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Steamers beat Skippers 13-1 for 9th straight win
Watch out Old North State League. The Edenton Steamers are hot and on a mission. Edenton won its ninth straight game Tuesday night as the Clams continued their dominance of rival River City with a 13-1 victory over the Skippers at Knobbs Creek Park. The Steamers are putting it all together with strong pitching, clutch hitting and tight defense as they try to hold off New Bern and win the...
Prep Spotlight: Local AAU hoops teams competing in Myrtle Beach
A trio of Greenville-based AAU travel basketball teams are representing their community on the national stage this week in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The IGI Blue (5th grade), IGI Red (8th grade) and IGI Black (9th grade) youth basketball teams, coached by Greenville native and former Lenoir Community College and Winston-Salem State hooper Antwaun Smith, tipped off in the 2024 NTBA Boys National Championship II this week. The tournament runs through...
Team goals: Wilson Prep’s 5 starters all to play college hoops
Perhaps even more remarkable than Wilson Prep’s accomplishment of winning back-to-back state 1-A championships in basketball is that all six of its seniors are going to college. All five starters — Brandon Anderson, David Ellis, Ben Ferguson, Josh Hicks and Leslie Minter — have earned basketball scholarships, which may be unprecedented in Wilson County, while Khristian Woodard landed an academic […] The post Team goals: Wilson Prep’s 5 starters all to play college hoops first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Fight between coach, umpire ruins Little League game in Wilson
Video captured at a Monday night Little League game shows a fight between the plate umpire and a coach that bystanders are calling an assault. The game was between two 12-and-under teams, Bull City Little League and Cherryville, in a state championship tournament at Wilson's Gillette Baseball Complex. During the...
Rocky Mount man charged with statutory rape
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) - A Rocky Mount man is in jail after being charged with statutory rape. Kyle Sanders was arrested Tuesday at his home. Rocky Mount police say they got a call from a neighbor in the 800 block of South Tilery Street after getting information about a missing child and a wanted person. They say the victim was in Sanders’s home and taken to Nash UNC Health Care as a precaution.
Perry’s Emporium opened a new location and at the grand opening there’ll be major savings
WILMINGTON, N.C. (CAPE FEAR WEEKEND) - For 33 years, Wilmington has been shopping at Perry’s Emporium for their diamonds. Now they’re making it easier for people in Pender County with their new location in Hampstead. This family-owned business steals the hearts of Wilmington when it comes to diamonds...
North Carolina Postal Worker’s Family Thinks She Died From Intense Heat In Mail Truck
Family members of Wednesday “Wendy” Johnson thinks she suffered a possible heat-related death after delivering mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS) in 95-degree heat, WRAL reports. Johnson, 51, died at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on June 6. Her family claims she died from heat stroke after she started to feel weary delivering mail on an extremely hot day. Johnson’s son, Deandre, said his mom, who worked for the agency for 20 years, was riding in the back of a postal truck on a 95-degree day. Johnson worked as a supervisor and sometimes assisted with deliveries in...
'Time for a 21st century bridge': Leaders celebrate funding boost for new Cape Fear bridge
Gov. Roy Cooper joined local, state and federal leaders in Wilmington on Wednesday to celebrate the recently announced $242 million in federal grant funding that will help cover the cost of replacing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Last week, Cooper announced the receipt of the discretionary grant, which is funded by President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The steel vertical-lift bridge was built in 1969 and recently underwent a preservation project that disrupted traffic in and around...
Chris Herndon joins NC Sierra Club as chapter director
Chris Herndon of Cary is the new director of the North Carolina chapter of the Sierra Club. The Raleigh-based nonprofit organization, which advocates for a clean, healthy environment and the well-being of all who live in it, made the announcement Wednesday. Herndon, who has spent most of the past 12...
Strong thunderstorms move across central North Carolina, Level 1 risk Saturday | LIVE RADAR
Scattered showers and storms made their way across Central North Carolina Friday afternoon and evening.Some areas saw between 1 to 3.5 inches of rain as heavy rain moved across the Triangle.Scattered showers are possible, primarily in the Sandhills, until about midnight. None of the storms are expected to become severe.Rainfall totals on Friday reached a quarter of an inch across the viewing area.The next chance for severe weather will be on Saturday, bringing a level 1 risk of damaging winds.The wet and unsettled pattern will continue through the weekend.Much of the southeast is in a moderate to severe drought. However,...
Daniels closes door on career in lodging
SMITHFIELD — Hank Daniels has spent his life in and around hotels. It started as a kid. “My father had some hotels in Wilson, and that’s where we lived for a long time,” Daniels said of the Wilson County city known then for its tobacco market. “He was a very good investor as far as acquiring property and acquiring and […] The post Daniels closes door on career in lodging first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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