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NCHSAA participation rises in almost every sport, surpasses 200,000 total student-athletes
For the first time since the 2017-2018 school year, the N.C. High School Athletic Association saw more than 200,000 student-athletes compete in sports last school year. The NCHSAA released its participation data from the 2023-2024 school year on Monday morning, and it shows a significant amount of growth overall and in most sports year-over-year.
Dustin’s First Alert Forecast: Overcast with daily shower and storm chances across ENC
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the following locations through Midnight Monday: Beaufort, Craven, Dare, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington counties. Several towns across Eastern North Carolina had a wet and loud start to the day, as showers and storms were...
Win a Meet & Greet With Russell Dickerson in Raleigh!
Russell Dickerson is coming to Coastal Credit Union Music Park this Saturday, July 27 as part of Sam Hunt’s “Locked Up Tour!” We want to send you to the show AND give you a chance to meet Russell Dickerson! A grand prize winner will go to the show and meet RD. Secondary prize winners will receive tickets to the show.
NC State NBA 2024 Summer League Update: 7/21/24
Yesterday, 4 former NC State players played their final games in the 2024 Las Vegas NBA Summer League. DJ Burns had 8 points in 12 minutes of play, shooting 3 of 6 from the field in the Cavs 100-93 win over the Pacers. He also had 2 rebounds and 1 block.
NCDHHS Celebrates Two Years of 9-8-8
The NC Department of Health and Human Services this week celebrates the second anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In the past two years, 988 crisis counselors in North Carolina have responded to nearly 190,000 calls, texts and chats, providing critical access to mental health and substance use crisis support. In its second year of service, the number of North Carolinians contacting 988 each month has nearly doubled.
All sites pass Swim Guide test this week
All sites on the Upper Neuse and Tar-Pamlico watersheds to meet recreational water-quality standards this week. Milburnie canoe launch in Raleigh and Neuse Golf Club in Clayton were not tested this week. “We’ve seen pretty good water quality since we started our weekly testing Memorial Day weekend,” said Clay Barber, Sound Rivers’ program director. “A lot of that has to […] The post All sites pass Swim Guide test this week first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Downtown Raleigh Retail Week brings shoppers to locally owned shops and boutiques
Sorry State Records is a small shop that's full of vintage recorded music formats, mostly long playing vinyl albums along with tape cassettes and the now obsolete two-sided single discs known as 45s. Numbers count in a small, locally-owned business that's been around for more than a decade."Yeah, we celebrated our ten-year anniversary last year," said store clerk Jon Roberts. "We had a big little festival for it."Now the shop is benefiting from another celebration: Downtown Raleigh Retail Week.The record store's part of the DTR Independent Shops collective, promoted by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance as a way to support bottle...
Toll Brothers to Build 358 Homes on 140 acres in North Carolina
Montgomery County-based luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers has plans to build 358 homes on 140 acres in North Carolina, writes Collin Huguley for Charlotte Business Journal. Toll Brothers, based in Fort Washington, recently acquired the land in Huntersville which is just outside Charlotte. The company bought the land for just over...
Nancy Pelosi to NC Democrats: ‘What comes next is very important for our country’
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told North Carolina Democrats on Saturday that elections were “not about rewarding you for what you have done,” but “about what you’re going to do next.” As Pelosi blasted former President Donald Trump — addressing him just as “what’s his name” — and Republicans, she lauded the state’s […] The post Nancy Pelosi to NC Democrats: ‘What comes next is very important for our country’ appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
NC Courage take down Pride in penalties in Summer Cup opener
Cary, N.C. — The North Carolina Courage took down the Orlando Pride in penalties, 5-4, after drawing, 1-1, in regulation in the team’s opening game of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday. With the win in penalties, the Courage picked...
From crown to consultant: Miss North Carolina launches new business
By Susan Shinn Turner For the Salisbury Post When Taylor Loyd was 13, she had to shop in the plus-size section of the girl’s clothing department. It was pretty slim pickings, she admits. That didn’t stop her from competing in pageants — braces and all. “I was not as much of an outlier as I […] The post From crown to consultant: Miss North Carolina launches new business appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Triangle hockey camp striving to bring diversity to the game
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A Triangle hockey camp isn’t just teaching skills but trying to recruit more children of color. “I wanted to create something where future generations and the current generation would have something they could remember for the rest of their lives,” said Jazmine Miley, the founder of Hockey Players of Color Movement.
City Council decision pending: Mixed reactions to proposed Red Hat Amphitheater relocation
Raleigh planners share plans for expanding Convention Center & moving Red Hat Amphitheater. The future of Raleigh's downtown entertainment scene is in flux. Plans are underway to move the popular Red Hat Amphitheater one block south, allowing for a significant expansion of the Raleigh Convention Center. However, this proposal faces...
Gov. Cooper, Nancy Pelosi speak at NC Democratic fundraiser in Raleigh
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