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Box office hits: N.C. A&T Football and Hoops to be featured on network broadcasts
The N.C. A&T State University Aggies have been climbing the ranks of national recognition and notoriety. Well the Aggies have leveled up, recently they haven't enjoyed some of the successes of their past. However, that hasn't stopped the interest in the Aggies from skyrocketing. Even more households will be introduced to the Aggies this year and the hope is that the additional exposure will help many of the things the Aggies need - including recruiting.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cross Creek Mall, downtown and more from Fayetteville's past
The Fayetteville Observer has plenty of photos in its archives for anyone interested in how the Cumberland County area has grown and changed over time. Here are 20 of our most popular staff archive photo galleries from the past few years, with photos ranging from the 1800s to the 2010s. Hay Street's seedy...
Caesar's Virginia to host hiring event in Browns Summit
BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. — Caesar's Virginia is bringing recruitment efforts to Guilford County. It is on track to open this year in Danville, Virginia, about an hour north of Greensboro. The company will hire at least 900 people for the site. In the meantime, the Danville casino's temporary site...
RiverDogs walk-off Cannon Ballers in first game, split doubleheader
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Jhon Diaz completed a furious comeback in the final inning for the Charleston RiverDogs with a walk-off single to right, as they beat the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 8-7 in game one of a doubleheader at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park on Saturday. The Cannon Ballers rebounded with a 3-1 in in the nightcap to split the twin bill in front of 3,957 fans.
Johnston Man Receives Sentence For Planning To Attack Energy Grid
Federal prison sentences have been handed out to three individuals who conspired to attack the United States’ energy grid. Among them is a 25-year-old man from Johnston. Liam Collins received a ten-year sentence for the weapons charges associated with the scheme. Paul James Kryscuk of Idaho and Justin Wade...
Chapel Hill girl gets on stage, receives Taylor Swift's hat during Eras Tour stop in Germany
A Taylor Swift fan from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, lived out her dream and went viral during Swift's Era's tour in Hamburg, Germany, on July 23.Lucia Hugelmeyer, 9, was in Italy with her family for her 17-year-old sister's lacrosse team. They made a last-minute decision to attend Swift's concert in Germany.It turned out to be a decision Hugelmeyer will never forget.She was picked from the crowd to go on stage and receive Taylor Swift's hat during the entertainer's hit song "22." The hat gift is a staple at Swift's concerts, but Hugelmeyer never imagined she'd be picked to be part...
‘It’s amazing’: Community steps up to replace stolen gear for West Caldwell High School football team
LENOIR, N.C. (WBTV) - When listing the things most necessary to play football, a helmet is probably at the top of the list. Community support might be a close second. When the West Caldwell Warriors take to the field for their first game on August 23, they’ll have both. However, not without a few hiccups.
Reigning PDRA Elite Top Dragster World Champion Steve Furr Reflects on Hot to Start 2024
Few drivers have been as dominant in the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series’ sportsman classes as Steve Furr. The Harrisburg, North Carolina-based driver won the first three races of the six-race 2020 season to secure his first PDRA world championship in Laris Motorsports Insurance Top Dragster presented by Greenbrier Excavating & Paving.
To understand homelessness, this pastor lived on the streets
For five days last summer, Finish Line Christian Center Pastor Shannon Williams lived on the streets of Lenoir. Williams was with another member of the church, Jon Beard. He had a cot and a backpack, and the two slept under a bridge. "We lived on the streets just like any other homeless community....
NC Fast Facts: US census to conduct test runs throughout South, West, including NC
Six places in the South and West will host practice runs four years before 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;...
NC Department of Transportation upgrades traffic signals to improve pedestrian safety
North Carolina Department of Transportation is improving pedestrian safety through upgrading traffic signals.According to a Friday press release, NCDOT is adding a 'leading pedestrian interval' or LPI, to its traffic signals. This gives pedestrians a three to seven-second head start to enter the crosswalk before drivers who must yield before making a turn."This change makes pedestrians more visible for drivers," Nick Zinser, NCDOT's Western Region Signals Engineer, said. "It's a safety enhancement, and it can be done at a low cost by reprogramming the existing equipment at our traffic signals."LPIs are already common in downtown Charlotte and Raleigh.The press release...
18 swim sites in eastern North Carolina fail water quality standard tests
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — More than a dozen swim sites across eastern North Carolina have failed Swim Guide tests this week after recent periods of heavy rains. Sites that failed to meet the water quality standards include: “This is a direct result of the enormous amount of rain we’ve had over the last week or […]
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