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WNCT.com’s Get in the Game: Abigayle Dobra
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCT) — When Abigayle Dobra steps up the plate, she’s got one thing on her mind. “I’m thinking I’m going to hit this and I am going to get on base,” Dobra said. Between chants in the dugout and cheering on her teammates, she does well swinging the bat. In a recent […]
Over 20 In-State 2025 Football Prospect Commit to Major Colleges At This Time
Moncks Corner — With 20 prep players committed to major college football by the time of the annual SCACA Coaches Clinic (July 21-24) being held this year in Greenville the state is a little behind where we normally are just before August football drills begin. The HSSR would like...
With a Dare and Hyde County collaboration, Miss Katie conducts maintenance dredging in Hatteras Inlet channel
The Dare County-managed Miss Katie hopper dredge conducted maintenance dredging in Sloop Channel this past week, following a collaborative effort by Hyde County, Dare County, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and the Amry Corps of Engineers (Corps) to coordinate emergency dredging over the past few months. An emergency...
SCDOT adds 20 bridges to repair list, prioritizes Hwy 501 Bypass
CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — During the month of July, the SC Department of Transportation added 20 bridges to its priority list for repair or replacement. Number one on that list is the Highway 501 Bypass bridge over the Waccamaw River. The SCDOT told ABC15 that the 501 Bypass will...
Planning commission recommends Atlantic Beach high rise for approval
The Black Pearl condotel is one step closer to becoming a reality. The town of Atlantic Beach planning commission recommended approval of a land management ordinance amendment to allow the project to be 18 stories and to allow other variances on Thursday, July 25. The project will now go in front of town council for a second reading after it was approved on first reading in June. Charles Morant of the development team said after the meeting that he is feeling hopeful that the project will be approved by town council.
Looking for plans this weekend?
WILMINGTON, N.C. (CAPE FEAR WEEKEND) - Looking for something to do this weekend? If you’re in or around Columbus County then you’ll want to check out the Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival! This festival began in 1986 and over the years the community has turned it into what’s now the Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival.
STATE: NCDOT adopts traffic signal policy for improving pedestrian safety
RALEIGH – As new pedestrian signals are installed or existing ones are upgraded, the N.C. Department of Transportation is programming them with an enhanced safety feature. NCDOT is adding what is called a “leading pedestrian interval,” or LPI, to its traffic signals, giving pedestrians a head start of three to seven seconds to enter the marked […] The post STATE: NCDOT adopts traffic signal policy for improving pedestrian safety appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
N.C. museum has something for every baseball fan
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The North Carolina Baseball Museum, located at the Historic Flemming Stadium in Wilson, includes displays about the incredibly talented players hailing from the Old North Sate. The idea came about at a traditional Hot Stove banquet before the museum was built in 2002. To...
Records: Mecklenburg County led NC in juvenile drownings in 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - State records revealed that 37 people 18 years or younger drowned across North Carolina in 2023. Of those deaths, nearly half (18) were children five years old or younger. Eight of those were 1-year-olds. According to the records, Mecklenburg County had the most juvenile drowning deaths...
Nonprofit led by Mark Robinson's wife 'seriously deficient', state review says
A recently shuttered nonprofit operated by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson was "seriously deficient" in its operations, according to a state review examining how it carried out a federally funded meal program helping some childcare providers.A letter dated Wednesday from the state Department of Health and Human Services addressed to Balanced Nutrition Inc. owner Yolanda Hill and others gave the group two weeks to correct a myriad of shortcomings or regulators will propose they be disqualified from participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.The nonprofit also owes the state $24,400 that had been given...
It’s time for Duke Energy to support an electric grid that’s clean, affordable and reliable
When Winter Storm Elliott struck the Carolinas in late 2022, we all remember the havoc wrought by plunging temperatures and blackouts. Coal and gas plants froze up, leaving millions in the dark. Better transmission connections with our neighbors would have ensured access to energy even at the height of the storm, and now we’ve got […]
New rules on GenX, other forever chemical water pollution again delayed by NC commission
Earlier this month, Republicans on a state environmental commission once again declined to start the rulemaking process to keep "forever chemicals" like GenX out of groundwater and surface waters. The move prompted outrage from environmentalists and frustration from state regulators, who have been pushing for the new standards to match moves at the federal level to prevent the toxic manmade chemicals, formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), from entering the environment. ...
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