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NC legislative leaders and the inevitable temptations of power
In an acceptance speech he delivered in 1991 at a Copenhagen awards ceremony honoring his contributions to European civilization, Vaclav Havel — a poet and playwright who had risen from Soviet-era dissident to become president of what was then still known as Czechoslovakia — used the opportunity to hold forth on the temptations of political power. Employing simple, easy-to-understand examples, […] The post NC legislative leaders and the inevitable temptations of power first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Preview: Questions that will be answered on 1st Friday of the 2024 high school football season
We got off to a great start last night with the Keep Pounding High School Classic at Bank of America Stadium. Today, the attention shifts to the first true week of Friday night lights across North Carolina in 2024. I'll be at a doubleheader of Robbinsville @ East Surry and...
Crayons, glue, headphones…and snacks for the whole class? NC school supply lists grow longer
Inside a Walmart in Lumberton, LaToria Oxendine walks down the back-to-school aisle and checked off her daughter’s first grade school supply list. “She needs a box of tissues, headphones, a water bottle, dry erase markers, glue sticks, work box or a pencil pouch,” Oxendine read off. Then, there...
ENC residents concerned over the amount of flooding seen with heavy rain events
WALSTONBURG, N.C. (WITN) - People living on N Whitley St in Walstonburg say their road floods almost every time it rains. “What if we get a hurricane or a really bad storm like we had two or three weeks ago? Now the water is gonna look like a pond out here. It’s inside both of my buildings underneath these people’s houses,” said Robert Hardy, a Walstonburg resident.
North Carolina Tribe to Open Marijuana Superstore to Everyone 21 and Older in Two Weeks
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information In two weeks and two days, on Saturday, September 7, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will open their marijuana superstore to everyone 21 and older, regardless of whether or not they’re a patient or tribal member. The Great Smoky Cannabis Company, located on tribal land in the town of Cherokee (around three hours from … Continue reading The post North Carolina Tribe to Open Marijuana Superstore to Everyone 21 and Older in Two Weeks appeared first on The Marijuana Herald.
North Carolina Association of Educators demands superintendent candidate stop using apple-shaped campaign materials
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — A North Carolina Association of Educators has sent a candidate a cease-and-desist letter over the use of an apple shape in campaign materials. According to a release by the NCAE on Thursday, the association has asked Republican nominee Michele Morrow’s campaign to stop using apple-shaped campaign materials in her campaign for […]
Greenville man charged with secret peeping; over 30 images found on phone
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — A 32-year-old Greenville man is back behind bars facing multiple charges for taking inappropriate pictures and videos of women. Greenville officials say a woman reported she saw someone putting their phone under the women's bathroom stall at the Sheetz located on County Home Road on May 19 of this year.
Crime Roundup: Pitt County man charged with habitual impaired driving, gun crimes
A man who has been convicted of impaired driving-related charges 13 times was arrested again after a crash on his own property the day before, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said. On Aug. 21 deputies were dispatched to Brookview Place in Greenville to assist emergency medical personnel, the sheriff’s office said. They found a man, identified as Todd Anthony Baker, 60, of 2144 Brookview Place, Greenville, had driven into a fence. The residence is in southeastern Pitt County off of Rouse Road and Crestway Place,...
No one hurt in fire at assisted living facility
An accidental fire caused the evacuation of residents and damaged a hall at Wilson House Assisted Living and Memory Care in Wilson Thursday night. Deputy Fire Chief James Campbell of Wilson Fire/Rescue Services said in a news release Friday that fire crews were called to 1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway SE at 9:57 p.m. Campbell said no one was […] The post No one hurt in fire at assisted living facility first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
UPDATE: Newport church fire started by vehicle fire that spread, chief says
NEWPORT, N.C. (WITN) - Crews battled a fire Friday night that heavily damaged a church on Highway 70 in Newport. Community Baptist Church Senior Pastor Billy Knox took to Facebook as crews fought the flames to say that everyone was safe. Newport Fire Chief John Murtagh says that a vehicle...
Wilson County Tobacco Auction highlights history of agriculture in the city
WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) — As tobacco season comes to a close, farmers are racing to get their harvest in. Now some spaces are holding auctions. Horizon Ltd. in Wilson holds one each week on Wednesdays. It resembles the auctions that took place when the building was built in the 1950s. View the video above for […]
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