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'Obsessed with distance': Castle Hayne woman faces 135-mile ultramarathon in Death Valley
Emily Lyons is no stranger to pushing her body past its limits. The 33-year-old Castle Hayne resident, who only picked up endurance running eight years ago, is set to tackle an ultramarathon unlike anything else on July 22. "Realizing that you can do these crazy things is kind of a...
Wilmington business makes list of best financial technology companies in the world
A Wilmington company has made a list of the top fintech, or financial technology, businesses in the world. nCino, a Wilmington-based firm that sells cloud computing software to banks, was one of 250 "top" fintech companies on a list published by CNBC on Tuesday. More than 2,000 companies were considered...
20 football players to watch on defense, 20 days before practice begins for 2024 season
The 2024-25 football season is just 20 days away from its first official practice on July 31. The 2024 NCHSAA football season kicks off on Friday, Aug. 23, with all 10 of Cumberland County's public high school teams in action. Seventy-First will kick off its season at home against Richmond...
Street reopens after mini storage business fire
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Authorities have reopened a busy Jacksonville street because of a fire this morning. The fire happened at Bell Fork Self Storage. Several of the storage units were damaged. The fire broke out around 9:15 a.m. with Bell Fork Road, between White Street and Brynn Marr Road,...
Cellphone usage in schools is a concern for parents, teachers: Are cellphone bans the right move?
Group pushes for Wake County school district-wide cellphone ban. As Wake County school leaders consider whether to ban mobile devices, several other school districts across North Carolina and the country have either implemented a policy of their own or are considering one. The group presenting the proposal is worried about...
A Japanese candy maker is adding a second factory in North Carolina
Japanese candymaker Morinaga, the company behind the Hi-Chew fruit candy, will build a second factory in Orange County after landing incentives from the state.Why it matters: It's yet another local expansion from a Japanese company — a country that is currently the largest source of foreign direct investment in the state and whose prime minister visited North Carolina earlier this year.Other recent expansions from Japanese companies include the tobacco company JT International, printing company Ricoh, biotech company Fujifilm Diosynth, Honda and, most notably, a Toyota battery plant.In total, 4,379 new jobs have been announced by Japanese companies since 2013, according to Gov. Roy Cooper's office.Driving the news: The new Morinaga factory will join the company's existing one in Mebane, which opened in 2015. Both will produce Hi-Chew, a chewy candy known for its variety of fruity flavors.The candymaker said it would create 204 jobs and invest $136 million in the new facility.The state awarded Morinaga a $100,000 grant through its One North Carolina Fund in exchange for the investment.
North Carolina approves party seeking to put RFK Jr. on the ballot, rejects effort for Cornel West
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s election board voted Tuesday to certify a political party that wants to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state’s presidential ballot this fall. The panel rejected a similar petition effort by a group backing Cornel West, citing questions about how signatures were collected.
Interactive Map: Which North Carolina counties have the highest and lowest life expectancies?
(WGHP) — There’s more than a 10-year difference between the North Carolina counties with the longest life expectancy and those with the shortest. Life expectancy is just one of the many data sets available in the North Carolina Data Portal. This online tool, a project of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services […]
Applications open for Rural Center’s Homegrown Leaders Training Program
RALEIGH — The application period for the next session of the NC Rural Center’s Homegrown Leaders training is now open. People who live or work in Eastern North Carolina are encouraged to apply. The training will be held Sept. 10-12 in Kinston. Homegrown Leaders is a three-day regional...
Heat Advisory in effect for Mecklenburg, surrounding counties as temps stay hot
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Another Heat Advisory is in place for Mecklenburg and counties to its south and east on Tuesday. Tuesday marks the second day in a row where such an advisory has been issued. The advisory includes Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Richmond, Stanly and Union counties in North Carolina,...
Carolina Moment: Rockhounds go hunting for rocks and gems in Western North Carolina
SWANNANOA, N.C. (WLOS) — A few times a year the Land of the Sky Shrine Club is packed, but not just with people, with rocks. Along with those rock collectors and rockhounds is M.A.G.M.A. Land of Sky Gem Show co-organizer Richard Jacquot. “You have your geologist who studies how...
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