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Vault Visit | Carolina Classic Fair canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
GREENSBORO, N.C. — This year... WFMY News 2 turns 75! So to celebrate... We're opening the WFMY News 2 vault. Winston-Salem city officials announced they were canceling that year's Carolina Classic Fair. They said chances of holding a fair under Phase 2 restrictions wouldn't be realistic. Ben Rowe with...
Police investigation underway on Haig Street in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Police responded to the scene of an incident on Haig Street in Greensboro on Sunday night. WFMY News 2 had a crew there who saw multiple law enforcement vehicles, a CSI van, and crime scene tape blocking off an area. Guilford County Emergency Services confirmed that...
Randolph County Schools suspends teacher accused of indecent liberties
RANDLEMAN, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman who was charged with indecent liberties by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has been suspended from her teaching job. On July 1, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office got a report of sexual allegations and began investigating. Following an investigation, detectives charged 39-year-old Britney Marie Vernon with three counts of […]
2 charged with neglect after children were left alone, 1 hit by car in High Point
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — The High Point Police Department charged two women with two counts of neglect each after an allegedly unsupervised child was hit by a car Saturday. According to court documents, Monae Antoinette Jeffcoat, 30, of Winston-Salem and Erika Shevonne Hunt, 36, of High Point were each charged with two counts of […]
The Disappearance of Marissa Carmichael
25-year-old Marissa Carmichael was last seen in Greensboro, North Carolina on January 14, 2024. She disappeared after making a distressed call to 911, saying that someone took her cellphone and left her stranded at a gas station. Background. Marissa Carmichael is a resident of High Point, North Carolina, approximately twenty-five...
NCDOT ready to get ball rolling on project to widen NC 150 in Mooresville before 2025
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Plans to widen a pesky stretch of North Carolina 150 in the Lake Norman area have moved up sooner than expected with state officials saying a contractor could be hired for the project as soon as October. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) currently estimates...
Robeson Community College displayed the winners of its annual Cosmetology Fantasy contest.
LUMBERTON — What started in 2022 as a way to prepare for the North Carolina SkillsUSA competition, has now grown into a major contest for the cosmetology department at Robeson Community College, with students battling it out to win the title for the best fantasy display. This year the...
Highly touted prospect Corey Day wrecks out of ARCA debut at Salem
The first 132 laps of Corey Day's ARCA Menards Series debut at Salem were incredibly impressive. However, a potential top-five run was erased in a matter of seconds on lap 133. Day was running in third place on lap 133 and was in the process of battling Lavar Scott for the second spot. While Day pulled ahead of Scott as the pair roared down the backstretch, he came up on Scott's No. 6 car before he was clear, sending Day's No. 28 Chevrolet spinning into the inside wall. Red flag is out as @ToniBreidinger and @corey_day_ make contact. Both drivers have...
Community mourns death of Danbury Mayor Janet Whitt
In an era otherwise marked by division, Town of Danbury Mayor Janet Whitt will be remembered as a leader who brought people together. Whitt died July 19 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was 70. “Words cannot express the extent of the shock wave that her passing has sent throughout, not just our town, but the entire community and county,” said Steve Shelton, Danbury town...
Pilot voters have new polling place
Americans this November will be tasked once more with the earnest job of choosing who will represent them in Washington, D.C., the General Assembly in Raleigh, and in town halls across Surry County. The Surry County Board of Elections has announced a small change to the process that will affect some county voters. Surry County Director of Elections Michella Huff notified the county administration and residents of a precinct change...
Bettors in North Carolina can legally wager on Olympic events
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The North Carolina Lottery Commission has approved the Paris Olympics for betting opportunities in the state. Steve Bittenbender, an analyst with BetCarolina.com told WCNC Charlotte's anchor and reporter Jane Monreal that does not mean each sportsbook will carry it, though. "You'll want to take a look...
EnergyUnited awards grants totaling $20,000 to three local nonprofits
EnergyUnited has awarded grants to three local nonprofit organizations as part of CoBank’s Sharing Success Program. This year grants, totaling $20,000, have been awarded to the Ada Jenkins Center, the EnergyUnited Foundation, and Habitat for Humanity of North Carolina. The Ada Jenkins Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping...
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