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“People don’t really think about the need,” food banks, shelters lack summer volunteers
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Over the summer, many local food banks and soup kitchens see a decrease in volunteers and donations. “Outside of the holiday months, it is a little bit slower because people don’t really think about the need and the need is even bigger around kids,” Food Bank of CENC Director of Regional […]
Pirates Announce Signing Of Reid Cason
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina Men's Basketball has officially announced the signing of forward Reid Cason on Friday morning. The Kingston, Okla. native averaged a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds per game last year as a senior at Kingston High School to go along with four assists and three blocks per contest. Cason was named Lake Country All-Conference all four years and was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year twice and tallied over 1,000 career points and rebounds in his time at Kingston. "We are thrilled to announce Reid Cason as the newest addition to the Pirate...
ECU football: Some familiarity, some key position battles as Pirates set to open camp
East Carolina will head into summer camp with a battle at the most important position for the second time in as many offseasons. The Pirates are searching for a starting quarterback. Coach Mike Houston spoke on Tuesday at the American Athletic Conference media day event in Arlington, Texas, about the importance of bringing in two transfer quarterbacks this offseason to shore up the play at the position. The decision to...
Wayne County wins its first ever state championship
CHERRYVILLE – There were over 90 teams in North Carolina who participated in the 2024 American Legion Baseball season, but only one team came away with the state championship and that was Wayne County Post 11 thanks to their defeat of Wilmington Post 10 by a score of 7-2 on July 24. The state championship win was the first in the 60-year history of the Post 11 baseball program, and head coach Adam Pate said that the win was due, not only to the players...
North Carolina Attorney General Stein announces $86 million settlement in principle with Indivior
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced an $86 million multi-state settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. North Carolina state and local governments are anticipated to receive approximately $2.5 million from the settlement in principle. “North Carolinians are dying every day from […]
EnergyUnited awards grants totaling $20,000 to three local nonprofits
EnergyUnited has awarded grants to three local nonprofit organizations as part of CoBank’s Sharing Success Program. This year grants, totaling $20,000, have been awarded to the Ada Jenkins Center, the EnergyUnited Foundation, and Habitat for Humanity of North Carolina. The Ada Jenkins Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping...
Novant $320M merger proposal given one more stamp of finality
(The Center Square) – Another stamp of finality, this one from a federal court, has been given to Novant Health’s proposed $320 million merger with Lake Norman regional Medical Center and Davis Regional Psychiatric Hospital. The injunction sought by the Federal Trade Commission had already been granted June 18, and in response Novant said it would discontinue pursuit of the deal. This week, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an FTC motion erasing the June 5 opinion of U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell. ...
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