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Best WNC running backs in 2024 North Carolina high school football season
From Gavin Langley to Max Guest, the Citizen Times and Times-News ranked the top running backs for the 2024 North Carolina high school football season in WNC. The Western North Carolina football scene is filled with talented running backs. The run-heavy offenses many WNC teams use means some of the area's top players are RBs, making this list of WNC's best NCHSAA running backs stacked with skill.
Were Black jurors in North Carolina struck because of their race?
The question looms over capital cases in the state. This story was produced in partnership with WFAE in Charlotte, North Carolina. Last year, Bill Kenerly was in a Superior courtroom in Salisbury explaining why he dismissed six Black jurors without cause in a capital murder trial in 1994. During the...
DHHS audit of mental health agency finds millions in payments to executives, law firm ahead of merger
Weeks before one of North Carolina’s state-supported behavioral health management agencies merged with another one in eastern North Carolina, there was a flurry of questionable financial activity that led to more than $4 million in payments to two top executives and back pay to the law firm that counseled the organization, according to allegations made in an internal audit conducted by the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Bertie High School Senior wins Congressional Art competition
U.S. Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) announced Kayla Lassiter, a Bertie High School senior, won first place in the North Carolina First Congressional District Artistic Discovery Contest. Lassiter won first place with her piece “Rainbow-Hued.” “Kayla is a shining example of the remarkable artistic talent in eastern North Carolina. I commend all of our participants and was pleased to host this year’s congressional art competition,” said Congressman Davis. “It was an...
Grove 98’s Phase III Will Include Innovative Eateries and High-Growth Service Firms
The unveiling of Grove 98’s third phase comes as commercial space in the northwest quad is fully leased and operating. “Everything there is done and occupied and open for business,” says Mark Hebard, Senior Development Director for the Carolinas at Stiles Corporation, the Florida-based real estate company developing approximately 70-acres of the Grove-98 tract.
Latest openings and closings in Triangle restaurant scene
Attention foodies! Let's dive into the latest developments in the Triangle's restaurant scene.OpeningsAlpaca ChickenA Triangle favorite -- Alpaca, a Peruvian charcoal chicken joint -- is opening a new location near downtown Raleigh.It will be on Hillsborough Street near NC State's campus where iHop used to be. This building has been vacant since 2016.There are now 16 Alpaca locations in North Carolina.Otomi Comida Y CoctelesA new Mexican restaurant is just weeks away from opening in Raleigh. There will be a big celebration on July 19.Otomi, featuring authentic Mexican cuisine, will be located on Brookside Drive where Brookside Bodega was. The grand opening will include live music, plus drink and menu specials.Closings BB's Crispy ChickenBB's Crispy Chicken is closing two of its Raleigh and Durham locations.The restaurant originally opened in 2021 in collaboration with Chef Ashely Christensen. The partnership ended last year.The one in Cary on Parkside Main Street will remain open. According to BB's, by focusing on one location, they hope to strengthen their brand and perfect their craft.
Brunswick's patriotic city and new projects in the works
Hello and welcome to the Brunswick Today newsletter brought to you by me, StarNews reporter Jamey Cross. I've recently developed an affinity for North Carolina festivals, and I love that so many state festivals are held in the Wilmington area. From the North Carolina Blueberry Festival in Burgaw to the North Carolina Azalea Festival in Wilmington, it's so fun to celebrate the unique features of our state.
Mission Hospital successfully performs first commercial TriClip procedure in North Carolina
ASHEVILLE - The team at Asheville Cardiology Associates has achieved a groundbreaking advancement in heart care by successfully performing the first commercial TriClip procedure in North Carolina at Mission Hospital in May. There have only been three centers in the state who have performed this procedure while it was still in its trial stage. This new technology offers hope for patients suffering from tricuspid valve regurgitation and was recently approved by the FDA. Tricuspid valve regurgitation is a common condition where the valve fails to...
Topsail High School graduate crowned Miss North Carolina USA 2024
Kenzie Hansley, a native of Wilmington, was recently crowned Miss North Carolina USA 2024. Raised on the beaches of Topsail Island, Hansley graduated from Topsail High School in 2017. Hansley entered her first pageant at the age of 10, competing for the title of Jr. Miss Wilmington, which she won.
It’s time to reframe NC’s economic debate
Desperate to make progress, North Carolina’s earliest modern politicians made the state inherently conservative. At the beginning of the 20th century, the state’s backwardness inspired our leaders to initiate a strong drive for industrialization. And while this focus on development imbued the state’s politics with a salutary farsightedness, the capitalist imperative endowed business lobbyists with a final veto on any […] The post It’s time to reframe NC’s economic debate first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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