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Greensboro leaders put up new signs to discourage panhandling
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The City of Greensboro and United Way have new signs up discouraging people from giving money to panhandlers. The signs encourage people to give their money to charity, rather than to someone on the side of the road. WFMY News 2's Nixon Norman got reaction from...
Inventory overload? What 553 closing sales at Conn’s, Badcock mean for competitors
HIGH POINT — On July 23, Top 100 retailers Conn’s HomePlus and Badcock Home Furniture &more became part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Two days later, both began going-out-of-business sales across their 553 doors. That means multiple markets will have stores aggressively discounting products in a race...
Students get hands-on experience in Legendary John Coltrane jazz camp in High Point
HIGH POINT, N.C. — A local legend's memory lives on this week through a unique learning experience. Middle and high school students are learning about High Point native and musical great John Coltrane. The weeklong John Coltrane jazz camp, named after the legendary saxophonist and composer, aims to inspire...
ACC Basketball: Top 10 returning players to watch for 2024-25 season
2023-24 Averages: 18 PTS, 4.1 REB, 2.5 AST, 48.7 FG%. After deciding to run it back one more season at Wake Forest, Hunter Sallis is primed for a huge year alongside a solid supporting cast for the Demon Deacons. Sallis can score all over the floor with great athleticism and quickness leading to high-flying dunks and active plays on the defensive end. The former First-Team All-ACC guard remains one of the most underrated players nationally and I would not be surprised if he winds up winning Player-of-the-Year in the ACC when the awards are handed out in March.
Ridgill makes most of last-minute addition in East-West All-Star Basketball Game
GREENSBORO — Former Chatham Charter basketball standout Jonah Ridgill wasn’t originally supposed to play in the North Carolina Coaches Association’s East-West All-Star Game on July 15, but after his performance, there was no question that he belonged. In front of a packed Novant Health Fieldhouse in Greensboro,...
Local woman bringing bringing public art to Kernersville
Local artist Christina Parrish, is looking to bring public art to Kernersville. Parrish has painted a mural on the exterior wall of Cake and All Things Yummy, and she hopes to encourage more businesses in town to hire artists to create more art. She said that besides adding to a city’s appearance, public art has a practical benefit. “In addition to adding color and creativity to a community, ...
Customers have power back after outages surrounding Floyd
FLOYD, Va. (WDBJ) - As of Friday afternoon, all Appalachian Power (AEP) customers in the areas surrounding Floyd had their power back after an outage, according to AEP. According to AEP Director of Communications George Porter, about 13,000 customers’ power has been restored since Friday morning. The outage initially...
Judge strikes down a North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently, affirming that it was too vague to be enforced reasonably. The implementation of that...
Firms Defend $110 Million Conservation Easement Tax Deduction
An Atlanta business is challenging in the US Tax Court a $40.7 million penalty imposed by the IRS over a conservation easement donation deduction of almost 1,700 acres of North Carolina land. Pine Forest Reserve LLC and Adoette Holdings LLC, two LLCs with an Atlanta mailing address, have petitioned the...
Driver in custody after leading NC authorities on chase through multiple counties
A driver is in custody after leading authorities on a chase through multiple counties.It started in Dunn when U.S. Marshals tried to pull a Chevrolet Camaro. The suspect kept driving, leading authorities on a chase into Harnett County and then Cumberland County.The chase ended in Godwin where the suspect bailed and ran from the car.The driver was caught and taken into custody. Their identity has not been released.The reason for the traffic stop has not been revealed.North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating.SEE ALSO | AMBER Alert issued for missing 9-year-old Durham boy
Repeat offender allegedly caught with large amount of meth in Rowan County dollar store parking lot
The RCSO Special Investigation Unit, the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and the RCSO Patrol and Civil Divisions were all part of the investigation.
Fayetteville's Cape Fear Regional Theatre has big plans for expansion
The Cape Fear Regional Theatre in Haymount continues its extensive renovation project aimed at revitalizing and expanding the historic theater building, with plans to build a grand lobby and rooftop event space for live performances and parties. Ella Wrenn, managing director at Cape Fear Regional Theatre, said the $1 million Phase 1...
The truth behind the Fayetteville neighborhood rumored to be off-limits for soldiers
“Stay away from the Murch.” That's a phrase Crown Fried Chicken owner Tercel Walker said he's frequently heard around Fayetteville, warning people to avoid Murchison Road due to what he said is a misperception that the area is dangerous. At his restaurant in the historically Black corridor, Walker said he often encounters soldiers who...
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