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Summer apprenticeship program commences for students in southeastern North Carolina
A new apprenticeship program is helping high school students plant seeds for the future. Gov. Roy Cooper celebrated the start of the Summer Manufacturing Academy at Lenoir and Wayne Community Colleges on July 10. The seven-week program is a part of the Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) initiative. is...
While one party is denied, RFK Jr. gains ballot access in NC after bumpy road
After an internal investigation and concerns over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s party We the People's purpose and intent, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to approve the party for ballot access on Tuesday. It's been a bumpy process for We the People as the board questioned whether signees...
HI-CHEW candy maker to expand NC facility, invest $134M, create 204 jobs in Orange Co.
Morinaga America Foods, Inc. confirms it will expand operations in Orange County and investment $136 million. The move will create 204 jobs in Mebane.The Japanese company established its American subsidiary in 2013 and chose North Carolina for its first manufacturing site outside of Asia.The Mebane facility opened in 2015 and produces one of the company's signature products, the fruity candy HI-CHEW. Morinaga says demand for its most popular candy is driving the need for expansion. As part of the expansion additional manufacturing space and production lines will be added to the Orange County site.According to the company, new positions will...
Secretary of State makes campaign stop in Rowan County
SALISBURY — Elaine Marshall, the North Carolina secretary of state, made a stop in Rowan County on Saturday for her re-election campaign, speaking to local Democrats about the duties of her office and why she believed she is the best fit for the job. Marshall appeared at the monthly Rowan County Democratic Party breakfast on Saturday […] The post Secretary of State makes campaign stop in Rowan County appeared first on Salisbury Post.
PETA Officials: Canines are under distress in Bertie County
Coco in Colerain, Yale in Kelford, Rusty, Sparky, Remy and Duchess, all Bertie County canines, have PETA fieldworkers to thank this week for possibly saving their lives. Star and her puppies were not so lucky. When Duchess was found, her water temperature was 98 degrees. With temperatures soaring and the heat index hitting triple digits, Bertie County canines are in serious heat deprivation trouble. That is the word from PETA...
State accepting comments on proposed rule on vessel speeds to protect endangered whales
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WECT) - The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Coastal Management is accepting public comments on potential changes to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. The proposal includes, per the NCDEQ DCM:. “Modifying the boundaries and timing seasonal speed restrictions of 10 knots...
'It is violence': Onslow County deputy fired after video showed him in fight with neighbors
Deputy fired after caught on camera throwing woman to the ground at NC neighborhood in June. An Onslow County deputy is out of a job after a video released this week appeared to show his role in a fight between residents and protesters in a neighborhood where Native American artifacts were found.
Investigation ongoing after missing woman found dead in Brunswick Co.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - An investigation continues after authorities found a missing woman dead near Bolivia, according to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office. Per the BCSO, authorities received a call Tuesday morning, July 16, in reference to a woman who may be missing in a wooded area near Colonial Landing in Bolivia.
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