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An update on the Amish family injured in wreck
A GoFundMe was started recently for an Amish family from Lattimore that is recovering from injuries after their horses were spooked by a tractor trailer. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Yoder family was driving their horses and buggy on Washburn Switch Road to Polkville when a large truck went by, startling the animals...
Check out recent restaurant ratings for Cleveland County establishments
Here are the North Carolina Department of Health’s restaurant and food stand inspection scores for Cleveland County conducted July 1 through July 14, 2024. All restaurants listed this week received an A rating. The North Carolina Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe. ...
Ranking the top high school football teams in Gastonia, Shelby area ahead of 2024 season
The wait is almost over. High school football returns Friday in North Carolina, with a host of intriguing matchups for teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties. Before kickoff, let’s rank the area’s top 10 teams. Shelby tops the first Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star power poll with the Golden Lions coming off of...
Two months of challenging drought, then rain for state's No. 1 industry
(The Center Square) – Weeks with no rain. Weeks with rain. North Carolina’s No. 1 industry has had a two-month challenge and the season is far from in the barn. North Carolina’ drought on July 9 – 88% of the state with about 20% suffering severe to extreme conditions – has changed six weeks later to drought free and just abnormally dry in a number of western counties. The state got anywhere from 10 to 20 inches of rain from what was left of Hurricane...
North Carolina State Board of Elections to vote on UNC-Chapel Hill's digital ID
The North Carolina state elections board will decide for the first time Tuesday whether to accept a digital version of a student ID as an acceptable photo voter ID. The board has never approved a digital ID in the past, but mobile technology is advancing quickly.
1 dead in NC beach rip currents, 40 weekend surf rescues amid Hurricane Ernesto swells
As Hurricane Ernesto was hundreds of miles off North Carolina over the weekend, the storm was felt along the coast with an Outer Banks home collapse, flooding on roads and now a death from rip currents stirred up by the storm.
NC receives $4 million from Department of Labor to expand apprenticeship programs
The North Carolina Business Committee of Education's NC Career Launch will create a statewide youth apprenticeship system that develop and scale programs for high school students that lead to registered apprenticeships in critical sectors.
17,000 AT&T workers in Southeast strike over contract negotiations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this summer. The Communications Workers of America — the union representing the striking employees — said workers walked off the...
Veteran NC political consultant Thomas Mills on the shifting energy in the presidential race
It seemed almost unimaginable less than a month ago, but as they head into their national convention this week, U.S. Democrats are riding a wave of voter enthusiasm for presidential nominee – Vice President Kamala Harris – and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Indeed, polls in key swing states that showed Republican nominee […]
North Carolina state representative accused of involvement with anti-government militia — again
(WGHP) — A new report named a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives as an “off-the-books” member of American Patriot 3 Percent, and this isn’t the first time his name has surfaced in connection with an anti-government paramilitary group. On Saturday, ProPublica, an independent news outlet focused on investigative journalism, published “Inside the […]
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