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Nipro Medical Corp. to build $398M North Carolina plant
Medical device maker Nipro Medical Corp. is building a $397.8 million facility in Greenville, North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper stated in a July 17 press release. The 550,000-square-foot plant will create 232 jobs and produce dialyzers and precision needles for the healthcare industry that support people with diabetes, chronic kidney disease and other renal health issues, according to Nipro.
North Carolina will receive over $50 million from EPA to address climate change and support conservation
The grant is intended to reduce greenhouse gas admissions across North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia, and preserve and restore thousands of acres of coastal wetlands and forests.
Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us
Plum’s sudden closing was not the result of a “standard summer break,” as the restaurant’s IG page reported. It was actually the result of Kitchen Karen experiencing the mass exodus of her staff in response to her racism. The post Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us appeared first on NewsOne. The post Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us appeared first on Black America Web.
Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds announces packed schedule of summer and fall events
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Hilda and Wyatt Espalin were on the show today for another great chat about the wonderful events coming up at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee, Ga. See the list of events below:. JULY 27- Their first Laser Light Show at the Fairgrounds will welcome thousands...
Video shows former Georgia football RB Terrell Davis taken off United flight in cuffs
Lawyers for former Georgia football running back Terrell Davis released video Tuesday of an incident on a United Airlines flight that saw the two-time Super Bowl champion escorted off the plane in handcuffs. The video, apparently shot by a bystander, shows law enforcement officers handcuffing the Pro Football Hall of Famer at the...
Georgia denies state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is refusing to provide state funding for the new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, so some school districts have cancelled plans to teach the course to high schoolers. Advocates complain that the decision by Georgia’s elected school superintendent will suppress teaching about Black...
Man Arrested for Dumping Hundreds of Tires Near River
An Atlanta man has been arrested after police say he dumped 200 tires in Mableton near the Chattahoochee River. Police say 55-year-old Melvin Bernard Head dumped the tires on a property adjacent to the Chattahoochee River on Discovery Boulevard, near the Discovery Park at Riverline. According to Head's arrest warrant, he dumped the tires with the help of an unnamed person around 8 p.m. on June 6. Police say the...
Beloved Atlanta business owner shot to death in Old Fourth Ward, attorney says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A beloved Atlanta business owner was shot to death in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, according to his attorney. Atlanta police said they responded to a person shot at 480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. NE, near the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, just before 3:50 p.m.
Checking out the new food hall in Atlanta’s West End
ATLANTA - We’ve already covered food hall openings in Dunwoody and Southeast Atlanta this year — now, mixed-use development Lee + White has unveiled its own culinary concept for Atlanta’s historic West End. This morning on Good Day Atlanta, we enjoyed a "first taste" of the new...
Thousands in WNC have power restored after storms; more severe weather in forecast
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — After thunderstorms caused widespread power outages in Western North Carolina on Tuesday, thousands of residents now have their power restored. According to Duke Energy, the company responded to many outage calls on Tuesday, and power was restored to around 2,000 customers. With more thunderstorms in...
Waynesville's South Main Street revamp faces delays, property challenges
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Improvements on Waynesville's South Main Street are likely to take years. Some blighted buildings have been removed, but others remain, like Sutton Automotive, which could face being condemned and torn down. Meanwhile, plans remain to modernize and widen the roadway. South Main Street is one...
CARS Tour Throwback 276 Returns to Hickory Motor Speedway This Saturday
History and tradition will be honored at Hickory Motor Speedway this weekend for one of the zMAX CARS Tour’s most prestigious events, the Throwback 276. Established in 2017 with a unique race distance that matches that of the two NASCAR Cup Series events held at Hickory from 1971-72, the Throwback 276 has served as a way for the CARS Tour, its drivers and fans to pay tribute to those who have left a profound impact on stock car racing and motorsports in general.
2024 Tommy Burleson Basketball Camp Termed Another Success
The 2024 Tommy Burleson Basketball Camp held July 15-19 at the Old Rock and adjacent auxiliary Newland Elementary School gymnasiums in Avery County was termed a success by its namesake. Burleson said to High Country Press: “The camp had 85 combined male and female attendees from the third through the...
Around town: New collection charts Buncombe County’s history
Buncombe County Special Collections has released a new book titled Buncombe Origins: The Making of Asheville and Buncombe County. Co-edited by public historian Emily Cadmus and Buncombe County Special Collections manager Katherine Cutshall, the book spans from the first Colonial contacts with Native Americans in this area to the present day but focuses largely on the 19th and 20th centuries and on the establishment and development of Asheville and Buncombe County at the end of the 18th century.
Answer Man: Dead trees and vegetation in the River Arts District? Parking meters coming to Biltmore Village?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers:. Question: I’ve noticed many dead and dying plants along the River Arts District, including a few young trees. It looks like an herbicide was used and it went places it wasn’t meant to. If that is the case, why can’t the city find other ways of weed management, especially along the river?
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