests
COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Several incidents involving rocks being thrown at cars traveling in Columbus County led to the arrests of two people, according to the county sheriff’s office. Per the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded on Friday, July 19, to W Strawberry Street in Chadbourn. The...
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