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From the editor: Fayetteville Observer journalists win NC Press Association awards
Let’s kick off July with some good news, shall we?. Each year, The Fayetteville Observer submits its best work for consideration by the North Carolina Press Association, and this year, we will be bringing home six awards. The Observer competes in Division E, which includes daily newspapers across the...
Valle Crucis Conference Center opens new trail to Crab Orchard Falls
VALLE CRUCIS — The Valle Crucis Conference Center has announced a new trail leading to Crab Orchard Falls at the Valle Crucis Conference Center. The new trailhead is approximately 50 feet from the existing trailhead, and adds a quarter-mile to the distance between the VCCC main campus and Crab Orchard Falls. The new trail provides a gentler slope up the mountain, as well as more sustainable surfacing and more opportunity for native plants to flourish near the trail. ...
Couple brings safari filled with exotic animals to Boiling Springs
The small herd of wildebeests stick to the shady trees at the edge of the pasture while a pair of ostriches, a long-horned cow and an American bison all vie for attention - and snacks - from the group of kids on the wagon pulled by a tractor. Meg and...
Richmond County’s Energy Way makes list of top 15 industrial sites in North Carolina
HAMLET — Richmond County is being recognized for having one of the best potential industrial sites in the state. The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina on Wednesday released the Selectsite Readiness Program Report from the Dallas, Texas-based Site Selection Group with technical support from engineering firm Thomas and Hutton — and Energy Way made the list.
Heatstroke warning issued for North Carolina as hot, humid and stormy Saturday
WATCH: Heat warning issued for North Carolina on hot, humid, stormy Saturday as temperatures top 100 degrees. WATCH: Heat warning issued for North Carolina on hot, humid, stormy Saturday as temperatures top 100 degrees. Last updated: July 6, 2024 1:16 AM EST. Well, I know this much. If you were...
Valle Crucis Conference Center opens new trail to Crab Orchard Falls
VALLE CRUCIS — The Valle Crucis Conference Center has announced a new trail leading to Crab Orchard Falls at the Valle Crucis Conference Center. The new trailhead is approximately 50 feet from the existing trailhead, and adds a quarter-mile to the distance between the VCCC main campus and Crab Orchard Falls. The new trail provides a gentler slope up the mountain, as well as more sustainable surfacing and more opportunity for native plants to flourish near the trail. ...
Charles Lee Bringing Multiple Coaches from Celtics to Hornets
After helping the Boston Celtics reach the NBA summit while flanking Joe Mazzulla as his lead assistant, Charles Lee is now in Charlotte, starting his long-deserved opportunity as a head coach at basketball's highest level.
Election 2024: Silence strategic, and silence conspicuous
(The Center Square) – Democratic leaders in Raleigh have not hesitated to show support for President Joe Biden since his disastrous debate with former president Donald Trump. Washington congressional colleagues, however, are a different story. More than a week later, Democratic U.S. Reps. Donald Davis, Deborah Ross, Valerie Foushee, Kathy Manning, Alma Adams, Wiley Nickel and Jeff Jackson have neither a press release nor social media post to X related to the debate or Biden staying in the race. ...
NIEHS launches 2021 Feds Feed Families virtual campaign
Last month, NIEHS kicked off its annual summer drive to collect food for disadvantaged communities as part of the greater Feds Feed Families effort across the federal government. The program encourages federal employees to donate food and other essential items to families in their local area. “This is a great...
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