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North Carolina system expands into 2 counties with new hospital, ASC
Construction is underway for Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health's new community hospital in Wilmington, N.C., the Novant Scotts Hill Medical Center, according to a July 25 Star News Online report. The 250,000-square foot center will serve residents of northern New Hanover County and eastern Pender County. Construction is expected to be...
Havelock, Northeastern lead HSOT's preseason 252 area code rankings
HighSchoolOT has released its preseason rankings for the 252 area code early to HSOT Insiders. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina's six area codes. Our 252 area code consists of these counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven,...
NC State Highway Patrol trooper saves baby who wasn't breathing; parents arrested
A North Carolina State trooper is being hailed a hero for jumping into action to save a baby who wasn't breathing.On Saturday afternoon, Trooper Hunter Eagle was on patrol in Rowan County when a call came in for a cardiac arrest.According to the caller, the family woke up to find an 11-month-old baby girl not breathing.Eagle, who was seconds away, drove quickly to the home, where the mother frantically met him in the driveway."As I pull into the driveway, there is a mom carrying out her 11-month-old in her arms, screaming saying, 'please help my baby, she's not breathing,'" he...
New coalition launches in bid to pressure HCA to sell Mission Health System
For months, Western North Carolina elected officials, health care professionals and others have been calling for HCA Healthcare, the country’s largest for-profit hospital company, to sell Asheville-based Mission Health System amid a torrent of lawsuits, patient complaints and even a federal inquiry. Now, a new group is escalating those...
Democrats more flush in six Council of State races
(The Center Square) – With 103 days to Nov. 5, Democrats are out-fundraising Republicans in the top state-wide elections across North Carolina. These races, often called the Council of State election races, include the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, commissioners of agriculture, insurance, and labor, the secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction. Of those 10 elections, Democrats ended the second fundraising quarter of the year with...
Watauga High among schools statewide to offer drone technology courses
Watauga High School and Watauga Innovation Academy are among more than 60 high schools across the state that will offer drone technology courses in their CTE departments. Students will study the fundamentals of drones, legal requirements, simulations, drone flight training, mapping and more, according to the North Carolina Department of Instruction (NCDPI).
Sentara cuts climate pollution from gas used for anesthesia
This story was reported by WHRO News. Sentara Health officials say they are reducing climate pollution from a greenhouse gas used for anesthesia, part of the system’s wider effort to reduce health care’s sizable carbon footprint. The health system’s hospitals throughout Virginia and North Carolina have largely phased...
2 NC public universities may be cutting several academic degrees after board vote
RALEIGH, N.C. — Two of North Carolina’s public universities will be allowed to eliminate more than a dozen degree programs ranging from ancient Mediterranean studies to physics after the university system’s governing board voted Wednesday to authorize the cuts. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors'...
From Louisville to Waterloo: Badin’s Moore finding success and grinding toward a big-league dream
WATERLOO, Iowa — Lucas Moore has immersed himself in the grind, playing in nearly 100 baseball games since February. That’s a lot of competition for a guy who just turned 19 in April, and the summer isn’t over. But Moore, a 2023 Badin High School graduate, is happy to press on.
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