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Top 50 returning NC high school boys soccer statistical leaders in 2024
With the first official start day quickly approaching, HighSchoolOT dives into boys soccer's statewide statistical leaders from a season ago. This list is exclusively available for HighSchoolOT Insiders. Not an Insider yet? Become one by clicking HERE. Note: If your player's stats have not been published to MaxPreps, they are...
Signature event supports work on the North Carolina coast
MOREHEAD CITY, NC (WWAY) — One night, two events to celebrate the North Carolina Coast. The North Carolina Coastal Federation is preparing to welcome hundreds on August 3, in Morehead City to a night of special awards and a celebration in support of the Federation’s efforts to protect and restore the coast.
Climate change impact on invasive species is being studied at NC State: 'Seeing invasive spread'
One of the great things about living in the Triangle is all this green space around us in our own backyards. However, amid climate change and invasive species, that could be under threat.Just like in the human world, North Carolina is also home to a lot of transplants moving here in the insect world."So they can be helpful, they can be good, but it's those harmful ones that we're concerned about," says Kelly Oten.Oten is a forester from NC State. She studies the impact on our forests and says the warmer weather is already leading to more invasive species."Areas that...
As students prepare to return to school, Commissioner Causey recommends renters’ insurance
RALEIGH — As the calendar turns to August, many of North Carolina’s college students will be returning to school and moving into dorms, student housing or apartments this month. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is offering tips to students who may not be aware of important insurance coverage options when it comes to save-guarding their possessions.
DMV operations remain “inadequate” with lines down the sidewalk
North Carolina DMV offices face ongoing scrutiny from state legislators amid customer complaints and long lines that extend out of the building and down the sidewalk. Video footage from Rep. Erin Paré, R-Wake, shows over 30 people waiting in line down a sidewalk at the DMV office in Fuquay-Varina on the south side of Raleigh. As seen in the video, multiple people anticipated a lengthy wait and came prepared with folding chairs. Paré shared the video to social media over the weekend with a letter requesting DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin join her and other elected leaders for a site visit.
Rep. Ashton Clemmons discusses her departure from the legislature, efforts to work across the aisle
While it can certainly have many appealing aspects, serving in the North Carolina General Assembly can also be a very difficult assignment. The pay is less than minimum wage and has been frozen for decades. The length of sessions has gotten much longer and more unpredictable. And, of course, in recent years, the political rancor […]
Parent anxiety high as Opportunity Scholarship rally planned for Wednesday
Around 55,000 students and their families remain in limbo, stuck on a waitlist for the Opportunity Scholarship program, as uncertainty continues to swirl over whether North Carolina lawmakers will fully fund the program for a new school year that kicks off in a matter of weeks. Tapping into that sense...
See who's changing classifications in the NCISAA for 2024-25
The NCISAA reclasses teams each year and schools are able to switch conferences any year as well (here were the changes going into last season). A school's 9-12 enrollment determines classification. Typically, schools with more than 300 are 4A; schools with more than 200 but less than 300 are 3A; schools with more than 100 but less than 200 are 2A; and schools with less than 100 are 1A. Single-sex schools like Christ School (all boys), Saint Mary's School (all girls) and Salem Academy (all girls) have their enrollments doubled before being classified.
Department of Labor investigates death of migrant Mexican farmworker in eastern NC
The North Carolina Department of Labor's Occupational Health and Safety Division is investigating the workplace death of a migrant farmworker in Wayne County earlier this month. Juan José Ceballos died on July 6 and his death was reported on July 8, according to the state Labor Department. A department...
NCDHHS celebrates two years of 9-8-8 crisis support line
RALEIGH — The NC Department of Health and Human Services this week celebrates the second anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In the past two years, 988 crisis counselors in North Carolina have responded to nearly 190,000 calls, texts and chats, providing critical access to mental health and substance use crisis support. In its second year of service, the number of North Carolinians contacting 988 each month has nearly doubled. On July 22, NCDHHS leaders visited the 988 Call Center in Greenville, NC,...
Man wanted for multiple charges flees scene, nearly hits deputy
Lee County deputies are searching for a man who fled the scene during an attempted arrest on Monday night. Deputies attempted to arrest Eric Shane Stone, 49, at a home in the 2800 block of St. Andrews Church Road in Sanford. Stone is wanted in Harnett County for habitual felon,...
Local DAR chapters host reception for naturalized citizens
ROCKINGHAM — Members of the General Henry William Harrington Chapter of Rockingham and the Alfred Moore Chapter of Southern Pines joined the Colonel Arthur Forbis Chapter of Greensboro to host a reception following the naturalization ceremony in Greensboro, North Carolina on Friday, July 26, 2024. DAR has a long...
Girls Just Wanna Swing Clubs
A new season of The Girls Golf Club of Whispering Pines is on the horizon, and will commence once school is back in session. The Club is LPGA and USGA affiliated, and open to girls aged 6 to 17. It costs just $40 per girl for the year plus two community outreach days. Golfers are invited to bring their own clubs, but there is also plenty of equipment available for newcomers.
Local Pfizer plant to lay off 60 employees
The Rocky Mount Pfizer plant is laying off 60 employees. N.C. Commerce Department spokesman David Rhoades on Friday provided to the Telegram a copy of a federal WARN Act letter from the pharmaceutical giant. The letter, which was dated Wednesday, stated the company’s intentions to terminate a total of 210 employees at two plants in North Carolina. The Rocky Mount plant and a plant in the Sanford area in Lee...
ABSS names Dr. Aaron Fleming as next superintendent
Alamance-Burlington school board voted 6-1 during a special-called meeting Monday afternoon to hire Dr. Aaron Fleming, currently the superintendent of the Harnett County Schools, as the next superintendent for ABSS. The vote of opposition came from board vice chairman Donna Westbrooks, who said she didn’t think it appropriate to appoint...
Raleigh firefighters visit hero lifeguard
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