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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....
North Carolina Democrats sue to reverse decision that put RFK Jr. on ballot
The North Carolina Democratic Party has challenged the state election board's recent decision to recognize a new political party that will put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state's presidential ballots.The complaint filed Thursday seeks to reverse the board's action that made "We The People" an official party in the presidential battleground state. Board staff last week said that supporters of We The People turned in enough valid signatures from registered and qualified voters to exceed the petition threshold in state law.In the complaint filed in Wake County Superior Court, lawyers representing the Democratic Party alleged that Kennedy's campaign evaded...
D.G. Martin: New book spotlights legacy of playwright Paul Green
Many North Carolinians know who Paul Green is or was, but most can’t tell you much about him. He was certainly North Carolina’s greatest modern playwright as many of us learned when our teachers told us about the outdoor drama, “The Lost Colony,” the story of attempted colonization of North Carolina by the British, including, of course, the birth of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the “new world.” ...
North Carolina to Enjoy Dry Spell: First Since July 4th
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina residents can look forward to noticeably drier conditions today, with clearing skies throughout the day. This marks the first time since July 4th that measurable rainfall is not expected anywhere in central North Carolina. According to the US National Weather Service in Raleigh, Saturday...
Fight fentanyl poisoning and learn at a local Race Against Drugs event
It has been reported that ten people in North Carolina die each day as a result of fentanyl poisoning and over 375 people in Davidson County have also died as a result since 2015. Recently Davidson County has been inundated with more deaths associated with fentanyl. It is saddening to hear the number of individuals that have lost their lives from fentanyl poisoning and the statistics are as shocking when the age range of those killed by fentanyl is exposed. Locally, there have been countless arrests made by law enforcement of persons selling the deadly drug within our own community. There have also been arrests made of parents and caretakers of children that are being poisoned after ingesting the drug, unaware. This dangerous drug effects everyone and has the potential of killing someone that each of us know and loves, if it hasn’t already. It is time to end the excuses that too many live by, that it is not our problem, because it now is.
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;...
Tidjane Salaun's summer league performance proves Hornets biggest worry
The Charlotte Hornets surprisingly selected Tidjane Salaun with the sixth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Most predicted Salaun as a mid-first-round selection, but Charlotte clearly believed in his potential. It was shocking to see him taken so high, but Salaun has more than enough upside to deliver. The...
Area Golf Notes: Davidson ends 50th in Carolinas Amateur
Sam Davidson of Asheboro tied for 50th place in the Carolinas Amateur at the Cliffs at Mountain Park in Marietta, S.C. Davidson shot rounds of 72, 71, 80 and 76 for a 11-over-par 299 total. During the past year, he played his first season at UNC Greensboro after transferring from Guilford College. He has one season of collegiate eligibility remaining.
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