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Lake & More Weekly Calendar: July 17th - 23rd
Placement in Lake & More Weekly Events is free for public events taking place in the Smith Mountain Lake community, the surrounding counties of Bedford, Franklin and Pittsylvania, and the communities of Moneta, Huddleston, Goodview, Hardy, Wirtz, Burnt Chimney, Penhook and Union Hall. Submit a brief paragraph about your event via email to smcclintic@womackpublishing.com. Events will be listed once before the event. The deadline for submissions is noon on Fridays.
Another hot day ahead, with a chance for rain the Triad
(WGHP) — A Heat Advisory will be in effect from noon to 8 pm for Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Montgomery, and Randolph counties today. Heat indices will be between 104 and 107 for an extended period this afternoon. No matter where you live, protect yourself and your loved ones from the heat and humidity today. We are going […]
Incoming Elon students find and help community through Engage program
Twenty incoming Elon University students got their first taste of college and the broader community through Engage, one of Elon’s First-Year Summer Experience (FSE) programs. The FSE programs give incoming Elon students a preview of the university during the summer before their first semester. The programs are part of...
Caleb Curtain Named FCS Football Central Preseason All-American
Elon, N.C. – Elon University redshirt junior safety Caleb Curtain has been named FCS Football Central Second Team Preseason All-American. Coming off a breakout 2023 season in which he was named a second team All-American by FCS Stats Perform, the AFCA, the Associated Press and Phil Steele, Curtain leads a talented Elon defense into the 2024 season.
Elon Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award; Five Individuals Recognized
New Orleans, La. – The Elon University Track & Field program was named a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team and all five of Elon's NCAA regional qualifiers were named an NCAA Division I All-Academic athlete. Elon was recognized with a 3.628 cumulative...
Men’s Basketball Academic Excellence Honored by NABC
ELON, N.C. – The Elon University men's basketball team was honored as one of the recipients of the 2023-24 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court on Monday, July 15, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by collegiate men's basketball teams and student-athletes.
Guilford County Health Starts Vaccinations For School Year 2024-2025
Kids will be glad to know that they don’t have to go back to school for a while, but Guilford County health officials are already saying they’re ready to give your child the mandatory vaccinations for public school any weekday that you are. A spokesperson for the Health...
Mars Needs Women, Toyota Battery Plant Needs Workers
Are you thinking about taking one of the many jobs that will be offered at the Toyota battery manufacturing plant right outside of Guilford County and want to find out what it will be like to work there?. Well, you’ll get a chance to do just that. GuilfordWorks –...
Greensboro prepares to host Junior Olympics
Greensboro is gearing up to welcome thousands of athletes and visitors to the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games. This will be the third time the Gate City hosts the games following successful runs in 2019 and 2022. Officials say the eight-day competition is expected to draw about 40,000 visitors, including athletes, their families, coaches, and spectators.
Marissa Carmichael has been missing from Greensboro for 6 months
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — It has now been six months since a Triad mother was last seen after a night out. Twenty-five year old Marissa Carmichael was last seen at an Exxon gas station in Greensboro on Jan. 14, 2024. Just before 4 a.m., she called 911 to report that her phone had been stolen […]
1 dead after shooting on Bellvue Street in Burlington, police say
BURLINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — Police in the Triad are investigating after a 24-year-old was found shot. According to Burlington Police Department, just before midnight on Monday, they responded to Bellvue street about a shooting. At the scene, they found a man suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim, identified at Kemori Booth, 24, was […]
Davidson County deputies find wanted suspect hiding under a bed
DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson County Sheriff's Office arrested two people for a litany of charges, after finding one suspect under a bed. Deputies report that on June 11, they arrested Frankie Dale Hicks, of Lexington, and Dorcus Estelle Newton, of Denton, during a theft investigation on White Dove Drive in Lexington.
Jamias Ferere scores 30 as West boys basketball team downs East in all-star game
The East never led in the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Boys Basketball Game on Monday night, and the West cruised to its third straight victory in the game. Behind a 30-point performance by Southern Guilford's Jamias Ferere, the West beat the East 108-92 at The Fieldhouse at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.
Walgreens picks Ramseur for new store
RAMSEUR – A Walgreens store is coming to Ramseur. MCM Partners, a private investment firm, has closed on the financing for a $1.54 million private credit loan to build a free-standing, small format, Walgreens in the Randolph County town. “We’re going to be doing a lot of these stores...
Students complete early childhood classroom internships
Stokes Partnership for Children (SPC) is pleased to announce West Stokes High School students Haleigh Moran and Brianna Guraleczka completed the Workforce Innovation to Support Early Education (WISEE) program during the 2024 spring semester. Both students, who are juniors, completed the program by conducting an internship in an early childhood...
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