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North Carolina School Boards Association launches statewide campaign to support public education
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina School Boards Association recently launched a statewide ad campaign to build support for public schools, the organization said in a news release. The campaign, titled “Public Education Does the Public Good,” uses social media and billboard ads to spread NCSBA’s message that “healthy, well-funded public schools are good […]
NC Rural Center Opens Application Period for Homegrown Leaders Training
The NC Rural Center has announced that the application period is now open for its Homegrown Leaders training. The in-person training will take place from September 10-12 in Kinston. About Homegrown Leaders. Homegrown Leaders is a three-day regional leadership and community economic development training program. It aims to equip existing...
Raleigh man celebrates $150,000 Powerball win
A Raleigh man won a $150,000 prize through the North Carolina Education Lottery after trying his luck on a $3 Powerball ticket. William Farr bought a lucky Quick Pick ticket from Quality Mart on Chapel Hill Road in Raleigh. He matched the numbers on four white balls and the red...
Weather Permitting: Fayetteville forecast is great for the grass — and mosquitoes
After the bone-dry June we had in the Cape Fear region, I promised I'd never complain about too much rain again. But if this pattern keeps up much longer, I'll be dang close to it. A combination of stalled boundaries and a super-saturated southwest flow continues to bring copious rainfall to the Carolinas, with...
Widespread Panic cancels shows due to Fayetteville native Jimmy Herring's cancer diagnosis
Rock band Widespread Panic announced Sunday that lead guitarist Jimmy Herring, who was raised in Fayetteville and attended Terry Sanford High School, has stage one tonsil cancer. A post to the Georgia-based band's Facebook page said that the musician is seeking treatment immediately and is expected to make a full recovery. “We thank...
Kenneth Black Cemetery Dedication honors the American Revolution
The Moore County Historical Association (MCHA) hosted the Kenneth Black Cemetery Dedication July 20 off Morganton Road in Southern Pines. The dedication stems from the Tory War of 1781 during the American Revolution, when patriots battled royalists for freedom from Britain. In July 1781, Kenneth Black, a farmer loyal to...
CCFCA Rock the 2024 Convention – Aug. 10
CCFCA Breaking the Chain, Faith Hope & Love Community Enrichment Ministries, Inc., Walter Roger, President Emeritus of NC Black Caucus Alliance, Wesley Stokes President of Eastern NC Civic Group, and TCC Political Services will host a “CCFCA (Concerned Citizens for Community Action) Rock the 2024 Convention” on Saturday, August 10, at the West Southern Pines Center, 1250 W. New York Avenue, from 12 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Pinebluff K9 ‘Nala’ to get donation of body armor
The Pinebluff Police Department’s K9 Nala will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Nala’s vest is sponsored by Jennifer Hale and Mary Margaret Hasslocher and will be embroidered with the sentiment “Gifted by Jennifer...
One transported after Southern Pines T-bone
One person was transported following a T-bone collision in Southern Pines on Monday morning. The collision happened near the intersection of Fort Bragg Road and Indiana Avenue just before 8 a.m., resulting in delays to morning commutes as first responders worked to investigate and clear the scene. Fire departments arriving...
Kwon's sweet new food truck: Get the scoop on the menu and grand opening in Fayetteville
Kwon’s Kitchen Korean Fusion has been a mainstay of the Fayetteville food scene since the truck gained traction with locals in 2021. Now, owner Vanessa McKoy — better known as "Chef Kwon" — is launching a second food truck exclusively offering her best-selling sweets. Kwons Treats food...
Is Fayetteville Amazon facility open yet, and is it still hiring?
Amazon's new inbound cross-dock facility is operational after multiple delays since its original project 2023 timeline. Greg Rios, an Amazon spokesperson, said in an email Wednesday that the 1.3 million-square-foot facility at 6309 Bragg Blvd. in Military Business Park has been operational since late June. The facility in Fayetteville began...
Making the cut: Longtime Fort Liberty barber to be inducted into National Hall of Fame
FORT LIBERTY — Nestled in the back room of the 18th Airborne Corps headquarters, Travis Bell’s barbershop walls are filled with photos and autographs. Aside from a photo of the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., the photos aren’t of professional athletes, Hollywood actors and actresses or Grammy singers, but are of some of the nation’s top soldiers who have served at the former Fort Bragg, now Fort Liberty.
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