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COUNTERSUIT: Former owners of Greenville family medical practice deny allegations of pill-pushing, accuse Quasar of abuse
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Time to turn attention to the peanut crop in Martin County
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Time to turn attention to the peanut crop in Martin County
In Martin County we will be digging and harvesting peanuts in the middle of September to October. Martin County ranks in at least top three in peanut production in the state, most years being first or second in planted acres. Martin County peanut acres has increased each year since 2019. Peanut seed grown and treated peanut seeds from the previous year’s crop are planted about two inches deep, at average of five seeds per foot on 36 inch rows. This is about 120 lbs. of...
Clerk of Court set to retire Dec. 31
The joy of birth has led to the excitement of retirement. Tonya Leggett’s recent pride and joy prompted the clerk to submit her retirement paperwork, effective Dec. 1. Senior Resident Wayland J. Sermons, Jr. has appointed Washington attorney Amanda G. Bramble to fulfill the term. “The effective date of my retirement is Dec. 1, 2024, which is not the end of my term, but I have been blessed with a...
New program lets students apply to dozens of NC colleges with one application
Several colleges, including those in the UNC System, are hosting a new program making it easier for prospective students to apply to schools.The process is simple: the College Foundation of North Carolina is enabling any high school senior with a GPA of 2.8 or above to submit a streamlined application to community colleges and UNC schools.Fayetteville State University is one of those schools."We may be exposed to prospective students who hadn't considered us previously so this is another layer for us to provide that access and allow them to see a closer glimpse of Fayetteville State University as an institution,"...
North Carolina high school football scores for 2024 NCHSAA, NCISAA Week 3
Western North Carolina football is returning for Week 3. To help Western North Carolina high school football fans, the Citizen Times and Times-News have created a one-stop shop for all scores across the region and statewide. We'll also have two reporters at games. Zachary Huber will be at Swain County at Franklin, while Evan...
Long wait times create DMV headaches; state officials say they need more employees
Headaches continue for Triangle drivers looking for an appointment at the DMV.Walk-ins are still seeing hours-long wait times at locations in Raleigh and Durham -- with most appointments booked up for months. Per the DMV website, the earliest available appointment in Wake, Durham or Orange County is currently in early December."It's just extremely frustrating. I mean, it takes so much time," said Chris Haines, a Clayton resident who tried walking in to the West Raleigh DMV on Avent Ferry Road on Friday.Haines said he waited for hours in Clayton on Thursday in an attempt to get his license renewed,. He's...
TCOM again makes semifinal round of 'Coolest Thing Made in NC' contest
For the second year in a row, TCOM LP's lighter-than-air aerostats have made to the second round of the N.C. Chamber of Commerce's "Coolest Thing Made in NC" online contest. The NC Chamber announced Thursday that TCOM's aerostats were among the 16 products selected as semifinalists after the first round of voting in the "Coolest" contest's medium-to-large business category. Another 15 products were selected "Coolest" in the small business category. ...
North Carolina GOP leaders reach spending deal to clear private school voucher waitlist
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Republican House and Senate leaders said Friday that they have agreed with each other on a supplemental spending proposal that includes hundreds of millions of dollars to eliminate the state’s waitlist for private school vouchers. The new proposal includes funding for Medicaid, broadband access and the implementation of a law that forces sheriffs to comply with federal immigration agents. Both chambers are scheduled to reconvene next week for a vote that will likely send the bill to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, whose expected veto can be overridden by the legislature’s GOP supermajorities. The proposal sets aside an additional $463 million for this school year and next for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program largely to clear its waitlist, as a surge in applications occurred after the General Assembly eliminated income caps to qualify last year. Not enough money was initially earmarked to cover everyone, leaving about 55,000 children on the waitlist and many parents frustrated. Lawmakers had failed to agree on a budget adjustment deal that included voucher funding before the legislative session ended in June.
Animal shelters across the Carolinas packed with homeless dogs, cats
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Every animal shelter in the area is at capacity, bursting with adoptable dogs and cats or all ages, sizes and breeds. WCNC Charlotte is making an impact in the community by helping animals find their forever home through NBC's Clear the Shelters campaign. In Union...
IRS encourages North Carolina taxpayers to do an end-of-summer tax checkup to avoid surprises next year
CHARLOTTE — The Internal Revenue Service encourages North Carolina taxpayers to consider using the end of the summer to make tax withholding or payment updates to avoid a potential surprise next year at tax time. While most taxpayers get a refund after filing their taxes, many also find they unexpectedly owe taxes. This can be due to a life or job change for which they did not make the necessary tax adjustment during the year. ...
‘So happy’: North Carolina woman plans to buy house with $1 million win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — Arely Mayorga Martinez, of Charlotte, plans to buy a house after winning a $1 million lottery prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. “We are so happy,” she said. Martinez said her husband bought the winning $10 Multiplier Mania ticket at Shopton Commons BP on Steele Creek Road in […]
RFK Jr. notches wins in North Carolina and Michigan in his effort to get off ballots
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina and Michigan, and a setback in Wisconsin, in his quest to get his name off of the ballots in some states after he suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump. North Carolina’s intermediate-level Court of Appeals issued an order granting Kennedy’s request to halt the mailing of ballots that included his name, upending plans in the state just as officials were about to begin sending out the nation’s first absentee ballots for the Nov. 5 presidential election. The court — a three-judge panel ruling unanimously — also told a trial judge to order the State Board of Elections to distribute ballots without Kennedy’s name on them. No legal explanation was given. In Michigan, its intermediate-level Court of Appeals ruled that Kennedy should be removed from the ballot, reversing a decision made earlier this week by a lower court judge.
WATCH LIVE: Trump rallies law enforcement in North Carolina
Former President Donald Trump is speaking to law enforcement officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, as he touts his “law and order” agenda. Trump is scheduled to address the Fraternal Order of Police’s National Board of Trustees fall meeting at 4 p.m. The FOP endorsed Trump on Friday, as they did in 2020. They also met […]
Elaine Marshall: With success came bigger dreams, North Carolina history
(The Center Square) – Growing up on a small rural farm, Elaine Marshall didn’t expect to play such a role in North Carolina history. After 28 years as secretary of state, she's running this year to serve her eighth term. A win would put her in service with a sixth different governor. “It’s historic, and it’s also astonishing to me because I didn’t grow up dreaming that I would be...
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