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Wayne County wins NC Area 1 East Championship, advances to state tournament
For the second year in a row and the third time in four years, Wayne County is heading to the American Legion Baseball State Tournament thanks to their three-game sweep of Pitt County Post 39 in the NC Area 1 East Championship Series which took place from July 8-10. Game 1Wayne County’s Everette Johnson got the scoring started off early in game one of the series when, in the bottom of the first inning with just one out and one runner on base, he hit...
Clemency ends three jail terms 37 years early
(The Center Square) – Three men, each with 37 more years left in jail as punishment for robbery at a church, have been given clemency by North Carolina’s governor. Another convicted robber, age 45 and confined for nearly 30 years, had a sentence running to 2030 commuted. The decisions made by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper come with less than six months to go in his second term. Cooper established the...
Team’s state-tournament performance pleases Herring
LOCKWOOD FOLLY — Season-ending losses are painful in the moment, but should not overshadow an otherwise successful campaign on the baseball diamond. Solemn players with sweat-stained faces listened as head North Duplin baseball coach Blake Herring delivered that heartfelt — and emotional — message. The Rebels bounced...
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As of Monday, July 15th, 2024, Bet365 is rolling out early access to the bonus available for Prime Day week’s major sports events, including the British Open Golf Championship, the WNBA game between the Dallas Wings and Indiana Fever featuring superstar Caitlin Clark, and the MLB All-Star Break. By using the Bet365 bonus code “DIMERS,” you can unlock an impressive $1,150 bonus to enhance your betting experience.
Carolina Moment: Rockhounds go hunting for rocks and gems in Western North Carolina
SWANNANOA, N.C. (WLOS) — A few times a year the Land of the Sky Shrine Club is packed, but not just with people, with rocks. Along with those rock collectors and rockhounds is M.A.G.M.A. Land of Sky Gem Show co-organizer Richard Jacquot. “You have your geologist who studies how...
Swim program aims to keep kids safe in the water, and becomes a national model
Growing up in land-locked Oklahoma, learning to swim wasn’t a high priority in Rebecca Pearson-Yates’ household. Nonetheless, the Greensboro mother of five made sure her children took lessons. Her youngest daughter, who will be 5 next month, started classes at the YMCA in the spring. “It’s just necessary...
Excessive Heat Warning in effect for the Outer Banks
12:30 P.M. UPDATE: An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for all of Eastern North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, due to dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of up to 106 degrees on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. The Excessive Heat Warning is effective until 7 p.m. on Monday,...
Travel insurance could save thousands for vacationers with emergencies
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Imagine suffering a medical emergency abroad and being on the hook for potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in order to get home. That is the reality in two recent cases where women from the Carolinas have required medical air transport to return to the U.S.
Record-setting heat on Monday in the Triad
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s going to be hot today, with near-record high temperatures. The record is 97°, set in 1915 and that is the forecast high for today. We’ll have mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies and just a 20% chance of pop-up showers and thunderstorms. Once the sun sets, any showers on […]
The Allen School: Educating African Americans in Western North Carolina
Asheville – This state historical marker is located on College Street near Oak Street, in Asheville, and reads, “Allen School – Established in 1887 to educate African Americans in western N.C. Emerged as residential preparatory school for Black women. Was 1/3 mi. E until 1974.”. According to...
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