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Zootastic Park expresses appreciation to first responders with free admission over Labor Day Weekend
This Labor Day Weekend all firefighters, EMTs, police officers, animal control workers, first responders, DSS staff, health department employees, and dispatchers get in free at Zootastic Park in Troutman. Immediate family (spouse and children) are also free August 31-September 2. A physical badge must be presented at the time of...
Piedmont nonprofit warns residents about potential natural gas pipeline construction in multiple counties
In Lexington, about 20 people attended a meeting hosted by 7 Directions of Service, a nonprofit with a history of fighting pipeline construction in the Piedmont. The organization is concerned about the risks posed by Williams Companies’ Transcontinental Pipeline Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. The Fortune 500 company is proposing...
Mount Airy defeats East Surry to set school record
Mount Airy won a war of attrition against East Surry on Aug. 30. The two physically imposing defenses battled all night as the teams combined for just over 200 total yards through the first three quarters. Mount Airy pulled away in the rivalry game by forcing two second-half turnovers and scoring three late touchdowns to defeat East 28-7. Friday’s victory marked a new school record for Mount Airy as the...
Yadkin Riverkeeper monitoring water quality after major wastewater spill
The Yadkin Riverkeeper organization is monitoring a major spill in Davie County for potentially dangerous levels of wastewater. Town of Mocksville officials announced that nearly a million gallons of untreated wastewater was discharged into Bear Creek on August 27. The waterway is a tributary of the South Yadkin River that flows into the Yadkin.
Elections Board shorthanded following resignation
Coming out of the huddle for the final push toward Election Day, it may come as some surprise for area residents to find out the Surry County Board of Elections is playing shorthanded. According to Elections Director Michella Huff, board member Barbara Cave resigned her seat on the board in June. She said Cave notified the Board of Elections by mail in late May that her last day on the...
‘Miracle:’ Myrtle Beach toddler turns one after dangerously early birth
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A human heart beats an average of just more than 42 million times every year. In Taylor Jenkins’ household, each one of those life-giving pumps running through Tatum’s tiny body is a gift that defies the odds. “She’s just a miracle,” Taylor said on Saturday where family gathered to celebrate […]
Latta, SC Man Arrested during KSP Investigation of an Attempted Child Abduction from a School in Whitley Co., KY
CORBIN, KY – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) reports that KSP Post 11, London is investigating an attempted child abduction that occurred in Whitley County on Friday at the Whitley County Intermediate School. The initial investigation indicates that on Friday, August 30, 2024, Willie O. Bethea, 37 years old...
Booger McFarland rips Clemson, Dabo Swinney after blowout loss: ‘It’s the same old thing’
Clemson’s football team fell in its season-opening game against Georgia on Saturday. In fact, the Tigers were pummeled, falling 34-3. It was only the third time that Dabo Swinney lost a game by 30 points — and the first time since 2013. In the postgame wrapup, host Kevin Neghandi asked analyst Booger McFarland the obvious Read more... The post Booger McFarland rips Clemson, Dabo Swinney after blowout loss: ‘It’s the same old thing’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.
RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board over ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in an attempt to remove his name from the state’s ballot after he withdrew from battleground state ballots. The lawsuit, filed in Wake County Superior Court on Friday, comes after the board denied his request to be removed from the general election…
Some parts of western North Carolina to see higher utility bills
This report is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Residents in Avery, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, McDowell and Watauga counties may see their power bills increase – again. The Tennessee Valley Authority, which serves portions of seven southeastern states, just announced a 5.25% rate increase for all wholesale […]
Dillon Travels To Socastee and Get 27-7 Win on the Road
Myrtle Beach – The Dillon Wildcats traveled to Myrtle Beach to take on the Socastee Warriors. It is still early in the season. Teams are still working out the new schemes and players adjusting to being the starter or playing both ways. Socastee put the first points on the...
Governor Cooper visits Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
RALEIGH: On Thursday, Governor Roy Cooper visited Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro where he met with base leadership and joined officials on a tour of the base including the 333 Fighter Generation Squadron of F-15E Strike Eagles. The Governor was joined by North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary Grier Martin, Colonel Morgan Lohse Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Commander and other base leadership as he learned about current base operations and opportunities for the state to partner with Seymour Johnson Air Force Base to better support our military.
Two brothers convicted of murder after two men were found dead in the road
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. — The Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced a judge sentenced two brothers to prison for a double murder. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines) According to court records, 19-year-old Kalik Conn, of the Longs area, and 20-year-old Jeremiah Dicker, of Columbia, South Carolina, were...
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