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Update: Missing NC girl found in Syracuse
CORTLAND, NY (CortacaToday) — Authorities in Cortland County are looking for a missing girl. 14-year-old Brookelyn Anderson is from North Carolina but was last seen on Monday at the Pit Stop gas station in Cortlandville. Anderson is white, about five feet tall, weighing roughly 120 pounds with black hair and blue eyes. If you’ve seen her, contact the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office at 607-753-3311.
UNC defends deference in state Supreme Court case of fired WSSU professor
The University of North Carolina System supports the legal concept of administrative deference in the state Supreme Court case of a fired Winston-Salem State University professor. Alvin Mitchell argues that the university violated its own procedures when it dismissed him. Lower courts have deferred to the university's interpretation of its...
Your Voice Your Vote 2024 | New poll suggests Harris now leading Trump in NC
New polling suggests former President Donald Trump is losing ground with voters in North Carolina as Vice President Kamala Harris gains ground.It's likely one reason the former president visited the state Wednesday.Harris is headed to Raleigh on Friday.There is a lot of new swing-state polling data to digest but the newest just came out Thursday from the Cook Political Report where Trump had a big lead in North Carolina over President Joe Biden in their May poll.These new numbers now show Trump trailing Harris.Cook, which bills itself as "an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns," has Harris now...
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Missing Dive Instructor off North Carolina
On Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan boater rescued a missing diver at a position about 20 nautical miles off the coast of North Carolina, thanks to a timely call from the survivor's wife and the use of a high-visibility float. At about 1226 hours on Tuesday,...
WNCT.com’s Get in the Game: Rhiley Holley
Editor’s note: WNCT has a new feature that will happen every Tuesday where a player from one of the many travel ball teams across Eastern North Carolina will be featured. If you have an athlete you’d like to nominate, email jennis@wnct.com. APEX, N.C. (WNCT) — Shortstop and second baseman Rhiley Holley travels with the Team Freeman […]
Saluda Grade Trail study shared at recent presentations
Costs could reach $1.5M per mile, more funding needed FOOTHILLS—Organizers of the proposed Saluda Grade Trail, a 31-mile rails-to-trail project, recently shared findings from a year-long engineering and economic impact study by TPD, Inc. at two public presentations. The trail project, led by a coalition of three nonprofits—Conserving Carolina, Upstate Forever, and PAL—is under […] The post Saluda Grade Trail study shared at recent presentations appeared first on The Tryon Daily Bulletin.
Families spending 22% more on household goods than in 2021
(The Center Square) – Average household spending in North Carolina is $1,017 more per month today to buy the same goods and services as it was in 2021, a new federal report says. This means that families have a 22% increase in cumulative inflation since January 2021, putting North Carolina 1.5% higher than the national average. Over that same period, inflation has cost each household nearly $26,000 more than they would have spent. ...
ABSS adopts new policy barring discrimination based on gender identity that appears to conflict with N.C. Parents’ Bill of Rights
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted 6-1 during their latest work session Tuesday afternoon to adopt a policy revision that ABSS officials say complies with expanded protections for LGBTQ students – and prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and other “sex stereotypes” – under newly-implemented revisions to the federal Title IX by the U.S. Department of Education.
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