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Reporting rule for NC recreational fishermen gets delayed. Here's when it'll start.
North Carolina's recreational fishermen will have a year reprieve from having to report their catches of several popular fish species to state regulators. But the requirement, which has proven unpopular with fishermen and even state officials, isn't going anywhere. The new rule requires that anyone who recreationally harvests red drum,...
Yeti or Not, Here They Come
Jerry Millwood and a group of friends were hunting on a ridge in the South Mountains when they heard a knock on a tree. The group stopped and took a knee, smelling the telltale stench of their intended target. “It’s decaying flesh with a little bit of skunk mixed in,”...
No state budget this year means Medicaid could run low
NC Medicaid costs fluctuate each year. The state Department of Health and Human Services forecasts how costs might change and asks the legislature for funding adjustments based on those predictions. For the 2024-25 fiscal year, the department asked for almost half a billion dollars extra to meet higher costs —...
Japanese health care company to build first North American manufacturing center in Eastern NC
GREENVILLE — Nipro Medical Corporation, a leader in the global health care and medical device industry, has selected Pitt County for its first North American manufacturing center of excellence, creating 232 jobs, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday. The company will invest more than $397.8 million to build a campus and U.S. headquarters in Greenville. “I’m excited to welcome another advanced manufacturing company to eastern North Carolina,” Cooper said in his announcement. “Not only will Nipro join a Greenville community of health care leaders, it will...
Honored fallen heroes, rescue of symbolic freedom stirs RNC emotion
(The Center Square) – Sacrifices were too many, and the least the fraternity brothers on a North Carolina campus could do, he said, was keep Old Glory flying. And so, they did. In an emotional back-to-back segment of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, the tears for lives lost among 13 families were followed by song and inspiration from country music artist Brian Kelley performing with the Holy Redeemer...
Japan’s HI-CHEW Maker Morinaga Investing Over $136 Million In NC Factory
The Mebane, NC produces the popular fruity candy HI-CHEW. Due to high demand, Morinaga will add manufacturing space and production lines. A performance-based grant of $100,000 from the One North Carolina Fund will help facilitate the expansion, contingent on a company capital investment of $115.4 million, the creation of 40 jobs, and local government support.
NCWRC announces totals for 2024 wild turkey harvest
Results from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s (NCWRC) 2024 Wild Turkey Harvest Summary report show that hunters recorded 24,074 birds harvested statewide in 2024, including 2,372 birds taken during the youth season. Hunters harvested 15 fewer turkeys than last year’s record total, making the 2024 spring turkey season the second-highest year on record. Both the mountain and coastal ecoregions […] The post NCWRC announces totals for 2024 wild turkey harvest appeared first on The Coastland Times.
‘Sister Wives’ Janelle Brown Finally Buys Her Own Property
Janelle Brown recently visited her daughter, Maddie Brown Brush in North Carolina, and now the news arrived that the Sister Wives star has purchased some property there. It comes hot on the heels of another business venture that she started. TLC Star Janelle Brown Moved On From Kody. The former...
These Are The Top 5 States Michigan Residents Are Fleeing To
According to the Allied US Migration Report for the 2nd year in a row we saw less interstate in 2023. Where's everybody going? More importantly, why are they going there?. Stagflation. Recession; The fact that interstate moves have continued to decrease over the last few years shows residents are taking a cautious approach when it comes to big moves and increasing interest rates.
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