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Fayetteville’s top 5 high school football conference games to watch in 2024 season
The start of the NCHSAA 2024 high school football season is around the corner. The Cumberland County Football Jamboree is scheduled for Aug. 16 at Gray's Creek and Pine Forest with the regular season set to kick off on Aug. 23. ...
Apex man accused of imprisoning 16-year-old employee at parent's home in Cumberland County
An Apex man arrested on a Cumberland County warrant last month is accused of holding a 16-year-old employee captive at his parent's Gray's Creek home for two days, according to court records. Suvid James Kakkar, 23, is charged with felonious restraint, court records state. On June 6, according to an arrest warrant, the 16-year-old...
Sky 5 flies over water rescue reported in east Raleigh
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Where will 43-year-old BJ's Used Books go following order to demolish building?
After more than 40 years serving the Fayetteville community, a family-owned used bookstore is seeking a new location. Its current home is slated for demolition due to the property owner's failure to meet city code requirements. BJ’s Used Books, at 4905 Murchison Road, announced July 2 that it is seeking...
Taylor: jewelry maker, businesswoman in equal measure
Six years ago, a broken necklace changed Marybeth Taylor’s life. The beaded necklace was one she’d worn only three or four times before it broke. “I was ticked,” she says, with a laugh, and one look around her studio makes the reason for her laughter clear: That broken necklace propelled her into a new career of designing, making, and selling jewelry.
Excessive rain provides some relief for corn in the east
CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - There’s an old farmer saying, “Dry weather will worry you but wet weather will ruin you.”. While this may be the case for most crops, farmers growing corn were hoping for rain because most corn crops became stressed and perished due to the June and July drought.
North Carolina City Has 300% More Juveniles Charged in Homicides in 2024
One North Carolina city is having quite some troubles with juveniles connected to homicides lately. A report from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department has come out and the midyear crime stats are quite interesting. In general, crime overall is on the rise this year. Violent crimes specifically are up and causing a bit of frenzy in the city.
NC Gov. Roy Cooper addresses potential VP nod
For the first time, we’re hearing from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper since his name was floated as a potential vice presidential nominee. He’s on the short list for the ticket with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Weather Warn Days are ahead for Western North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are Weather Warn Days for Western North Carolina. A stalled-out front will move back over the region, bringing torrential rain, with several additional inches of rainfall likely in areas. With the ground already saturated in some locations, flash flooding becomes more likely.
Ask a Journalist: Do disability plates let you park anywhere, for free, without time limits?
Q: Several readers have asked what, exactly, the rules are when it comes to disability plates and placards, sometimes called ‘handicapped plates,’ in southeastern North Carolina. A: It’s complicated. There’s state law — which largely removes parking time limits for those drivers — and then there are different...
Dr. Margaret Noel, founder of MemoryCare, honored with NC Order of the Long Leaf Pine
ASHEVILLE - Dr. Margaret A. (Peggy) Noel was recently awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of North Carolina's highest honors, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to her community and exemplary service within the state. Dr. Noel, a highly esteemed Geriatric Specialist with over 35 years of dedicated service, has been a cornerstone of health care in North Carolina. A graduate of Davidson College and UNC School of Medicine, she completed her residency and...
Local student represents state at American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation
Christina Pappas of Wilson is one of 100 high school seniors attending American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation this week in Washington, D.C. The weeklong program, founded in 1947, has provided civic education to thousands of students, teaching them about how the federal government works. Pappas is one of two participants representing North Carolina as a “senator” at ALA Girls Nation. […] The post Local student represents state at American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
US census takers to conduct test runs in Colorado 4 years before 2030 count
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Six places in the South and West will host practice runs for the next U.S. head count in 2030. The census helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of western Texas; tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado.; western North Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Huntsville, Alabama, will be encouraged to fill out practice census questionnaires in the spring of 2026. Census Bureau officials said Monday that they hope the tests will help ensure that in 2030, they count the people who were missed in the 2020 census.
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