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Show off your cooking skills at the 2024 N.C. State Fair Home Chef Challenge
RALEIGH — The N.C. State Fair is known for its tasty treats and promotion of local commodities and other national products. One of its featured events highlights those specialties in the form of fun, family-friendly cooking challenges. “We always strive to enhance the fair experience by introducing new, unique...
Funding announced to help protect coastal habitats in North Carolina
In a move to combat climate change, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced an award of more than $421 million to four states, including North Carolina, in one of the largest grants ever made by the federal agency. Additional partner states include South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland, which will work collaboratively with North […] The post Funding announced to help protect coastal habitats in North Carolina appeared first on The Coastland Times.
NC school leaders assess safety measures after deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school
School safety is on the minds of many here in North Carolina, especially the wake of a mass shooting at a Georgia high school on Wednesday.Some school districts in the Triangle area shared with ABC11 what they're doing to ensure students are safe, including in Wake County."We know who enters into our buildings, we have the "See something, Say something" anonymous app where students are able to report things that they may see anonymously," Wake superintendent Dr. Robert Taylor said. "But if we don't engage in the human behavior aspect, then that's what's going to cause schools to be unsafe."So...
Two months until Election Day, Republicans, Democrats make play for North Carolina
Standing in the middle of Downtown Cary Park, Mona Singh is holding onto handouts in support of Democratic candidates."We have a lot of races," said Singh, who serves as Vice Precinct Chair for the Wake County Democratic Party, as well as the Director of Outreach for TheySeeBlueNC, a South Asian grassroots organization.Democrats have pointed to increased enthusiasm over the past several weeks, as they make a play to flip North Carolina for the first time since 2008."I usually get involved in some sort of a campaign, (though) never to the extent I have this cycle," Repass explained.Repass was one of...
Sports betting in North Carolina seeing success 6 months after launching
It has now been just shy of six months since legalized sports betting launched in North Carolina. For gamblers, the launch came at the perfect time, just days ahead of March Madness in the heart of college basketball country."I believe North Carolina's done what we thought it would do. So we're not disappointed with what, you know, what we're doing there. We think everything is going very positive," says Johnny Avello with DraftKings.What started in March with a big boost from college hoops, and major betting companies running a lot of promotions to get people to download their apps...
Moss, Craven earn high rankings from N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County’s two elected representatives in the General Assembly have received high marks for their stance on business-related issues. The N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation recently released its 2023-2024 Legislative Business Ratings, with Rep. Ben Moss and Sen. Dave Craven each receiving an objective score above 95 out of 100.
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