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Soliciting, panhandling among concerns of Graham city council
Graham is moving toward allowing subdivisions to crack down on door-to-door soliciting by allowing them to erect signs in their neighborhoods advising against solicitation. The council adopted a new ordinance allowing signs as large as four square feet to be erected to announce the “no soliciting” policy. Mayor...
ABSS adopts new policy barring discrimination based on gender identity that appears to conflict with N.C. Parents’ Bill of Rights
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted 6-1 during their latest work session Tuesday afternoon to adopt a policy revision that ABSS officials say complies with expanded protections for LGBTQ students – and prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and other “sex stereotypes” – under newly-implemented revisions to the federal Title IX by the U.S. Department of Education.
Police: Second Suspect Charged, Extradited in Carrboro Homicide Case
A second suspect is being extradited to North Carolina from Los Angeles to face murder charges stemming from a Carrboro shooting in May. A release from the Carrboro Police Department on Thursday said 30-year-old Dolores De Jesus Benavides Zelaya is identified as a second person allegedly involved in the murder of Juan Maldonado Espinoza at the Estes Park Apartments complex. Benavides Zelaya, who is a Burlington resident, was arrested in Los Angeles by law enforcement on July 31 and is in the process of being brought back to North Carolina. He faces charges of fist degree murder, felony conspiracy, and felony attempted kidnapping.
“Mama’s Boy” at First Baptist Church Apple Street this weekend
Pictured, left to right, are Carl Thompson, Shelia Knight (seated), Era Dodd, and Rodney Paul, who are actors in the play, “Mama’s Boy,” to be presented by the Laymen League Ministry of First Baptist Church, 508 Apple Street in Burlington, in the church sanctuary tomorrow, Friday, August 16, at 6:30 p.m., and Saturday, August 17, at 4:00 p.m.
NCDHHS Announces $4.5 Million in Grant Opportunities for Community-Based Mental Health Initiatives
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is investing in programs that support mental well-being and recovery for North Carolinians and their families. The department on Aug. 15 announced three grant opportunities totaling $4.5 million that will support local partners in developing community-based initiatives to improve equitable access to mental health services, expand peer support services and strengthen family […] The post NCDHHS Announces $4.5 Million in Grant Opportunities for Community-Based Mental Health Initiatives first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Robinson says ‘conflict of interest’ in state’s review of family’s nonprofit, citing Stein’s wife’s employment
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) is accusing a state agency of having a “conflict of interest” in its review of his wife’s nonprofit because that agency also employs the wife of his opponent in the governor’s race, Atty. Gen. Josh Stein (D).
John Faircloth, who represents Guilford County in State House of Representatives, resigns
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A long-time representative who represents part of the Piedmont Triad has tendered his resignation. John Faircloth (R-District 62) announced on Thursday that he was resigning from the North Carolina State House of Representatives. His resignation is effective Sept. 6. “I am eternally grateful to my family, friends, constituents, colleagues, and […]
Natron Energy Announces Plans for $1.4 Billion Giga-Scale Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 15, 2024-- Natron Energy, Inc. (“Natron” or “the Company”), a global leader in sodium-ion battery technology, today announced plans to build the first sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the United States. The facility will be located in Edgecombe County, NC, and is expected to produce 24GW of Natron’s revolutionary sodium-ion batteries annually at full capacity. Natron’s sodium-ion batteries offer higher power density, more cycles, a domestic U.S. supply chain, and unique safety characteristics over other battery technologies. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240815622233/en/ Natron Energy manufactures sodium-ion battery products based on a unique and patented Prussian blue electrode chemistry for a wide variety of industrial power applications ranging from critical backup power systems for AI data centers to EV fast charging and system hybridization. (Photo: Business Wire)
WNCT.com’s Get in the Game: Rhiley Holley
Editor’s note: WNCT has a new feature that will happen every Tuesday where a player from one of the many travel ball teams across Eastern North Carolina will be featured. If you have an athlete you’d like to nominate, email jennis@wnct.com. APEX, N.C. (WNCT) — Shortstop and second baseman Rhiley Holley travels with the Team Freeman […]
Coalition pushes for NC school suspension reform
A coalition of groups focused on helping students and communities of color are pressing for changes to school suspension rules. The Freedom Hill Coalition launched its Represent Us! campaign Thursday in Raleigh. The Coalition, which is comprised of 14 separate groups, is calling on lawmakers and school boards to allow...
Cyclospora parasite illnesses have affected 28 NC counties, sickened more than 200 people
Twenty-eight counties in the state have reported cases of cyclospora parasite illnesses this year so far, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. But it still remains unclear the cause behind the more than 200 cases seen in the state. Wake County leads the way with 125...
High building costs, interest rates take a bite out of housing affordability
Skyrocketing building costs and higher interest rates have made $900 rents a thing of the past, says Sarah Odio, the associate director of housing for the Development Finance Initiative (DFI) within the UNC School of Government. In the past, Odio said, $900 rents covered money developers borrowed from lenders and equity investors to build affordable […]
Local News Roundup: Presidential candidates visit NC; Matthews board opposes transit sales tax; CMS news heats up as new school year approaches
On the next Charlotte Talks Local News Roundup…. Both major ticket presidential candidates visit North Carolina this week to talk economy. We'll discuss former President Trump's speech in Asheville from Wednesday and preview Vice President Harris' visit to Raleigh on Friday. The Matthews town board voted unanimously this week...
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