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Swain County cross country and indoor track coach Keith Payne dies
Swain County cross country and indoor track and field coach and outdoor track assistant coach Keith Payne died Saturday. "It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of a cherished staff member, Keith Payne on Saturday afternoon," Swain County schools superintendent Mark Sale said in a news release Sunday. "Keith was a valuable member of the Swain County Schools family and a beloved coach and community member. We ask that you keep Keith’s family in your thoughts. Coaches and...
Gastonia restaurant ranked 16th best in North Carolina according to Yelp
Webb Custom Kitchen located on South South Street in Gastonia has once again been recognized as one of the state’s best restaurants. Webb came in at number 16 on Yelp’s recently released list of the top 100 restaurants in North Carolina. ...
School bus driver in Anderson, South Carolina, cited after student, parent hit, troopers say
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. — A school bus driver in Anderson County, South Carolina, was citedafter a child and parent were hit by the bus on Thursday morning, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Anderson School District 5 Spokesman Kyle Newton said a bus was stopped on Amber Drive...
Claudine R. Moreau earns honorable mention in prestigious poetry fellowship
Claudine R. Moreau, a lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Faculty Director of Historic Neighborhood, has been recognized with an Honorable Mention for her poem “Break the Hen” in the 2024 Susan Laughter Meyers Poetry Fellowship competition. This fellowship, co-sponsored by the North Carolina Poetry Society (NCPS) and the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, honors the life and work of the late Susan Laughter Meyers and supports the creative endeavors of writers from North and South Carolina.
New school buses coming to North Carolina schools this year
North Carolina is set to unveil new school buses for the 2024-2025 school year.The new buses come with new technology, and that means bus drivers will need to get some updated training.DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is scheduled Tuesday to show off the new technologies and how bus drivers will be trained on those technologies. Goodwin will also explain new safety protocols in place on school buses.Lately, schools in the Triangle and across the state have been desperately looking to hire more bus drivers. Those new recruits will likely be exposed to this new training regiment.The new school buses were purchased using funding set aside in the last year by Gov. Roy Cooper.ABC11 will be at this demonstration for the new buses. Check back to this article later for more details.
Back to school: NC ranks low on public school spending, but sent $180 million to private schools
Why hundreds of millions of tax dollars were sent 868 private and religious schools across NC. With the start of the traditional school year just around the corner, thousands of North Carolina families are in limbo. They were promised money in the form of school vouchers from the state, but that money’s now caught in a political tug-of-war even though the state House and Senate both support expanding the voucher program.
1 dead in NC beach rip currents, 40 weekend surf rescues amid Hurricane Ernesto swells
As Hurricane Ernesto was hundreds of miles off North Carolina over the weekend, the storm was felt along the coast with an Outer Banks home collapse, flooding on roads and now a death from rip currents stirred up by the storm.
Former Lagoona Bay Developer Raising Eyebrows With New Proposal In North Carolina
It seems any time there’s a proposal for a new project, someone will have objections for various reasons. And now, the controversial former Lagoona Bay developer new proposal is raising some eyebrows in North Carolina. The Original Project That Was Pulled. Perhaps you remember the troubled Lagoona Bay project...
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