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Local man makes rounds at RNC
MILWAUKEE — It’s been a whirlwind week for local resident A.J. Daoud as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, which has included rubbing elbows with what arguably is a who’s who list of top party notables. Daoud, the owner of Cox-Needham Funeral Home in Pilot Mountain and a longtime GOP insider, not only has frequented the convention hall while former President Donald Trump and vice president pick JD Vance were present; he has been right in the thick of other events this week as...
My 2018 Honda was taxed like a brand new car years after I bought it – I refused to pay the $252 fee twice & fought back
A WOMAN fought her tax bill for 2024 after she noticed a dramatic increase in her vehicle's value - it was $1,000 more than last year. Even after the city adjusted her car's value, she appealed the decision again. Shirley Davis, a Durham, North Carolina resident, experienced "sticker shock" when...
What to know about CrowdStrike outage effects in WNC: Mission Hospital, county, FedEx, airport
A massive IT outage led to chaos in airports this morning, causing many cancellations and delays in Western North Carolina - and thousands more across the planet. Other industries, from banks to hospitals, also suffered from the outage. The IT outage is linked to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which is used...
Dudley High’s Le’Ezra Brown named Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track and Field Player of the Year
CHICAGO — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade recently announced that Le’Ezra Brown of Dudley High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. Brown is the first Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Dudley High School.
DSDC accepting artist applications for 2024 Fall Fine Art Crawl
Downtown Statesville Development Corporation is now accepting applications from artists for the Fall Fine Art Crawl. This year’s fall event is set for Saturday, September 21, from 2 to 6 p.m. in Downtown Statesville. Downtown Statesville’s Art Crawl, held twice a year, features local artists work in various downtown...
VIDEO: Room on the coattails of Trump for Robinson, Bishop
(The Center Square) – With one congressional race a toss-up, and the election of governor and attorney general razor close as well, a North Carolina delegate to the Republican National Convention says there is room on the coattails of Donald Trump on Nov. 5. That’s encouraging for Mark Robinson and Dan Bishop, respectively, in their challenges against Josh Stein and Jeff Jackson. The Robinson-Stein governor's race may be the nation's most expensive, and each is close. ...
Jackson campaign triples quarterly receipts of Bishop
(The Center Square) – Jeff Jackson, the Democratic candidate for attorney general in North Carolina, raised more than triple his opponent in the second fundraising quarter. In a matchup of sitting members from the U.S. House of Representatives, Jackson ended the period with $5.7 million in the bank to Republican Dan Bishop's $2.7 million. Jackson represents the 14th Congressional District, Bishop the 8th. As representatives, both candidates have often found...
Slides labeling Pro-Life groups terrorists used for 7 years at Fort Liberty
Training slides labeling Pro-Life Americans as terrorists have been used for at least seven years for terrorism training at Fort Liberty (formerly known as Fort Bragg), according to a letter that North Carolina Republican US Senator Ted Budd received from the US Army. Budd and Congressman Richard Hudson, R, NC-09,...
EnergyUnited Foundation contributed $45,000 to nonprofits in second quarter
The EnergyUnited Foundation donated $172,270.76 to individuals, families, households and nonprofit organizations in the second quarter of 2024. Donations to 100 applications were approved during the quarter. “The EnergyUnited Foundation is committed to supporting and uplifting our communities,” said LaQuisha Parks, vice president of energy services and corporate communications for...
New Report Ranks UNC Hospitals as Second-Best Hospital in North Carolina
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of hospitals once again see UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill grabbing a top spot. The 2024-25 rankings by the magazine were released on Tuesday, with the hospital campus checking in at No. 2 overall out of 135 hospitals evaluated in North Carolina. It is a position UNC Hospitals, which is part of the UNC Health system, has held for several consecutive years.
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