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Rain Postpones DYB State Title Game; Rescheduled Saturday
Much needed rain Friday in Clarkton resulted in the postponement of the North Carolina Diamond Youth Baseball Division 1 AAA (Minors) championship game. The game between Winter Park and Topsail has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Clarkton DYB Complex. The winner of Saturday’s game will play in the...
Shark encounters are rare, but you can protect yourself
There have been several shark bites the last several weeks up and down the Atlantic coast. It includes a 14-year-old boy getting bitten in late June at North Topsail Beach. In Florida, an Ohio man was bitten on the foot on July 4 while playing football in knee-deep water at New Smyrna Beach in Florida. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.
NC Secretary of State Marshall to visit EC Monday for biz roundtable
North Carolina's secretary of state will be in Elizabeth City on Monday to discuss a new initiative to help connect small businesses and entrepreneurs to mentors, funding sources and other business-related resources. Elaine F. Marshall, the state's secretary of state since 1997, will hold a small business roundtable at College of The Albemarle to discuss the Rural RISE NC initiative, according to a press release. The roundtable, designed for small-business...
Republicans stalling PFAS pollution rules could raise water bills in North Carolina
Delays to proposed PFAS pollution rules could raise water bills. Elizabeth Biser, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, says she's frustrated to see Republican commissioners continue to push back against rules that would limit the amount of toxic chemicals that companies could dump into the state's waterways.
From opioid addiction to recovery: A father's journey back to college
More recovery services needed as opioid addictions plague people in North Carolina. Going back to college in your 40s is hard. Doing it as a single father is even harder, and doing it while battling an opioid addiction would be a daunting task for anyone. William Brown considers it a...
We the people need Dante Pittman
We should choose Dante Pittman in November if we want a legislature that takes the interests of all North Carolinians into account. A might-is-right mentality guides the current supermajority. Through fraud, racist gerrymandering, judicial nepotism and increased secrecy, they have turned our General Assembly into a virtual fortress where they have the security to act against the preferences and well-being […] The post We the people need Dante Pittman first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Wilkes County man dies after hitting dog, being thrown from motorcycle, troopers say
ROARING RIVER, N.C. (WGHP) — A man is dead after he was thrown from a motorcycle when he hit a dog in Wilkes County on Thursday, according to an NC State Highway Patrol news release. Around 2 p.m., troopers responded to and investigated a fatal crash in Wilkes County on Bethany Ford Road near Royal […]
Homeless man holds mother, her two children hostage at Lexington home, Davidson County deputies say
A man is facing several charges out of the Triad after a hostage situation, according to officials with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. On Thursday, deputies responded to a reported burglary in progress where the suspect was armed with a gun at a home on Eastdale Drive in Lexington.
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