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Overmountain Victory Celebration takes place Sept. 12-14
SPRUCE PINE — The Blue Ridge Parkway is hosting the 33rd annual Overmountain Victory Celebration on the grounds of the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, milepost 331, on Sept. 12-14. This living history encampment celebrates the Overmountain Men who crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains on their way to a battle with British forces at Kings Mountain that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in favor of the forces for Independence. Local school and home school groups are invited to attend the event on Thursday,...
Where do wild horses hide on North Carolina’s Outer Banks?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A ghost of sorts appeared on the northern end of North Carolina’s Outer Banks — a wild stallion that goes by the name Dash. The elusive horse came out of nowhere Aug. 14 with his equally mysterious mom, Rotor, confirming a lesser-known fact about the feral “banker” horses that live on Corolla.
Texan Indicted for Multi-State Cattle Theft Scheme Involving Over $780,000 in Fraudulent Transactions
A recent indictment by a federal grand jury in Charlotte has charged Clint Clifford Sicking, 40, of Muenster, Texas, with engaging in a complex cattle theft scheme that defrauded livestock markets out of $780,000. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Dena J. King for the Western District of North Carolina. The scheme, which spanned several states including North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, and Virginia, involved purchasing cattle with bad checks and then immediately moving them across state lines to be resold before the fraud was detected.
AT&T workers in central NC go on strike, service outages loom after employee contract negotiations sour
GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — As the AT&T workers’ strike moves into another day, it’s also another day of numerous AT&T customers still without their internet service. For some of the other customers, service is restored. About 17,000 union members of the Communications Workers of America have been...
Stein touts tax-free holiday, fends criticism during PCC visit
WINTERVILLE — Democrat Josh Stein promoted education proposals including a tax-free weekend at Pitt Community College this week while fending off criticism from his rival in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race that Stein is soft on crime. The attorney general visited PCC on Wednesday afternoon to discuss his Ready, Set, Save initiative, which he said would ease burdens on students, parents and educators by reinstituting the tax-free weekend that gave North Carolinians a two-day break on sales taxes on school supplies. The plan also would offer...
D.G. Martin: Take steps to help favorite candidates succeed
Have you decided how you are going to vote in the upcoming election? Even if you have decided between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, there is more to do before you can do your duty on Election Day. There are more offices that will need your vote: secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, insurance commissioner, state senator, state representative,...
Rural North Carolina hospitals say recruiting surgeons is key to long-term success
Rural hospitals across the country often struggle to recruit doctors. Recruiting surgeons is even tougher. In southeastern North Carolina, the hospitals in Scotland and Robeson counties are investing in surgical programs that health care experts say are vital to the survival of rural hospitals. Scotland Health in Laurinburg built new...
Trump jokes about Mark Robinson’s weight at North Carolina rally
Former President Trump joked Wednesday about North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson’s weight at a Tar Heel State rally. At the beginning of the address to his supporters in Asheboro, N.C., Trump turned left in the direction of Robinson while standing on the stage and said, “Thank Goodness, Mark lost a lot of weight…
Historic Morganton clock being restored by community
MORGANTON, N.C. — Work is underway to restore a historic clock and bring its antique charm back to Morganton. In the 1920′s, the old McClintock clock was placed at the Morganton First National Bank to help people set their watches and clocks at home. For more than 100...
Beer company donates water to local firefighters
Anheuser-Busch is known for beer, but recently has focused on providing the most basic liquid commodity of all — water — to appreciative volunteer fire departments in Surry County and elsewhere. In all, 31 firefighting units across North Carolina were beneficiaries of the gesture by Anheuser-Busch in collaboration with 11 of its wholesaler partners and the National Volunteer Fire Council. It involved the beer company temporarily abandoning a normal role...
North Carolina election board allows virtual student IDs to comply with mandate
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has approved the first virtual form of identification to comply with the voter ID law in the Tar Heel State. On Tuesday, the Democratic-controlled board voted 3-2, with both Republicans opposing, to allow the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Mobile UNC One Card to be accepted […]
Wake reduces graduation requirements, in compliance with new state law
North Carolina high school students no longer have to meet as many graduation requirements. On Tuesday, the Wake County school board voted to reduce the credit requirement from 26 credits to 22 credits. But the county isn’t the only one making this decision. The reduced requirements are stipulated in...
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