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Dave Doeren: "When You Walk Onto the Field, There's Solace There"
NC State head coach Dave Doeren met with the media in the breakout session of the 2024 ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte. NOTE: Click on the video in the player above to watch Doeren’s interview. A select transcript is provided below. “A few years ago, we had a guy...
Former Holly Hill Hospital employees say facility tried to fool state inspectors
A mental health facility that’s the focus of an ongoing WRAL Investigation tried to trick state inspectors, according to former workers who reached out to WRAL. With more than 300 beds, Raleigh’s Holly Hill Hospital is one of the largest behavioral health facilities in the state. At this size, it’s also one of the first places people in need of help are sent because they have empty beds.
2nd arrest after Fayetteville police involved in 3 drug raids in one day
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Police in Fayetteville Friday announced an arrest in the third drug raid that officers conducted in one day last week. On Thursday, officers revealed a man was arrested after two search warrants at two homes on July 18 led to the discovery of 815 grams of fentanyl, along with cocaine, and two guns, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.
North Carolina Homewood Suites updates guestrooms, public spaces
Homewood Suites Raleigh-Durham (N.C.) AP/Research Triangle recently wrapped a multimillion-dollar renovation. The project, which began in November 2023, was carried out by POK Construction and updated the lobby, fitness center, communal spaces, meeting rooms and all 122 suites. Each guestroom now has new flooring, paint and wall vinyl with a...
Three Rivers Land Trust helps Patterson family protect 405-acre farm from development
Working with the Three Rivers Land Trust, the Patterson family has protected a large tract of land north of Harmony from development. Three Rivers Land Trust has worked with three separate landowners and their families over the years to conserve over 1,535 acres in this area. This effort began in 1999, with the protection of 640 acres of the Daltonia Plantation. In 2011, the Grose family conserved their adjacent farm which totaled over 490 acres. On July 26, the Patterson family added to that legacy by conserving an additional 405 acres.
Second new private school to open in Burlington next month
Ebenezer United Church of Christ in Burlington is launching a new private Christian school that will open for students in kindergarten through third grade on August 26. This marks the second new private Christian school that has recently announced plans to open in Burlington for the 2024-25 school year. (Grace Chapel in Burlington has announced it will open a new K-12 private Christian school next month. See story in last week’s edition: https://alamancenews.com/new-private-christian-school-in-burlington-planning-to-open-for-2024-25-school-year/)
Former Greensboro Mayor says he wants his job back
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former Greensboro Mayor Robbie Perkins told WFMY News 2 he's attempting to get his old job back. Perkins, who's been out of office since 2013, told WFMY News 2's Chad Silber he intends to run for office in 2025. "I've always thought my time as mayor in Greensboro was a precious time and something I really enjoyed," Perkins said.
City Ceremony To Recognize New 84-Unit Affordable Housing Complex
A public-private partnership between the City of Greensboro and other development partners has led to an upcoming grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Greensboro apartment home community. Trinity Housing Development LLC, Central Developers LLC and Halcon Companies LLC developed the 84-unit community for low- and moderate-income families, with...
Commissioner: phone call to suggest Supt. candidate was innocuous; school board members call it undue pressure
A seemingly innocuous phone call that Alamance County commissioner chairman John Paisley, Jr. made to school board chairman Sandy Ellington-Graves on Thursday, July 11, to suggest the name of someone that the board might want to consider for the vacant superintendent’s position – appears to have since ruffled the feathers of several other school board members.
Greensboro plans for first medical respite center for veterans and unhoused residents
A medical respite center for veterans and people without housing is coming to the city of Greensboro. The Servant Center is a Greensboro nonprofit that helps homeless and disabled individuals as well as veterans become independent. The organization recently acquired the Holden Heights building on Boulevard Street for its new medical respite center.
Richardson returns to Motocross National Championship
Surry County’s own Wells Richardson is headed back to the top amateur motocross competition in the world. Wells will compete in the 43rd annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship July 29 — Aug. 3. The event features more than 1,500 of the top motocross riders worldwide that compete across 36 classes of 42 riders each. Wells, an 8-year-old rising third grader at Dobson Elementary, will make his second...
KS Bank opens Dunn branch
DUNN — Smithfield-based KS Bank held a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently to celebrate the opening of its full-service branch at 206 W. Broad St. The Dunn branch marks KS Bank’s 10th branch location and its first in Harnett County. Earl W. Worley Jr. is the bank’s president and CEO. “We are solidifying our commitment to the city of Dunn and Harnett […] The post KS Bank opens Dunn branch first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Wilson County touts new VIPER radio system for better communication, stronger emergency response
Fire crews say VIPER system gives much-needed boost in emergency communication. With two major fire emergencies just one week apart in eastern North Carolina, it can be hard to find a silver lining, but Kenly Fire Chief Paul Whitehurst said there is one. "Because we were on the VIPER system,...
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