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East Surry outlasts Robbinsville 21-19
PILOT MOUNTAIN — East Surry kicked off the 2024 football season by outlasting Robbinsville 21-19. The Cardinals trailed for less than 20 seconds in the Aug. 23 nonconference battle. Both teams scored in the first minute of action, then East remained in the driver’s seat and even led by two touchdowns at one point during the first half. Robbinsville made a run at a comeback in the second half, but...
Chase down Highway 153 ends with recovery of stolen vehicle, arrest: Sheriff's office
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) says deputies have recovered a stolen vehicle after a chase down Highway 153. According to HCSO, a deputy received an alert from anAutomatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) around 6 in the evening on Tuesday. HCSO says that alert indicated that a stolen white Ford...
Highlands junior varsity lose tough match to Murphy
Plateau Daily News needs your support. If you like what you see, please consider making a tax free donation HERE. The Lady Highlanders junior varsity volleyball team hosted Murphy last Monday and lost 2-1. Highlands Assistant Coach Reese Schmitt said she thought the girls played well. “The girls played very...
Climate change isn't top of mind for NC voters. Here's why.
When Gov. Roy Cooper spoke at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last week before introducing Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's presidential nominee, the N.C. governor mentioned Harris' successful fight with the big banks after last decade's property crash and her plans − if elected − to improve the nation's health care system and schools. ...
Perserverance: Owns top coffee shop in NC, offers business tips, and empowe
Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed J Hackett. Proving that it’s not how you start it’s how you end, J Hackett is the founder and board chair of Black Wall Street AVL, the owner of GRIND - Asheville’s first ...
FDA, NC State, NASDA launch public health food inspections course
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) has joined forces with North Carolina State University and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) to introduce a groundbreaking food safety educational initiative. The “Introduction to Public Health Food Inspections” course, the first of its...
In Flood-Prone Parts of North Carolina, Climate Adaptation Meets the Data Gap
At a poster session in July in Gross Hall, Duke Ph.D. student Aljouhra AlHargan pointed to a simulated map of homes and businesses that could get flooded if a storm dumped more than a foot of rain on the tiny flood-prone town of Creswell, in North Carolina’s Inner Banks.
NC Sheriffs Association hosts annual conference
Recently, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association hosted sheriffs, sheriffs’ personnel and their families from across North Carolina for their Annual Business Conference. Each year, the Annual Business Conference allows sheriffs and their personnel to gather for training classes, panel discussions, networking and more. Training classes and panel discussions cover a variety of law enforcement issues. This year, topics included emerging trends in the fentanyl crisis and how the influence of Mexican drug cartels are affecting our borders. Attendees also had the opportunity to hear presentations...
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