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Three Rivers Land Trust helps Patterson family protect 405-acre farm from development
Working with the Three Rivers Land Trust, the Patterson family has protected a large tract of land north of Harmony from development. Three Rivers Land Trust has worked with three separate landowners and their families over the years to conserve over 1,535 acres in this area. This effort began in 1999, with the protection of 640 acres of the Daltonia Plantation. In 2011, the Grose family conserved their adjacent farm which totaled over 490 acres. On July 26, the Patterson family added to that legacy by conserving an additional 405 acres.
Second new private school to open in Burlington next month
Ebenezer United Church of Christ in Burlington is launching a new private Christian school that will open for students in kindergarten through third grade on August 26. This marks the second new private Christian school that has recently announced plans to open in Burlington for the 2024-25 school year. (Grace Chapel in Burlington has announced it will open a new K-12 private Christian school next month. See story in last week’s edition: https://alamancenews.com/new-private-christian-school-in-burlington-planning-to-open-for-2024-25-school-year/)
Former Greensboro Mayor says he wants his job back
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former Greensboro Mayor Robbie Perkins told WFMY News 2 he's attempting to get his old job back. Perkins, who's been out of office since 2013, told WFMY News 2's Chad Silber he intends to run for office in 2025. "I've always thought my time as mayor in Greensboro was a precious time and something I really enjoyed," Perkins said.
City Ceremony To Recognize New 84-Unit Affordable Housing Complex
A public-private partnership between the City of Greensboro and other development partners has led to an upcoming grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Greensboro apartment home community. Trinity Housing Development LLC, Central Developers LLC and Halcon Companies LLC developed the 84-unit community for low- and moderate-income families, with...
Commissioner: phone call to suggest Supt. candidate was innocuous; school board members call it undue pressure
A seemingly innocuous phone call that Alamance County commissioner chairman John Paisley, Jr. made to school board chairman Sandy Ellington-Graves on Thursday, July 11, to suggest the name of someone that the board might want to consider for the vacant superintendent’s position – appears to have since ruffled the feathers of several other school board members.
Greensboro plans for first medical respite center for veterans and unhoused residents
A medical respite center for veterans and people without housing is coming to the city of Greensboro. The Servant Center is a Greensboro nonprofit that helps homeless and disabled individuals as well as veterans become independent. The organization recently acquired the Holden Heights building on Boulevard Street for its new medical respite center.
Richardson returns to Motocross National Championship
Surry County’s own Wells Richardson is headed back to the top amateur motocross competition in the world. Wells will compete in the 43rd annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship July 29 — Aug. 3. The event features more than 1,500 of the top motocross riders worldwide that compete across 36 classes of 42 riders each. Wells, an 8-year-old rising third grader at Dobson Elementary, will make his second...
One month later, Coastal Carolina University yet to provide report on arrest of Shoreline Behavioral Health Services chairman
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Friday marked one month since Coastal Carolina University police arrested a now-former teaching associate on an assault-and-battery charge, and News13 is still waiting for school officials to release a copy of the police report. News13 submitted an online Freedom of Information Act request with CCU on June 26 asking for the […]
‘Needle in a haystack’: Horry County solicitor on Heather Elvis’ body ever being found
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Just days after Angel Vause admitted to lying to investigators in the Brittanee Drexel case, Horry County’s top prosecutor shared his thoughts about another one of the county’s most high-profile cases — the Heather Elvis case, and whether or not he thinks her body will be found. Heather Elvis, then […]
Whiteville crews respond to fire caused by lightning that destroyed vacant icehouse
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - Whiteville crews responded to a fire in a vacant icehouse off of the 200 block of Main Street around 3 p.m. on Friday, July 26. Per Whiteville Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder, they believe it was started by lightning. More than 25 firefighters responded. Nobody was...
Governor Cooper attends the Governor’s School
The Governor attended the Governor’s School West at Greensboro College. Visiting several classrooms and speaking to an assembly of nearly 400 of the state’s top academic students, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper reiterated his commitment to advancing public school education. “Governor’s School brings together our best and brightest students...
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