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Byrd featured at FCA Rally at Ridgecroft School
AHOSKIE – The Northeast North Carolina Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) announces that East Carolina University baseball’s Parker Byrd will appear at an FCA Rally on Thursday, Aug. 29 at Ridgecroft School. The doors open at 5:30 pm and the program will begin at 6 pm. The event...
Fire burns house in Sampson County; home was built by fire chief's family
A home in Sampson County was badly charred Sunday morning in a large fire. Around 2:30 a.m., firefighters with the Roseboro Fire Department and other firefighters from Sampson County responded to the large fire at a home at 400 West North St. Roseboro Fire Chief Lee Coleman told WRAL News...
NCDHHS launches Strategic Housing Plan to expand support for people with disabilities
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently launched the North Carolina Strategic Housing Plan to help maintain, increase and better utilize affordable supportive housing for people with disabilities across the state. This plan addresses housing needs for individuals with disabilities, including those who are currently receiving or eligible for NCDHHS-funded services as well as those who are experiencing homelessness, currently residing in congregate settings or at risk of entry into these settings.
2024 Season Preview: East Duplin looks to reclaim conference title
Last year’s title race could not have been any closer as the defending conference champions Panthers lost their only East Central 2A Conference match-up to conference champions Wallace-Rose Hill in overtime. This year however, head coach Battle Holley said they are hoping to reclaim their title. “Our conference … is one of the toughest in the state, and top to bottom, our conference is going to be really good this year. It’s going to come down to every week. Every week you’ve got to be...
SAU Receives $10K Donation From Wayne County Group HBCU Alliance at St. James AME Zion Church
The Wayne County HBCU Alliance in Goldsboro is the latest organization to offer a generous gift to Saint Augustine’s University (SAU), continuing the outpouring of love and support the 157-year-old university has received from the community. In a St. James Church AME Zion Church service on Sunday, July 28, 2024, the Wayne County HBCU Alliance presented a $10,100 check to SAU Interim President Dr. Marcus H. Burgess.
Voter registration forms found scattered in Raleigh, spark security concerns
Trenice Wright pulled into the driveway of her job Friday afternoon in Raleigh and saw dozens of white forms on the ground.She took a closer look; they were all voter registration forms."I felt bad because...one, people's information is on there. Their addresses are on there," Wright said. "Then, they're assuming that they're registered to vote."Most of the ones Eyewitness News saw were blank. However, there were three completed.According to the Board of Elections website, one was invalid and the other two were registered voters. ABC11 was able to contact one of the voters, who did not want to reveal her...
New Bern Police searching for person who broke into local business Friday morning
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) – New Bern Police investigators are working to track down the person who broke into a business early Friday morning. In a news release to WNCT, police said someone broke into the business located in the 1900 block of South Glenburnie Road just after 7 a.m. Friday morning. Officers responded to […]
New 64-unit apartment complex officially open
Tarek Johnson on Tuesday afternoon was upbeat about being among the first residents to settle into the new 64-unit East Haven Apartments. “It’s nice,” Johnson said. “It’s beautiful. I mean, I love everything about it.” Johnson, 33, was commenting after officials, community leaders, workers and local residents gathered under a large open tent for the official opening of a $16 million complex at the end of Glory Drive in the...
Police looking for Creedmoor PNC bank robbery suspect
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a bank robbery suspect.According to the Creedmoor Police Department, the robbery happened at the PNC Bank on Main Street just before 3:30 p.m. on Friday.Police said officers obtained felony warrants for Johnathan Lemount Florence. He was last seen wearing khaki-colored pants, a light blue t-shirt, and work boots.ALSO SEE: More than $5,500 worth in goods stolen from multiple stores in Goldsboro, 4 arrestedFlorence is believed to be driving a red 2003 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck, vehicle registration VDT-3588.Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Florence is urged to call the Creedmoor Police Department at (919) 528-1515 or Granville County Crime Stoppers at (919) 693-3100. A reward of up to $2,000 is offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. Callers do not have to provide their names or personal information.
Before he was famous, a teenage J. Cole was a skating rink mascot in Fayetteville
Editor's note: This story, originally published in The Fayetteville Observer on Aug. 16, 2001, was written as part of the Observer's summer series "On the Job." In this installment, Round-A-Bout Skating Center employee Jermaine Cole, now Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist J. Cole, talks about his experience as the Roller Roo mascot. Cole was 16 at the time this story was published. When you're Fayetteville's premier party animal, you expect to put up with a few small problems. ...
Warriors bow 35-14 at Northern Nash
ROCKY MOUNT — A Hunt High varsity football team young in most spots showed promise but not enough to unseat host Northern Nash in Friday night’s season-opening clash at “Death Valley.” The Warriors of the 3-A Quad County Conference stayed with the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference Knights, who have played in the last two NCHSAA 3-A East Region championship games, […] The post Warriors bow 35-14 at Northern Nash first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
High School Football Glance, Aug. 24, 2024
3-A QUAD COUNTY Conference Team Conf. All PF PA Fike 0-0 1-0 27 23 C.B. Aycock 0-0 1-0 48 20 South Johnston 0-0 1-0 21 20 West Johnston 0-0 1-0 47 34 Hunt 0-0 0-1 14 35 East Wake 0-0 0-1 42 65 Southern Wayne 0-0 0-1 0 38 Smithfield-Selma 0-0 0-1 7 27 Friday, Aug. 23 Fike 27, Beddingfield […] The post High School Football Glance, Aug. 24, 2024 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Coaching mentor returns to sidelines
It’s been said that a good coach can serve as a mentor, guiding athletes through challenges and triumphs and instilling values that transcend the realm of sports. You can count Northampton County’s John Brown into that category – twice. After leaving the bench and hanging up his whistle and clipboard following 18 years of service at Lasker’s Northeast Academy, Brown returned just a few years ago – first as a...
Football highlights: Seventy-First survives; Terry Sanford QB has 5 TDs in first half
Seventy-First notched its 31st straight regular-season win in Friday's opener against historically strong Richmond Senior as DeAndre Nance accounted for three touchdowns and the Falcons held off the Raiders 35-28. In a physical battle on Loyd E. Auman Field, Seventy-First leaned on its superstars to pull ahead and controlled the ball late to...
After latest OBX house collapse, 8 are still deemed unsafe for occupancy in Rodanthe
RODANTHE, N.C. — After a second house collapse this year in the Rodanthe community of North Carolina's Outer Banks, 13News Now has learned eight properties there are still deemed "unsafe for occupancy." The eight other properties are mainly located on Kohler Court and East Ocean Drive. A ninth property...
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