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Carl Sandburg Home Hosting Free Children’s Plays This Summer
Now through July 27, free summer children’s plays return on Thursdays and Saturdays at 10:15 am. Apprentice actors from the Flat Rock Playhouse Vagabond School of the Drama will perform “Rootabaga Express!,” a musical adaptation of Carl Sandburg’s children’s books, Rootabaga Stories. The free 30-minute...
Bikers rev up for Christmas in July
Motorcycle riders will take to the road for the annual Smoky Mountain Toy Run to provide Christmas gifts for needy children. The Christmas in July will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Riders contribute $20 be rider, or $30 for two riders. Proceeds will be used to buy bicycles for children at Christmas time through Eblen Charities’ St. Nicholas Toy Store.
Cherokee Indian Hospital to hold Job Fair to address staffing shortage
CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is currently short-staffed and is planning a Job Fair to address this issue. The event, which will feature on-the-spot interviews, will be held in the Welch Top Conference Room in the hospital on Monday, July 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wofford College Alumna Helping Make Waves
A chance connection with a Wofford alumna has led to a dream internship for Marlee Bland, Wofford College Class of ’25, a finance major from Charleston, South Carolina. Bland is spending her second summer at Sea Fox Boat Company, based in Charleston, honing her skills under the guidance of Tanner Renken ’19, director of IT and marketing and fourth-generation leader of the family-owned company.
2024 Football Preview: Boiling Springs
Since Matt Reel took over the program, Boiling Springs has shown steady signs of improvement. In 2022, they won just 2 games – one of which snapped a skid against Chapman, and obtained the at-large playoff bid from the upstate on the strength of their schedule. Last season, that win total doubled, with the Bulldogs snapping another losing streak en route to their first region 2-5A win under Reel’s leadership when they knocked off Spartanburg 24-17, which was enough for them to earn the 4th seed in the playoffs.
Tom Dooley on stage this weekend
The final performances of the 2024 season of the stage play “Tom Dooley: A Wilkes County Legend” will be performed this week at Benton Hall at 300 D Street in North Wilkesboro. The performances start with a 30-minute concert by the Americana music group Magnolia Fire. The shows will be held on Thursday, July 18; Friday, July 19; and Saturday, July 20, at 7 p.m.; and on Sunday, July 21, at 2:30 p.m. ...
Family Care Center Of Taylorsville Announces Marshall As New FNP
Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, is pleased to welcome Landon Marshall, FNP-C, to Family Care Center of Taylorsville. Marshall is a certified family nurse practitioner. He brings 12 years of experience as a registered nurse, primarily in intensive care units and emergency departments. He also has 2.5 years of experience as a nurse practitioner.
Pactiv Evergreen to sell North Carolina plant in $110 million deal, company says
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — Pactiv Evergreen has announced a $110 million deal to sell its facility in Waynesville, Haywood County, along with a paper plant in Arkansas, according to the company's website. Global paper and pulp manufacturer Suzano S.A. has agreed to buy the facilities. The plant in Arkansas makes...
‘We need your support’: NC team seeking travel funds for World Series
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A youth baseball team is asking for the public’s help to get them to Louisiana for the Dixie World Series. The West Lincoln Optimist Club 12U team will be representing North Carolina in the series and is raising money to cover travel and lodging expenses.
Tory Shepherd named new market chief operating officer at Sovah Health
Sovah Health announces the appointment of Tory Shepherd as the new market chief operating officer (COO), effective July 1. Shepherd, an accomplished healthcare executive with over 28 years of experience, previously served as chief executive officer (CEO) at Rutherford Regional Health System (RRHS) in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Shepherd’s return to...
Member of NC House Democratic leadership resigning for UNC System job
Rep. Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, a Democrat from Guilford County, resigned Tuesday from her seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. She was the No. 2 Democrat in the House. Clemmons' resignation comes one day after Republican Rep. Jason Saine announced his resignation, effective Aug. 12. Clemmons is the third...
Severe drought covers a quarter of NC counties amid record-breaking heat
June marks the 13th consecutive month of global record-breaking high temperatures. North Carolina has not been spared from the heat. “We are trending toward one of our warmest years on record in North Carolina,” said Kathie Dello, N.C.'s state climatologist. “While we haven’t had 13 months of consistent records in North Carolina, we are feeling the heat — both in the daytime and the nighttime temperatures.”
Lt. Gov. Robinson’s chief of staff invokes ‘some folks need killing’ comment after a body is carried away from Trump assassination attempt
Brian LiVecchi, the chief of staff and general counsel for Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, invoked a controversial comment from his boss following the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.
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