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North Carolina election board hit with second lawsuit in five days
(The Center Square) – Four days later in North Carolina politics, the Yankee great Yogi Berra’s “déjà vu all over again” came whistling through Monday’s election news cycle 11 days before absentee ballots go in the mail. And like a reaction to Thursday’s filing by the state and national Republican Party, the State Board of Elections cites federal law in response to the Grand Old Party request. The board, accused...
New Transfer Guides tool helps North Carolina community college students transfer to UNC System institutions
North Carolina community college students interested in transferring to a University of North Carolina system school can now use a new online data tool called Transfer Guides to help them with the process. The Transfer Guides tool helps advisors and community college students match their credits to four-year degree requirements...
Greenville park receives $500k upgrade
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Jim Blount owns some apartments on Woodlawn Ave, right across from Woodlawn Park and is excited about the planned upgrades to the park. “Over the last ten years since they implemented the greenway system here, the area has really thrived. It has become incredibly vibrant and popular with students, young professionals, and young adults that live here,” Blount said.
Three people shot Monday morning outside of store in Spring Lake, police said
SPRING LAKE, N.C. (WNCN) — Spring Lake police officers are investigating a shooting early Monday morning that sent three people to the hospital, officers said. According to the Spring Lake Police Department, officers responded to a call of shots fired around 2:20 a.m. at a Food Mart Express in the 300 block of Spring Avenue.
North Carolina drivers need to know these school bus laws
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The 2024-25 school year is officially underway in the Charlotte area and school buses are once again part of the daily commute for drivers in the Carolinas. After a few months off, you might need a refresher on school bus traffic laws in North Carolina. Most...
Shortened recreational flounder season to be held with restrictions in place
KURE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Some fishermen in the Cape Fear are getting ready to start a shortened recreational southern flounder season this year. Wilmington resident Jeremy Wyman said flounder is one of his favorite fish to catch and eat, but new restrictions in place this year are, in a word, confusing, for many.
New scholarship at NC Central University will pay for teachers to become principals
A new scholarship program at North Carolina Central University is paying for local teachers to become principals. It includes 16 educators from across the state. All currently teach elementary, middle or high school students in rural districts. The scholarship will cover the teachers' master's degrees and give money to their...
OWASA Hosts State and Local Elected Officials for Briefing on OWASA’s PFAS Action Plan
OWASA Hosts State and Local Elected Officials for Briefing on OWASA’s PFAS Action Plan. On Friday, August 23, OWASA hosted North Carolina State Senator Graig Meyer, Representative Allen Buansi, Representative Renee Price, Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee, and other elected officials from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County for a briefing on OWASA’s PFAS Action Plan and the financial impacts of PFAS treatment on our community.
‘One man crime spree:’ NC felon gets 15 years after firing gun toward school, leading cops on 118 mph chase
Crip gang member Jahmez Tavaughn Jackson was already a felon on probation wearing an ankle monitor when he fired shots toward a Wilmington school -- and then fled in a 118 mph chase, officials said.
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