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US census takers to conduct test runs in north Alabama 4 years before 2030 count
Six places in the South and West will host practice runs four years prior to the 2030 U.S. census, a nationwide head count that helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of western Texas; tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; western North Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Huntsville, Alabama, will be […]
Ranking WNC kickers in 2024 North Carolina high school football season
From Tanner Jackson to Rossi Santelia, the Citizen Times and Times-News ranked the top kickers and punters for the 2024 North Carolina high school football season in WNC. It's not just players on offense and defense ready to make a splash this season. While special teams players don't get the...
Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us
Plum’s sudden closing was not the result of a “standard summer break,” as the restaurant’s IG page reported. It was actually the result of Kitchen Karen experiencing the mass exodus of her staff in response to her racism. The post Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us appeared first on NewsOne.
Ask the Meteorologist: How our weather went from extreme heat & drought to days of flood potential
How our weather went from extreme heat & drought to days of flood potential. For days, even weeks, the WRAL Weather team spoke repeatedly of dangerous heat. RDU has hit 100 degrees nine times already this summer. Suddenly, the weather has changed its tone within the past week or so.
'You can't do it on your own': NC State meteorology grad brings plush business to GalaxyCon
Tucked away among a group of warehouses in southwest Raleigh is Emily Foster with more than 10,000 plushies that she designed for her business, Alpacasews. A fraction of those plushies will be at GalaxyCon Raleigh this weekend. Foster originally started her business during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, while...
Woman & teen boy shot in Clayton neighborhood, authorities say
Two people were shot early Tuesday morning in Clayton. According to the Clayoton Police Department, officers responded to a shots fired call around 3 a.m. in the area of Pond Street and Durham Street. Shortly after, they responded to another call at East Joyner Street. Officers found a 14-year-old boy...
App State awarded nearly $2.2 million to support growth of its nursing programs
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University will receive nearly $2.2 million over two years to expand its nursing degree programs, part of a groundbreaking statewide effort to address a nursing workforce shortage in North Carolina. The University of North Carolina System announced July 16 that it has awarded nearly...
Jennifer Roberts and Bob Orr with the North Carolina Network for Fair, Safe and Secure Elections
One very hopeful development for the security and honesty of elections in North Carolina in recent months has been the emergence of the North Carolina Network for Fair, Safe and Secure Elections. The bipartisan group is led by former Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts and former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and for some time […] The post Jennifer Roberts and Bob Orr with the North Carolina Network for Fair, Safe and Secure Elections appeared first on NC Newsline.
State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing
In the past two years, more than 30 lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts alleging that companies such as RealPage and Yardi are equipping corporate landlords with software algorithms that allow competitors to collude on rent prices. Algorithmic price estimates, in which landlords rely on complex data formulas to set rental rates, […] The post State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing appeared first on NC Newsline.
1 hurt in crash near North Carolina state line, Horry County Fire Rescue says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Longs near the North Carolina state line, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened along Highway 905, HCFR said. Crews were dispatched at 12:53 p.m. and had to extricate someone from the crash. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is […]
City of Raleigh Public Art Project Brings Colorful Murals to Downtown Streeteries
For a week in June, multimedia artist Sarahlaine Calva’s hands made careful strokes of various lines and shapes using cans of spray paint as paint splattered on her pants in a chaotic arrangement. She was working on her mural for Virgil’s Cocktails and Cocina’s wooden streetery, an outdoor seating area located outside local businesses.
HBCU has accreditation reinstated as initial ruling is reversed
Dispelling any rumors or misinformation surrounding its future, Saint Augustine’s University reaffirms its intent to welcome students back for the Fall semester. The post HBCU has accreditation reinstated as initial ruling is reversed appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Franklin Street Starbucks Temporarily Closed; New Location to Open Friday
The Starbucks location at 103 East Franklin Street temporarily closed its doors Sunday as the business moves to a larger storefront across the street. Located underneath Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery at 100 East Franklin Street, the new location is tentatively set to open Friday at 6 a.m, ahead of the new UNC school year. Renovations for the space began in 2019, which was previously occupied by Medici, a Neapolitan-style pizza restaurant.
Soccer fans and business owners brace for Manchester City, Celtic exhibition in Chapel Hill
For the second straight year, Kenan Stadium is playing host to European soccer clubs for an international friendly.Roughly a year to the day since Chelsea and Wrexham played in front of a sellout crowd at Kenan, Chapel Hill is hosting Premier League powerhouse Manchester City and Scottish club Celtic for another exhibition on Tuesday night."We've been waiting on it since they announced it," said Michael Burns, a Scotsman and lifelong Celtic fan who's since moved to Georgia. Michael and his family drove up to Chapel Hill for the game."It's a dream come true for me to bring my kids here...
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