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5th person reported dead in I-95 wreck
The N.C. State Highway Patrol says a fifth person has died in a fiery Wednesday afternoon wreck on Interstate 95 at mile marker 113. Sgt. Marcus Bethea, public information officer with the N.C. Department of Public Safety and the N.C. State Highway Patrol, said the victims’ identities weren’t immediately available. Bethea said the wreck involved two tractor-trailers and three passenger […] The post 5th person reported dead in I-95 wreck first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Interim finance director tapped to take on the job full-time for school system
The Nash County Board of Education proceeded smoothly through Monday afternoon’s called meeting, with routine contracts being approved unanimously without issue. That was until the school board went into and then came out of executive session to vote on personnel matters. School board member Chris Bissette said, for him, there was only one objectionable item in the six pages of personnel requests submitted to the 11-member school board. The one item that caused him and a handful of other school board members to balk was...
Sheetz announces grand opening for Wilmington location
Sheetz will soon have its second store open in the Wilmington area. The restaurant and convenience chain announced Wednesday that its first location in Wilmington will open Tuesday, July 30 at 2517 Shipyard Blvd., according to a news release. Earlier in July, Sheetz opened a location in Hampstead. ...
Environmentalists grateful for appellate win over chemical industry giant
(The Center Square) – Health advisories issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about the risks of chemicals produced at a North Carolina plant on the Cape Fear River are lawful and not reviewable by a court. In a ruling by three judges Tuesday at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, Justice Arianna Freeman wrote, “The health advisory provides guidance, but it imposes no obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions. The health advisory also does not give rise to any ‘direct and appreciable legal...
Green fundraising outpaces Morrow in superintendent race
(The Center Square) – Democrat Mo Green is raking in the donations in North Carolina’s election race for superintendent of public instruction. Green raised more than six times the amount of Republican opponent Michele Morrow in the second fundraising quarter. “Mo has made history in North Carolina: No other candidate for state Superintendent of Public Instruction has raised even close to this much before,” said Misti Williams, Green’s campaign manager,...
Bob Brinson nominated to complete Senator Jim Perry's term, awaits governor's nod
New Bern Alderman Robert "Bob" Brinson Jr. has been nominated by the Republican 2nd Senatorial District Committee to serve the remainder of Senator Jim Perry's unexpired term in the North Carolina State Senate. Brinson's nomination is now headed to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Due to State Statutes, Brinson is...
Safety Lyrik Pettis poised for strong junior year
SHELBY — Shelby (N.C.) Crest is home to two of the top defensive backs in the state in juniors Lyrik Pettis and D’Various Surratt. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Pettis could grow into being a outside linebacker down the road, and is a physical tackler. Pettis had a remarkable freshman...
Students can take alternate paths to an ECU degree
(Video by Rich Klindworth) Earning a bachelor’s degree doesn’t always follow a traditional course from graduating high school to starting as a freshman on campus. Some students take an alternate path with support from East Carolina University programs designed to meet students wherever they are in their educational journey.
Five people arrested in Kinston for drug trafficking
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Deputies with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office arrested five people on Tuesday on numerous charges. The Sheriff’s Office received a narcotic complaint on Tuesday that led Sheriff Jackie Roger, deputies, the Street Crime Unit and Rapid Response Team to investigate along NC 58 South in Kinston. Five suspects were found and […]
Nash County DSS director says hiring, more oversight has helped agency correct issues
Denita DeVega, Nash County’s Department of Social Services director, says more supervisory oversight and additional staff in the child welfare division have been two keys in righting the ship at the agency. DeVega’s first day on the job was Feb. 12, and she took over at a time when the agency was being overseen by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, action that was spurred after word spread about two preventable deaths in the county. ...
Swimming advisory issued at sound-side site in New Hanover County due to bacteria
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - After testing found bacterial levels above state and federal water quality standards, an advisory was posted on July 24 at a sound at the end of Florida Avenue in Carolina Beach. The site is marked with a sign that indicates that levels of contamination may...
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