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“Spirits of Wake Forest” ghost walks return to downtown Wake Forest September 26-October 31, tickets go on sale September 4
If you’re looking for a “hauntingly” good time this fall, then don’t miss the Spirits of Wake Forest ghost walk in downtown Wake Forest. Now in its fifth year, Spirits of Wake Forest is presented by Wake Forest Downtown (WFD), Inc., in partnership with Firebox Theatre Company.
North Carolina Railroad Co. awards grant for rail-served battery gigafactory
A $750,000 grant from a state-owned rail corridor is helping to establish a rail-served, first-of-its-kind battery gigafactory in North Carolina. The North Carolina Railroad Co. joined several key economic development organizations on Natron Energy’s first sodium ion battery production facility project in the United States. California-based Natron will spend an estimated $1.4 billion on the facility at the Kingsboro megasite in Rocky Mount while creating more than 1,000 jobs with an average annual wage of $64,000.
State elections board rebukes Republicans over registered voter lawsuit
The North Carolina State Board of Elections denied claims made by state and national Republicans in a Thursday lawsuit about non-citizens on registered voter lists, calling them "categorically false." The North Carolina Republican Party and the Republican National Committee filed the lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court, demanding the state...
Watchdog report critical of NC school lunch junk fees
WRAL 5 On Your Side looks into hidden fees in your child's school lunch payments. The cost of school lunch can depend on how you pay. At least 19 school districts in central North Carolina use some sort of school lunch payment processor that charges a fee. Fees for adding...
She took a 'ballot selfie.' Now she's suing North Carolina elections board for laws that ban it
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A woman is suing the North Carolina elections board over state laws that ban most photography in polling places after she took a selfie with her ballot in March. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Eastern District Court of North Carolina by Susan Hogarth. The lawsuit centers around a letter Hogarth said she received from the North Carolina State Board of Elections asking her to remove a post on X that included a selfie she took with her completed ballot during the March primary election. She says the letter and the laws underpinning it are unconstitutional. She is suing the Board of Elections and the Wake County Board of Elections.
Harris leads Trump by 1 point in North Carolina survey
Vice President Harris holds a razor-thin lead over former President Trump in a new poll, marking the latest gain for the Harris campaign in the Tar Heel State. A High Point University/SurveyUSA poll published Thursday found Harris received 46 support from North Carolina registered voters, 1 point higher than Trump. Eight percent said they were…
Triad schools, nonprofits awarded nearly $16,000 in grants by Dollar General Literacy Foundation
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) —The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded nearly $125,000 in youth literacy grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools on Thursday. Almost $16,000 of that amount went to organizations in the Piedmont Triad. According to a press release, the funds are part of more than $4 million recently awarded nationwide […]
New Transfer Guides help NC community college students pursue 4-year degrees
BOONE, N.C. — For community college students and graduates who want to transfer to one of North Carolina’s 16 public universities, the path to do so just got easier. Nearly 1,400 Transfer Guides are now available, providing advisors and students with key information about admissions, course equivalencies and academic programs. The online data tool will help students match their earned community college credits to four-year degree requirements in specific majors at individual University of North Carolina System institutions. The guides are published on university websites and on the College Foundation of North Carolina website, www.cfnc.org/transferguides, where a search function allows students to easily browse and compare transfer possibilities by major and by campus.
Overmountain Victory Celebration takes place Sept. 12-14
SPRUCE PINE — The Blue Ridge Parkway is hosting the 33rd annual Overmountain Victory Celebration on the grounds of the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, milepost 331, on Sept. 12-14. This living history encampment celebrates the Overmountain Men who crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains on their way to a battle with British forces at Kings Mountain that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in favor of the forces for Independence. Local school and home school groups are invited to attend the event on Thursday,...
Where do wild horses hide on North Carolina’s Outer Banks?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A ghost of sorts appeared on the northern end of North Carolina’s Outer Banks — a wild stallion that goes by the name Dash. The elusive horse came out of nowhere Aug. 14 with his equally mysterious mom, Rotor, confirming a lesser-known fact about the feral “banker” horses that live on Corolla.
Texan Indicted for Multi-State Cattle Theft Scheme Involving Over $780,000 in Fraudulent Transactions
A recent indictment by a federal grand jury in Charlotte has charged Clint Clifford Sicking, 40, of Muenster, Texas, with engaging in a complex cattle theft scheme that defrauded livestock markets out of $780,000. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Dena J. King for the Western District of North Carolina. The scheme, which spanned several states including North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, and Virginia, involved purchasing cattle with bad checks and then immediately moving them across state lines to be resold before the fraud was detected.
AT&T workers in central NC go on strike, service outages loom after employee contract negotiations sour
GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — As the AT&T workers’ strike moves into another day, it’s also another day of numerous AT&T customers still without their internet service. For some of the other customers, service is restored. About 17,000 union members of the Communications Workers of America have been...
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