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Massive spill has 1.7 million gallons of sewage ending up in Tar River
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) - People are being told to stay away from an area of Rocky Mount after a massive sewage spill. The overflow started around 6:00 p.m. on Thursday and continued until 1:00 p.m. Sunday. The city says the area got more than four inches of rain starting Tuesday, causing the sewer system to become overloaded.
State-funded childcare assistance now available at Lenoir Community College
Lenoir County, NC — A community college here in the east received state-funding to help support students with childcare expenses as the new school year is fast approaching. Lenoir Community College is thrilled to announce enrolled students can receive childcare assistance through this grant while funds last. Officials say...
Fayetteville Native, Jack Britt Grad Sullivan Wins Bronze Medal at Paris Olympics
Sammy Sullivan, a Jack Britt High School graduate and Fayetteville native is coming home from the Paris Olympics with a medal. Sullivan, a Captain in the U.S. Army, was part of the women’s rugby sevens team that captured the Bronze Medal in stunning fashion Tuesday. The United States was...
Law firm proposes sale of Confederate monument in Edenton
EDENTON — A Chapel Hill law firm has proposed purchasing Edenton’s Confederate monument for $50,000 and moving it to a site designated by a committee of Edenton citizens. But the town’s manager said the town can’t consider the proposal because it doesn’t take into account the litigation currently blocking the town’s efforts to move the monument from its current site. The Brough Law Firm emailed the monument-purchase proposal to the...
Statewide Football Rankings: Rolesville, Providence Day lead the preseason HSOT Top 25
HighSchoolOT has released its preseason football rankings for the 2024 North Carolina high school football season. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina's six area codes. The area code rankings have already been released and can be found at...
Ayden-Grifton, D.H. Conley lead HSOT's preseason 252 volleyball area code rankings
HighSchoolOT has released its preseason volleyball rankings for the 252 area code. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina's six area codes. Our 252 area code consists of these counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe,...
Vault Visit | People prep for tax free weekend
GREENSBORO, N.C. — WFMY News 2 turns 75 this year and we are opening the News 2 Vault. You might remember from 2002 to 2013, North Carolina shoppers enjoyed one weekend of tax-free shopping every year!. The discount applied to clothes, school supplies, computers and sports equipment. State leaders...
Boy who died at Outer Banks is 5th NC beach death this month in menacing rip currents
The boy's death on Saturday at Corolla Beach is the fifth on the North Carolina coast just this month amid dangerous rip currents that have prompted more than 200 rescues. Two of the confirmed rip current deaths happened at the Outer Banks.
Man brings gun into Lumberton clinic, shoots at officers, then kills himself, police say
LUMBERTON, N.C. (WBTW) — A man brought a gun into a women’s health clinic in Lumberton Tuesday and shot and killed himself after allegedly firing at police officers, authorities said. Officers responded at about 3:30 p.m. to the Southeastern Health Women’s Clinic for a man, 35-year-old Brandon Graham, who allegedly had a gun in the […]
Pet Pals: 3-year-old retriever mix looking for forever home
BRUNSWICK COUNTY — This week’s Pet Pal is Cora, a 3-year-old retriever mix. Paws Place Rescue says says she is sweet lady who stole the hearts of everyone at the shelter. She knows basic commands and is housebroken. Cora is heartworm positive but is being treated. Paws Place...
NHC shifts the placement of potential tropical development, Includes more of Gulf of Mexico
Development of the system is not expected in the next two days, but over the next 7 days, there is a medium chance the wave could become a tropical depression this weekend or early next week, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said.
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