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North Carolina Association of Educators demands superintendent candidate stop using apple-shaped campaign materials
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — A North Carolina Association of Educators has sent a candidate a cease-and-desist letter over the use of an apple shape in campaign materials. According to a release by the NCAE on Thursday, the association has asked Republican nominee Michele Morrow’s campaign to stop using apple-shaped campaign materials in her campaign for […]
Road safety worker dies after being hit by two drivers while crossing I-40 in Wake County
A man was hit and killed Friday morning on I-40 eastbound in Wake County. It happened around 4 a.m. near mile marker 307 south of Clayton Bypass.According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP), the man was identified as Kevarus N. Bowens, 45, of Lumberton, NC.NCSHP said Bowens was standing in the median along I-40 where he had been removing a lane closure sign, which previously warned drivers of an upcoming work zone and closed left lane. After removing the sign, he attempted to cross the eastbound lanes and was hit by a driver. Bowens was then hit a...
Elon University freshmen move into Colonnades Neighborhood
Elon Women’s Soccer Team and New Student Orientation help students move into Colonnades Neighborhood. The Elon University class of 2028 unpack their cars at the Colonnades and Danieley neighborhoods early Friday, Aug. 23. While setting up his new home, freshman biochemistry major Nate Gracci said he is looking forward to meeting his professors and classmates.
Formerly Incarcerated Woman Launches Coffee Shop to Uplift Her Community
After facing the challenges of finding stable employment due to her criminal record, Claudia Shivers has turned her life around by becoming the proud owner of Queen Coffee Bean, a thriving coffee shop in High Point, North Carolina. Shivers, 49, who was incarcerated for nearly a year for a non-violent...
DJ Reader Jamboree showcases area talent
The fifth annual DJ Reader High School Football Jamboree featured area football powerhouses in scrimmage action. The jamboree convened Friday, Aug. 16, at Grimsley High School’s Jamieson Stadium and featured three varsity scrimmages lasting an hour and a half each. The Ragsdale Tigers defeated the Blue Comets of Asheboro, 21 to 14 in game one. In game two, the host school, Grimsley Whirlies, tied the Blue Devils of Mooresville at seven all. The final varsity game showcased action between the Vikings of Northwest Guilford and the Oak Grove Grizzlies, with the Vikings coming out on top, six to zero.
Rabid fox bites Summerfield resident
Summerfield resident Charles McClintock, who lives near Town Hall at the corner of N.C. 150 and Summerfield Road, was attacked by a red fox this past Saturday morning. “I was smoking BBQ overnight (Friday) and I went outside early Saturday morning about 5:45 am to check my smoker,” McClintock told the Northwest Observer this week. “While outside, a fox came out from under my deck and walked within feet of me, then made its way to the woods. About 9 am I left my house and returned about 45 minutes later; when I got out of my truck a fox ran out from under my wife’s car and attacked my right leg. I swung and shook my leg for several minutes until I was able to break its jaw and knock it out on the post of the deck, but it was still breathing. I was then able to get to my gun and shoot it.
1 dead after shooting on Spring Garden Street in Greensboro; victim was NC A&T student
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — One person was killed in a shooting on Spring Garden Street Thursday night, the Greensboro Police Department reports. According to a press release, on Thursday, GPD, Greensboro Fire and Guilford County EMS responded to an assault in the 2800 block of Spring Garden Street. Officials found Davion Jessup, 20, unresponsive in […]
Unknown suspect burns down Burlington convenience store
BURLINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — The Burlington Police Department has launched an arson investigation after a convenience store was burned down in a fire. At around 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, officers and the Burlington Fire Department came to the Stop and Shop convenience store on 501 Trollinger Street after getting a report of a building […]
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