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Kings Mountain eyes new location for Farmers Market, makes plan to move cabooses
Ever since the late 1970s, a pair of red cabooses have been part of the Kings Mountain landscape on Piedmont Avenue in the parking lot near the Southern Arts Society. The city of Kings Mountain is now in the process of deciding what to do with the cabooses as it makes new plans for the space.
Shelby Fire & Rescue rated among the best in the state
Shelby Fire and Rescue recently earned one of the highest insurance ratings in the state, landing it among the top 30 departments across North Carolina. It was recently announced at a city council meeting that Shelby Fire and Rescue received an Insurance Services Office Class 1 rating. According to a...
Gaston County opens cooling station
With extreme temperatures across the region, Gaston County Emergency Medical Services and Gaston County Community Support Services have partnered with The Salvation Army and opened a public cooling station to help those in need. The cooling station is at The Salvation Army Center of Hope in Downtown Gastonia, 107 S....
Classroom-career connection: Industry in Schools institute enlists educators in workforce development (copy)
WINTERVILLE — Hundreds of educators attending workforce development workshops across eastern North Carolina this summer aren’t looking to change career fields. They are learning to give students a clearer view of job opportunities in their own backyards. More than 250 teachers from about two dozen counties are gathering on area community college campuses to take part in STEM East’s Industry in Schools Teacher Leadership Institute. The institute, which began last week with a session at Martin Community College, is designed to make connections between curriculum...
Granville County man wins $487,750 prize in Cash 5 lottery game
An Oxford man bought a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won $487,750 jackpot on Monday night, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced. Jack Dixon bought his winning Quick Pick ticket using Online Play. The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are one in 962,598. On Tuesday, Dixon...
Struggling Salt Life, Soffe parent could cut 224 NC jobs
The struggling apparel company behind the Salt Life beachwear and Soffe activewear brands plans to eliminate 224 jobs in North Carolina if efforts to sell itself fall through. In notices filed with the state Department of Commerce, Delta Apparel Inc. said it’s trying to sell the company. If it isn’t able to close a deal, it would cut 181 jobs in Cumberland County, 46 jobs in Robeson County and 22 jobs in Cabarrus County, the Duluth, Georgia-based company said.
North Carolina has most expensive health care in the country, report says: What to know
It's no secret that Americans are increasingly uneasy about the rising cost of staying healthy, and a recent report from Forbes Advisor showed that North Carolina is the least affordable state in the country for health care. In the study, each state received a number score based on nine metrics,...
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