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Queer Calendar for Weekend August 15th
The first Thursday of the month is Divine’s Karaoke kiki with Proceeds to Blue Ridge Pride! Enjoy sing-alongs, props, and singing with a twist, hosted by a comedy drag queen. That’s at Archetype Brewing from 7-9pm Tonight, Thursday August 15th Center for Craft invites you to an opening...
Pedestrian struck, killed by car on Sweeten Creek Road
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — An investigation is underway after police say a man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Sweeten Creek Road. A release from the Asheville Police Department says officers responded to the scene of a collision near the 4000 block of Sweeten Creek Road just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 8.
Former NASCAR star Kurt Busch charged with DWI in North Carolina
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Retired NASCAR driver Kurt Busch is facing several charges related to an alleged DWI, according to the Iredell Free News. Busch reportedly will have his driver’s license revoked for 30 days as a result. Iredell Free News reports that court records state that Busch was clocked going 18 mph over […]
Debby’s rain brings major drought improvement to western Carolinas
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Drought improvements are shown from the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released across the western Carolinas. Drought monitor changes from a week ago show, parts of Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union counties no longer under ‘Abnormally Dry’ conditions. In North Carolina, parts of Henderson, Polk and Rutherford counties are no longer within ‘Abnormally Dry’ conditions. Portions of Laurens and Newberry counties have gone from ‘Moderate Drought to ‘Abnormally Dry’.
North Greenville University Named Teaching Fellows Institution
—North Greenville University (NGU) has been named a Teaching Fellows Institution, according to the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA). Established in 1999, the South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program awards funds for up to 230 high-achieving students each year. “Both the First Lady and I began our careers...
New Bern eye surgeon bolsters state Supreme Court case against CON
Lawyers for a New Bern eye surgeon believe the state Supreme Court's June ruling in a Kinston case supports the surgeon's challenge against North Carolina's certificate-of-need health care restrictions. Dr. Jay Singleton is urging the state's high court to overturn lower court rulings that rejected his challenge of CON law...
Good Morning BT Entire Thursday, August 15th 2024 Show
Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson and Beth Troutman entire Thursday, August 15th, 2024 show. 6:35 Trump and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson In Asheville cont. 6:50 RAM Biz Update; “Billboard Dater” Goes Viral. 7:05 How The Dating Landscape Has Changed. 7:20 Online Dating Scene Cont. (Callers) 7:35 More...
Pedestrian dies while crossing Sweeten Creek Rd in Arden; Asheville police investigating
ASHEVILLE - After a pedestrian was struck and killed on Sweeten Creek Road Aug. 8, city police patrol officers are investigating the fatal collision. Asheville Police Department officers responded to the collision near the 4000 block of Sweeten Creek Road, just south of the Pensacola Avenue intersection, around 9:56 p.m. on Aug. 8, according to an Aug. 15 news release from APD. ...
Update: Missing NC girl found in Syracuse
CORTLAND, NY (CortacaToday) — Authorities in Cortland County are looking for a missing girl. 14-year-old Brookelyn Anderson is from North Carolina but was last seen on Monday at the Pit Stop gas station in Cortlandville. Anderson is white, about five feet tall, weighing roughly 120 pounds with black hair and blue eyes. If you’ve seen her, contact the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office at 607-753-3311.
Natron Energy Announces Plans for $1.4 Billion Giga-Scale Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 15, 2024-- Natron Energy, Inc. (“Natron” or “the Company”), a global leader in sodium-ion battery technology, today announced plans to build the first sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the United States. The facility will be located in Edgecombe County, NC, and is expected to produce 24GW of Natron’s revolutionary sodium-ion batteries annually at full capacity. Natron’s sodium-ion batteries offer higher power density, more cycles, a domestic U.S. supply chain, and unique safety characteristics over other battery technologies. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240815622233/en/ Natron Energy manufactures sodium-ion battery products based on a unique and patented Prussian blue electrode chemistry for a wide variety of industrial power applications ranging from critical backup power systems for AI data centers to EV fast charging and system hybridization. (Photo: Business Wire)
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