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Public Notice: TOWN OF LA GRANGE PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE BY UPSET BID
TOWN OF LA GRANGE PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE BY UPSET BID. Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-269 An offer of $8,000.00 has been submitted for the purchase of certain property owned by the Town of La Grange, more particularly described as follows:. Parcel ID #: Lenoir County Parcel...
RESPECTABLE SHOWING: Tar River Softball finishes with six wins, six losses at states
Tar River Softball’s three all-star teams made respectable showings in the Tar Heel Leagues Inc. State Softball Tournament over the weekend in Benson. The 8U, 12U and 16U squads combined for six wins and six losses in the double-elimination event. Each of them went 2-2 and made it to the third day of competition. “The teams seemed to enjoy themselves and were extremely competitive,” said Alex Langley, Athletics Division Supervisor...
Longtime Asian restaurant is on the way to reopening in Southport
One of the area’s first Asian restaurants opened in Southport in 1992. It closed two years ago. But some of the employees and staff weren’t content to let the restaurant’s history stop after 30 years. Now, things are progressing at 5013 Southport Crossing Way in Southport for a new iteration of The Thai...
NC Health News wins 20 awards in annual state press contest
NC Health News has been lauded with an organization-record 20 awards in the annual North Carolina Press Association editorial contest, including five first place wins. The state press association honored work published from March 2023 to March 2024. NC Health News was judged among its peers in the online-only category.
‘Down East’ immersion enriches K-12 teachers’ N.C. knowledge and spirits
Carolina K-12, a program based in the College of Arts and Sciences, hosted a summer retreat for educators from around the state, immersing them in the history and culture of Beaufort, Harkers Island and Cape Lookout. Karen Willis Amspacher gestured at a buffet table laden with homemade food — squash...
Jim’s First Alert Forecast: The rain rolls on through Friday; Flash flood risk continues
We’ll stay in this wet pattern through the end of the week as a stationary front stay anchored just to our north. The mid-week forecast remains unsettled with daily showers and thunderstorms, thanks to a very moist southerly flow. Every storm brings the risk of torrential downpours, so keep those umbrellas handy and watch for flash flooding in urban and poor drainage areas.
Candidates set for school board seats
Filing for Wilson County Board of Education seats officially closed last week. School board seats in District 2, District 4 and District 6 are the seats up for grabs in November’s general election. Here’s a look at who is officially running. DISTRICT 2 The District 2 seat will have a new face. Current school board member Velma Barnes announced last […] The post Candidates set for school board seats first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
UNC Health Lenoir is Nationally Recognized for Four Awards: Gold Plus Heart Failure, Gold Plus Stroke, Silver Resuscitation, and Silver Rural Stroke
UNC Health Lenoir in Kinston has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, which means reduced readmissions and more healthy days at home. About 6 million U.S....
Arguing inconsistency, rezoning request denied in Brunswick County
A rezoning that would have brought commercial uses to a primarily residential area near Winnabow was denied by the Brunswick County Planning Board this month. At its July meeting, the planning board reconsidered a rezoning request that was tabled at the board’s June meeting. The request looked to rezone 15 acres of land...
‘Devastating’: NC drivers warned as child, pets die in hot cars; arrests made in Wake, Harnett Counties
We’ve seen triple digit temperatures this summer in central North Carolina. In one study from San Jose University, car temperatures can climb almost 20 degrees in 10 minutes from just 95 degrees to 114 degrees.
State report details allegations of errors, mismanagement at nonprofit run by wife of NC lieutenant governor
A nonprofit group that was organized and operated by the wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson may have made invalid claims for federal funding, according to state documents alleging a range of record-keeping, bookkeeping and monitoring violations. Yolanda Hill, the second lady of North Carolina, announced in April that she...
Q&A: NC Rep. Jason Saine on his surprise move to resign
While there's a lot of focus on President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, the biggest surprise this month in North Carolina politics has been N.C. Rep. Jason Saine’s decision to resign. Saine is one of the top Republicans in the House, chairing budget...
Daughter of late Pirate baseball coach now a resident at ECU Health
For more than half of Audrey LeClair’s life, college baseball season — not football — has always meant homecoming. It was a time she could come back to the place she grew up, where she started school and learned to ride horses. Coming home meant a chance to reconnect with family friends and cheer for the Pirates. But more than anything, it was a way to revisit the place that holds her first and last memories of her dad, beloved East Carolina University baseball coach...
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