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Ranking WNC kickers in 2024 North Carolina high school football season
From Tanner Jackson to Rossi Santelia, the Citizen Times and Times-News ranked the top kickers and punters for the 2024 North Carolina high school football season in WNC. It's not just players on offense and defense ready to make a splash this season. While special teams players don't get the...
Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us
Plum’s sudden closing was not the result of a “standard summer break,” as the restaurant’s IG page reported. It was actually the result of Kitchen Karen experiencing the mass exodus of her staff in response to her racism. The post Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us appeared first on NewsOne.
App State awarded nearly $2.2 million to support growth of its nursing programs
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University will receive nearly $2.2 million over two years to expand its nursing degree programs, part of a groundbreaking statewide effort to address a nursing workforce shortage in North Carolina. The University of North Carolina System announced July 16 that it has awarded nearly...
Jennifer Roberts and Bob Orr with the North Carolina Network for Fair, Safe and Secure Elections
One very hopeful development for the security and honesty of elections in North Carolina in recent months has been the emergence of the North Carolina Network for Fair, Safe and Secure Elections. The bipartisan group is led by former Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts and former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and for some time […] The post Jennifer Roberts and Bob Orr with the North Carolina Network for Fair, Safe and Secure Elections appeared first on NC Newsline.
State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing
In the past two years, more than 30 lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts alleging that companies such as RealPage and Yardi are equipping corporate landlords with software algorithms that allow competitors to collude on rent prices. Algorithmic price estimates, in which landlords rely on complex data formulas to set rental rates, […] The post State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing appeared first on NC Newsline.
1 hurt in crash near North Carolina state line, Horry County Fire Rescue says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Longs near the North Carolina state line, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened along Highway 905, HCFR said. Crews were dispatched at 12:53 p.m. and had to extricate someone from the crash. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is […]
$1B titanium plant, 450 jobs lured to Fayetteville with taxpayer aid
A titanium manufacturer plans to invest more than $850 million in a reclamation facility in Fayetteville — a project that would bring hundreds of high-paying jobs to Cumberland County over the next several years, state commerce officials said Tuesday. The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Economic Investment Committee approved...
Political stakes feel higher than ever for voter advocates in Cumberland Co.: 'Race of a lifetime'
Community organizers in Cumberland County said the historic events in the 2024 election in recent weeks are intensifying their efforts to get out the vote."There is a threat on our democracy," Valencia Handy said.Handy is an organizer with the North Carolina Black Alliance (NCBA). She told ABC11 that getting people registered to vote and energized to get to the polls is a year-round job.However, she also said the sting of the political violence from former President Donald Trump's assassination attempt makes their work feel more serious than ever. Plus, the shakeup in the democratic ticket with Vice President Kamala Harris...
Woman wanted for questioning in New Year’s homicide in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Deputies are looking for a woman who may be connected to a homicide on New Year’s Day in Fayetteville. According to a press release by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Makaya Denise Dean, 18, is wanted for questioning in reference to the homicide of Christopher Wayne Lockamy that occurred at the intersection of Batcave Drive and John B. Carter Road in Fayetteville.
After Strong Words, Phillips Comments on ACC's Working Relationship with FSU, Clemson
CHARLOTTE -- Jim Phillips did not hold back in his words when addressing the ACC media Monday as the conference kicked off its football season with its Annual ACC Football Kickoff at the Hilton in (...)
Kwon's sweet new food truck: Get the scoop on the menu and grand opening in Fayetteville
Kwon’s Kitchen Korean Fusion has been a mainstay of the Fayetteville food scene since the truck gained traction with locals in 2021. Now, owner Vanessa McKoy — better known as "Chef Kwon" — is launching a second food truck exclusively offering her best-selling sweets. Kwons Treats food...
Devin Davis joins Campbell softball
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell softball head coach Trena Prater has announced the addition of CSU Bakersfield transfer and catcher Devin Davis to the program. "Devin is hungry for an opportunity to be an impact player for her team," Prater stated. "She's had a great summer playing in the California Women's League. I believe, playing against that level of competition is going to trampoline her into a great career here." A native of Thousand Oaks, California, Davis appeared in two games her freshman season with the Roadrunners. "I chose Campbell University for the competitive atmosphere surrounded by driven athletes, coaches,...
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