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Laurel Hill’s Rodriguez-Gonzalez awarded $5K Perdue Scholarship
LAUREL HILL — Adrieliz Marie Rodriguez-Gonzalez, daughter of Eric Rodriguez-Hernandez and Eva M. Gonzalez-Vega of Laurel Hill, was awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving partner of Perdue Farms. Rodriguez-Gonzalez received one of 15 scholarships given this year to children...
VooDoo Wing Company to Open Chapel Hill Location on July 31
A growing wing company has set its sights on opening its first North Carolina location in the coming days, with the location in downtown Chapel Hill. VooDoo Wing Company plans to open on East Franklin Street on Wednesday, July 31, management and ownership told Chapelboro. The location will be the business’ ninth after it was born in 2014 and began franchising in 2023.
'Deserted streets, angry locals and lies - inside the real RNC Donald Trump didn't want you to see'
At the RNC, delegates, politicians, guests, and speakers gathered to hand Donald Trump and his new cohort JD Vance, their party's nomination in a grand celebration with custom outfits and lots of bedazzled hats - with the conservative group behind project 2025 setting the Republican agenda in the background
Employees at Upscale Durham Restaurant Quit En Masse After the Owner Used a Racial Slur
Plum Southern Kitchen & Bar has been closed since the beginning of July. A social media post attributes the closure to a standard summer break. But former employees of the upscale Durham restaurant tell a different story. According to eight former Plum employees, all of whom worked there until a...
North Carolina mom saves $16K by relocating to the UK to give birth
An American woman relocated to the UK to give birth and saved more than $16,000 on her medical bill. Haley Agra, 25, and her partner Lewis Blackshaw, 26, found out they were pregnant during a trip to Wales, Lewis's home country. At the time, Haley and Lewis were living in...
Tobs bash 4 HRs as Miller gets 5th win in romp over HiToms
THOMASVILLE — When the Wilson Tobs packed their power-hitting bats their bags for their annual trip to play their Coastal Plain League sister club, the High Point-Thomasville HiToms, on Friday night. Wilson bashed a season-high four home runs while CPL All-Star starter Reese Miller notched his fifth victory in a 14-4 outcome in eight innings at Finch Field. The teams, […] The post Tobs bash 4 HRs as Miller gets 5th win in romp over HiToms first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Three shot during party in Danville
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Three people were injured in a drive-by shooting during a private party in Danville. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. Friday in the 1500 block of Halifax Rd. A 40-year-old security guard was shot in the leg, and a 19-year-old man and 20-year-old woman also...
Isabella Strahan Announces She Is Cancer-Free!
Isabella Strahan shared a special YouTube vlog this week, revealing she is cancer-free!. Strahan, the daughter of Michael Strahan and his ex, Jean Muggli, had a malignant brain tumor removed in October, and has since undergone radiation, chemotherapy, and multiple brain surgeries. The 19-year-old posted two new videos this week....
Salt marshes mitigate hurricane damage
Weather experts say the 2024 hurricane season could spawn a record number of storms along with increased intensity. News that once again has observers keeping a close eye on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. One natural mitigator to potential storm damage is North Carolina’s approximately 222,000 acres of salt marshes, which play a key role in […] The post Salt marshes mitigate hurricane damage appeared first on Washington Daily News.
Showers possible across parts of central NC, could lead to flash flooding | Live Radar
Scattered showers continue across central N.C. Sunday evening with a few lasting into the overnight hours.Some of the showers and storms could produce heavy rain so a flash flood warning as a result of heavy rain isn't out of the question.Overnight lows will drop back into the upper 60s and lower 70s under cloudy skies.Looking Ahead Monday remains unsettled with showers and storms likely. It will be hot and humid with highs in the lower 90s.Download the ABC11 App and get weather updates and breaking news 24/7The rest of the week showers and storms are likely with the area finally drying out my next weekend."The biggest threat appears to be flooding downpours and localized flash flooding as shear is relatively weak," ABC11 meteorologist Steve Stewart said, "and instability is on the meager side for late July standards."
Leaked chicken waste paints smelly path to landfill
A truck hauling waste for Wayne Farms on its way to the Surry County landfill Monday had a near miss collision with another vehicle on Old U.S. 52 that caused it to spill out, and continue to leak, its smelly cargo over the roadway. Bobby Koehler said it was one of his Ultimate Environmental haulers that was en route to the landfill with a load of wet chicken feed mixed with bad eggs on Monday when his truck was nearly run off the road by...
3 arrested in murder of missing person out of Scotland Co.
SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — A joint investigation involving the Scotland County Sheriff's Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) has led to the arrests of three people from Scotland County for the 2021 murder of Brandon Carl Wayne McDonald, according to Captain Randy Dover with the Scotland County Sheriff's Office.
Isabella Strahan says she is cancer-free
Isabella Strahan, the daughter of NFL legend Michael Strahan, has announced she is cancer-free. The 19-year-old had been battling medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumor since last year and announced on her YouTube page that her cancer treatment is over and her scans are clear.She received treatment at Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center in Durham, North Carolina, and has documented her journey online. In her newest YouTube video, titled "Goodbye Hospital," she documented her last appointment and MRI. "Great scans, everything was clear. Cancer-free," she said. "Everything is great. I don't have another doctor's appointment until October.""I miss my doctors...
3 arrested face 1st degree murder in 2021 missing case
LAURINBURG — A joint investigation involving the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) has led to the arrests of three individuals from Scotland County for the 2021 murder of Brandon Carl Wayne McDonald. The arrests come as the result of extensive...
Fayetteville sues Stadium View Apartments, parking garage developers
The city of Fayetteville is suing the developer of a downtown project for allegedly breaching contract to build a mixed-use hotel, office and apartment building and completing a parking garage, according to a lawsuit filed last week. The July 12 lawsuit filed by the city in Cumberland County Superior Court against Hay Street Development Pad LLC and PCH Development Co. LLC and its registered agent Roderick Anthony Dowling Jr., states the developers were supposed to have the...
Bridge repair to disrupt Airport Road traffic for months
SALISBURY — Motorists should be advised that construction on the Airport Road bridge over Grants Creek will require a detour for the next several months. Senator Carl Ford’s office issued a release indicating that N.C. Department of Transportation contractor NJR Group, will begin replacing the bridge on Monday. As a result, Airport Road will be […] The post Bridge repair to disrupt Airport Road traffic for months appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Pelosi delivers speech to NC Democrats with notable absence — Biden’s future as nominee
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a state expected to help decide the presidency, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi did little to quell speculation on President Joe Biden’s path forward as the Democratic nominee to a room full of North Carolina Democrats on Saturday. Pelosi addressed more than 900...
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