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HBCU homecoming game sold out before regular season begins
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is excited to announce that tickets for the highly anticipated homecoming football game against Hampton University have officially sold out. The Aggies will face Coastal Athletic Association opponent, the Hampton Pirates, on Saturday, October 19, at 1 p.m. at Truist Stadium. A limited...
Multi-platinum artist to headline Bands Brews & BBQ festival
MOORESVILLE – The Bands Brews & BBQ festival returns next month after drawing a crowd estimated at more than 10,000 in its 2023 debut as part of the town’s yearlong sesquicentennial celebration. Multi-platinum recording artist Jo Dee Messina is headlining this year’s event, which will turn Liberty Park into an amphitheater while lining blocks of Church Street with the finest brews and barbecue the area has to offer.
Fayetteville police sergeant arrested on 12 charges, chief says
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — An officer with the Fayetteville Police Department is facing more than a dozen charges, according to Cumberland County Detention Center records. Sergeant Brian Christopher Gerber was arrested Thursday morning and booked into the Cumberland County Detention Center and given a $2,000 bond. Gerber was charged with 12 counts of obtaining property by false pretense.
22 mph project lands in Lincolnton
LINCOLNTON – A local veteran who’s dedicated almost two decades of his life to Lincoln County veterans has spearheaded a movement known as “Project 22.”. A retired U.S. Marine Corps corporal, Chris Duschel submitted a request to the Lincolnton City Council at its June 6 meeting, seeking to change the speed limit from 25 mph to 22 mph on both Water and Sycamore streets, from Court Square to Flint Street, to increase awareness of veteran suicide. A public hearing was scheduled for the Aug. 1 meeting and the proposal was approved unanimously.
Arden chef wows crowd with original dessert, wins People's Choice Award
ASHEVILLE - For the second consecutive year, an Arden chef has won diners over with her original dessert in a statewide culinary competition. The 8th annual North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association Chef Showdown, a monthslong series presented by Got To Be NC, began in March with preliminary and semifinal rounds with 84 chef and mixologist contestants from across the state competing in various categories. ...
SCC offers English Language Acquisition courses
Surry Community College is offering an English Language Acquisition (ELA) courses for individuals who is struggling with or hoping to learn to speak, read or write English more fluently. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes are available for free. Classes are available to everyone ages 16 and older. Students are given assessment tests to gauge their starting level and as they progress throughout the program. While students don’t necessarily graduate, once they improve, they are promoted to higher levels within the program. ...
Displaced Buckhorn flea market eyeing Green Level
A rural byway near the town of Green Level has become the unlikely battleground over a plan to resurrect a flea market that was recently ejected from its long-time abode on the outskirts of Mebane. Over the past couple of months, backers of this now defunct flea market along Buckhorn...
Chapel Hill Carrboro Schools cuts 24 staff positions, more cuts expected
To meet a large budget deficit, the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) decided this week to cut 24 full-time central office positions, effective immediately. The Board explained their decision in an e-mail message to all district families and staff: “CHCCS is a district of approximately 11,000 students, but we are still staffed for our pre-pandemic enrollment of more than 12,000. Given the realities of per-pupil funding formulas, inflationary factors and more, we are working to restructure our school district for long-term financial sustainability.”
Caring Heart Clinic 'thinks outside the box' to benefit rural patients
Caring Heart Medical Clinic in Hillsville has been quite a journey for the Grantham family so local patients journey for quality healthcare won’t be so far. Part of the practice’s philosophy is thinking out of the box...namely beyond “Doc in the Box” volume medicine. The new venture is a family affair focused on local patients with Jeanny Grantham, FNP-C, MSN, APRN, FMCSA CME serving as the practice owner and son Jerico serving as office manager. Grantham’s daughter Jenny, husband Charles and stepson Joe are also...
No. 7 East Wilkes drops match to defending State Champion Mount Airy
The three-time defending 1A Dual Team Tennis State Champions are off to a 3-0 start. Mount Airy began the season with a 9-0 win over Northern Guilford on Aug. 14. The defending champs then outlasted Northwest 1A Conference (NW1A) rival East Wilkes 6-3 on Aug. 20 before sweeping another NW1A team, South Stokes, on Aug. 22.
Smithfield Cup To Pit North Carolina, South Carolina Barbeque
ELIZABETHTOWN – The inaugural Smithfield Cup will take place this fall in Elizabethtown, pitting barbecue teams from North Carolina and South Carolina against each other in a battle of BBQ supremacy. The event will be staged on Sunday, Oct. 13 on the grounds of Cape Fear Distillery as a...
NC A&T Professor Appointed to State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Kecia Williams Smith, a 1995 graduate and current associate professor at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, to the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners. This appointment allows Smith to play a vital role in overseeing the practices of licensed certified public accountants and firms within the state.
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