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Hair M Porium Salon and Day Spa relocates to Plaza Boulevard
Hair M Porium Salon and Day Spa has officially relocated to a new address at 704-L Plaza Boulevard in Kinston. The salon, known for its wide range of haircare maintenance, styles, and skincare services, is now ready to welcome clients to its updated location. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in early august.
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...
Halloween comes early with opening of yearly shop in Fayetteville
Spirit Halloween, the seasonal store offering Halloween costumes, animatronics and eerie decorations, opened in Fayetteville on Aug. 2 in the former Toys 'R' Us location, kicking off the spooky season early this August. The store at 1736 Skibo Road is the only Spirit Halloween location in the Fayetteville area, according to the company's...
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.
Facing homelessness no more: Shively family finds a new home
A year and a half after Theresa Shively and her family lost their RV and ended up in a tent in the woods, the family finally has a roof over their heads at the Cape Fear Hotel Apartments. “I did it on my own," Theresa says. "I walked by and...
Suspect Identified In Fatal Loris Shooting Of N.C. Woman
The suspect in a fatal shooting incident has now been identified. The shooting occurred last Wednesday near a Bojangles on Walnut Street in Loris. 33-year-old Lilly Stephens allegedly attempted to assault two people while in a vehicle. A firearm was pulled and around 11 shots were fired. 22-year-old Kenasia Martin of North Carolina was killed and another victim was injured.
Police: Man arrested in Roxboro for human trafficking of 65-year-old woman
A New York man was arrested over the weekend in Roxboro in a human trafficking case that involves a grandmother. Roxboro police got a call for a suspicious person near a bank on Saturday. Officers were given a vehicle and driver description which led to a traffic stop. The driver...
Council chooses next Village Manager
Following a national search, the Pinehurst Village Council has selected Doug Willardson as the next Village Manager, effective Sept. 7. Willardson, currently the Assistant Village Manager of Administration with the Village, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role, said the Village in a press release. A proven leader with a strong track record in municipal government, Willardson has served the Village of Pinehurst for the past three years.
Shots fired at home in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood
Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood, where a memorable mass shooting started in October 2022, was again rattled by gunfire on Wednesday morning. Police say someone fired shots into three homes on Shadow Glen Drive overnight. Police said people were home inside each of the homes at the time of the shooting, but...
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.
Warrenton Police investigate after window of downtown business damaged
The Warrenton Police Department continues its investigation after a window at Hendricks Insurance on Main Street was damaged over the weekend. In his report, Interim Police Chief Tharrington indicated that on Aug. 10, Warren County Communications notified him that Tilda Hendricks reported property damage to her insurance agency. The report states that Hendricks noticed that the front window at the business “was shot out.”
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launches in Emporia/Greensville
Kids in Emporia and Greensville County are being encouraged to embark on a reading journey — completely free. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a free book-gifting program that mails books to children every month from birth through age five. Parton started the program in 1995 in her own hometown in Tennessee as a tribute to her dad, who was unable to read. During the first month of the program, the library mailed out 1,700 books.
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