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Cape Fear Valley Health offers free heath screenings, sports physicals at Umoja Festival
Cape Fear Valley Health is offering free health screenings during the 32nd Umoja Festival.Happening inside Smith Recreation at Seabrook Park near Fayetteville State University, the first-come, first-serve clinic is for the uninsured or underinsured. Following screenings, participants can meet with a doctor on-site to review their results and discuss any concerns.Cape Fear is also offering free sports physicals for adolescents -- just in time for the new school year.The health clinic will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The festival, which runs until 5 p.m., will also include arts, entertainment, food trucks and cultural events.
PHOTOS: Raiders at Seventy-First, Week 1
FAYETTEVILLE — The Richmond Raider football team nearly upset one of the top teams in the state during its first game of the season Friday. Trailing by two possessions early in the second half, Richmond powered its way back twice but fell 35-28 to Seventy-First High School, which made the 3A state championship last year.
Lexington Farmers Market: Pie, Oh my
It is Saturday at the Lexington Farmer’s Market. Do you feel that hint of fall in the air? It's the perfect time of year to enjoy pie and ice cream. Baked with fruit harvested over the summer and topped with homemade ice cream made from local milk, it's an incomparable dessert. Is your mouth watering yet?
Armed person spotted near University of North Carolina Greensboro arrested, police say
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A man accused of having a firearm near the University of North Carolina Greensboro Saturday has been arrested, police say. According to court documents, Lamar Hemingway, 32, of High Point, was arrested and charged with the following: Hemingway was previously convicted of felony aggravated assault and attempt to cause serious bodily […]
Guardian Angels: Iredell Health System employees recognized for making a difference
Did someone have a positive impact on you while you were visiting Iredell Memorial Hospital? The Guardian Angel Program is a great way to recognize top-notch care while supporting families in your community. Here are a few remarks from patients who chose to recognize a staff member who made an...
Waterworks exhibition brings masterpieces of modern, contemporary art to Salisbury
SALISBURY — The wait is nearly over as the Waterworks Visual Arts Center prepares for the yearlong exhibition of paintings and sculptures from the private collection of the late New York philanthropists Julian and Josie Robertson. “Never Before Seen…Modern Masterpieces” will include 40 works by 28 leading European modernists, including such greats as Kandinsky, Monet, […] The post Waterworks exhibition brings masterpieces of modern, contemporary art to Salisbury appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Holy Grind Coffee House opens North Hills location
SALISBURY — The Holy Grind Coffee House has just announced the grand opening of its newest location in the North Hills Christian School, a unique space designed to foster peace, love and meaningful connections. Rooted in Christian values, The Holy Grind offers a welcoming coffee house environment where students, teachers and parents can experience high-quality […] The post Holy Grind Coffee House opens North Hills location appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Former Salisbury resident publishes book
SALISBURY — Former Salisburian Richard “Gene” Dukes recently published a book. Bio of “The Forgotten Son” is now available on Amazon. The book takes place during and after the Vietnam War era, a time of successes and failures. According to the summary on Amazon, “Hugh Thornwell went through that struggle in Vietnam, and although not […] The post Former Salisbury resident publishes book appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Prep football: Asheboro, Randleman, Eastern Randolph, Providence Grove win openers
Defenses for Randleman and Eastern Randolph were in good form and Asheboro’s offense put up the most points of any Randolph County team in the first week of the high school football season. There were a couple of coaches in their first games with Randolph County teams, with a...
Vault Visit | Quintuplets prepare for kindergarten
GREENSBORO, N.C. — This year... WFMY News 2 turns 75! So to celebrate, We're opening the News 2 vault. As Guilford County students prepare to go back to school... We're looking back at some other kids back to school preps. But this wasn't your ordinary family. Sean, Morgan, Ben,...
Third annual Fame Preservation Group barbecue moves group closer to Old Lutheran Cemetery historical marker
SALISBURY — The Fame Preservation Group hosted its third annual barbecue fundraiser on Saturday, raising over $2,200 to place a historical marker near the Old Lutheran Cemetery. The group raised a similar amount the prior year in order to install a stone marker at the cemetery, which contains a large, unmarked gravesite of Confederate veterans, but […] The post Third annual Fame Preservation Group barbecue moves group closer to Old Lutheran Cemetery historical marker appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Before he was famous, a teenage J. Cole was a skating rink mascot in Fayetteville
Editor's note: This story, originally published in The Fayetteville Observer on Aug. 16, 2001, was written as part of the Observer's summer series "On the Job." In this installment, Round-A-Bout Skating Center employee Jermaine Cole, now Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist J. Cole, talks about his experience as the Roller Roo mascot. Cole was 16 at the time this story was published. When you're Fayetteville's premier party animal, you expect to put up with a few small problems. ...
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