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Wayne County wins its first ever state championship
CHERRYVILLE – There were over 90 teams in North Carolina who participated in the 2024 American Legion Baseball season, but only one team came away with the state championship and that was Wayne County Post 11 thanks to their defeat of Wilmington Post 10 by a score of 7-2 on July 24. The state championship win was the first in the 60-year history of the Post 11 baseball program, and head coach Adam Pate said that the win was due, not only to the players...
Incumbent in toss-up district condemns and endorses Kamala Harris
(The Center Square) – One day after U.S. Rep. Don Davis was the only Democrat in North Carolina to vote for a resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris’ handling of her border assignment from the president, he gave her an endorsement. And suggested Harris pick North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper as a running mate. Only […]
‘They must leave’: Coalition begins push for HCA to relinquish Mission
A broad coalition of western North Carolina doctors, patient advocates, clergy members, a state senator and others are calling on HCA Healthcare to give up the Mission Health network, decrying the level of care it has provided since its $1.5 billion purchase in 2019. The five years since the acquisition...
Pfizer shutting down operations at 2 NC facilities; more than 200 losing jobs
Pfizer will close operations at two manufacturing facilities putting more than 200 people out of work.Certain operations will end at the Rocky Mount facility at 4285 North Wesleyan Boulevard and the Sanford facility on Oak Park Road.A total of 210 people will lose their jobs due to the facilities shutting down.The Rocky Mount plant recently reopened after tornado damage in July of 2023.That tornado injured 16 people and destroyed numerous homes and buildings.Companies Coming or Expanding in NCALSO SEE | 275 new jobs to Wilson County as pet healthcare company announces plans for manufacturing plantHI-CHEW candy maker to expand NC facility, invest $134M, create 204 jobsHI-CHEW candy maker to expand NC facility, invest $134M, create 204 jobs in Orange Co.Fayetteville Amazon facility adding hundreds of jobsWindow manufacturer to bring 501 jobs, invest more than $83 million in Johnston CountyDurham becoming leader in EV charging industryBattery manufacturing facility to bring hundreds of high-paying jobs to Morrisville
Judge strikes down North Carolina abortion restriction, but upholds another
A federal judge ruled Friday that a provision in North Carolina's abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently, affirming that it was too vague to be enforced reasonably.The implementation of that requirement was already halted last year by U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles until a lawsuit challenging portions of the abortion law enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly in 2023 was litigated further. Eagles now says a permanent injunction would be issued at some point.But Eagles on Friday restored enforcement of another provision that she had previously blocked...
EnergyUnited awards grants totaling $20,000 to three local nonprofits
EnergyUnited has awarded grants to three local nonprofit organizations as part of CoBank’s Sharing Success Program. This year grants, totaling $20,000, have been awarded to the Ada Jenkins Center, the EnergyUnited Foundation, and Habitat for Humanity of North Carolina. The Ada Jenkins Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping...
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