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Finding bargains means saving lives
Rummaging for a bargain at Pawsome Treasures allows for a bit of retail therapy while managing to leave inflation at the door. And purchases go to help a good cause — proceeds from the new Mount Airy thrift store are going to help offset costs of spay and neuter services as well as to help animal rescue and foster groups.
NC Democratic Party office vandalized in Morehead City, police investigating
Authorities are investigating vandalism at a North Carolina Democratic Party office overnight in Carteret County. According to Carteret County Democratic Party Chair Katie Tomberlin, someone threw rocks and a concrete planter through the window of the office overnight Saturday in downtown Morehead City. NC Democratic Party head Anderson Clayton confirmed...
Former NCCU AD Responds To Budget Issues, Defends Decisions In Her 30 Years Of Service
DURHAM, NC — Former North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Director of Athletics, Dr. Ingrid Wicker McCree, is addressing the scrutiny she is receiving regarding the athletics department’s current budget issues. Wicker McCree replied to a news article in which administrators, including her successor, Dr. Skip Perkins, alluded to...
City banks finance award for 30th year
While no one really likes paying taxes, citizens of Mount Airy at least can be assured that taxpayer dollars are properly cared for — judging by the city continuing to receive an award from a national organization. For the 30th-straight year, the municipal Finance Department has garnered the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. That award is the highest recognition attainable in the realm of governmental accounting and...
Pickleball tournament draws nearly 400 players in Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – It’s a sport sweeping the nation — USA Pickleball said they’re the fastest growing sport in the country, for the third year in a row. The popularity of the sport is also growing in the Triangle. Pickleball is a mashup of...
Project Timberlake: Yard of the Month
The Project Timberlake Community Organization in Mount Airy recently announced the winner of the Yard of the Month for the month of July - Minister Emagine Carter of 278 Gaylon Street. The group is again recognizing those who are making an effort to improve the overall quality of life in the neighborhood. Having a yard contest is an attempt to build engagement and pride among residents of the area the group said. ...
Top Republican budget writer leaving North Carolina House
Republican Rep. Jason Saine, a top budget writer and influential lawmaker, will resign from the North Carolina House on Monday, he told WRAL. Saine, 50, has been in the House since 2011 and won re-election six times from Lincoln County. He was running for re-election in 2024. His resignation will become official Aug. 12.
Embattled North Carolina election board back at it Tuesday
(The Center Square) – Petitions enabling presidential hopefuls Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West for two liberal-leaning parties to appear on ballots in November are under consideration for the third time Tuesday in North Carolina. The State Board of Elections — already under federal investigation and possibly looking at a second on the state level — has set its next meeting to consider the We the People Party and the Justice for All Party. The Democrat-majority panel has denied each so far. ...
1 dead after police pursuit, head-on crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — One man is dead after a head-on crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Saturday, the Winston-Salem Police Department says. According to a report, around 11:40 p.m. Saturday, WSPD responded to a disturbance involving a knife in the 600 block of Waughtown Street. Officers located the suspect’s and victim’s cars, both […]
Longest-serving member of Robeson County school board dies
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — The longest-tenured member of Robeson County’s school board died recently, district officials announced on Saturday. Mike Smith served from 1990 through 2023, acting as chairman and leading multiple committees during his time with Public Schools of Robeson County’s board. An obituary was not immediately available. Smith was a standout athlete […]
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