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Spring Hope earns $537K grant for depot platform
A $537,500 North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority grant will help the town of Spring Hope build a covered platform for its historic railroad depot as the building is renovated for use as an event center. Gov. Roy Cooper announced 20 Rural Infrastructure Authority grants to local governments last month totaling nearly $8.7 million. Spring Hope’s award is one of 11 […] The post Spring Hope earns $537K grant for depot platform first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
'Miracle' stingray dies after fascinating internet with pregnancy without a male
Charlotte, a round stingray at an aquarium in North Carolina, died this week after earning international attention and speculation for her "miracle" pregnancy without a male companion.
Lukas Nelson Is Having a Moment After Stepping up for Ailing Father Willie During Outlaw Festival
Lukas Nelson has captured the hearts of fans everywhere after stepping up to perform in place of his father, Willie Nelson, at multiple stops during the Outlaw Music Festival. Willie has been recovering and resting on doctor’s orders recently, and has canceled multiple live appearances during the festival. However, Lukas has taken his father’s place temporarily, playing Willie Nelson’s hits for eager fans.
Two starving puppies rescued after being left in crate of abandoned house
In Raleigh, North Carolina, three emaciated puppies had been abandoned in a crate in a backyard where the owners had moved away. The severely emaciated three-month-old puppies had no food or water; temperatures last week when the puppies were discovered, hit 90 degrees. Local rescue group, Perfectly Imperfect Pups (PIPs)...
Bladen-Columbus N.C. A&T State University Alumni Chapter announces scholarship recipients
ELIZABETHTOWN – The Bladen-Columbus N.C. A&T State University Alumni Chapter announces its six scholarship recipients for 2024. Adriana McKenzie-Lewis is the recipient of the Tillie Peterkin Memorial Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship was presented to McKenzie-Lewis, who graduated from East Columbus High. She is the daughter of Renaldo Lewis and Mercia McKenzie.
30 people become US citizens at NC Capitol July 4 celebration
North Carolina's State Capitol hosted a July 4 ceremony that includes a naturalization ceremony for 30 new citizens, a reading from the Declaration of Independence, a wreath laying and a performance by the Raleigh Concert Band.
Space X rocket lights up ENC skies
ROBERSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Early Thursday morning, Eastern North Carolina skies were illuminated by a celestial event. At approximately 5 a.m., Deborah Rogerson witnessed a bright light streaking across the sky from her workplace in Robersonville. “My initial thought was, what in the world is that?” Rogerson said. She quickly captured the moment on her phone.
Davis: Emergency declaration needed for 'flash drought'
CRISP — Farmers, agricultural officials and political leaders called for swift state and federal action Tuesday in response to drought conditions now affecting 60% of North Carolina. “We’ve had what meteorologists call a ‘flash drought,’” said Bob Etheridge, a former congressman who now serves as the state executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. “Which means temperatures soar and rain stops. We’ve had 90-degree-plus weather for like 15, 16 days and no rain in some places for over a month. That...
Foundations makes $500,000 available for eastern NC nonprofits
Eastern North Carolina nonprofits supporting education, health and human services can apply for grants from the Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment. This opportunity will provide a total of $500,000 in funds from the endowment established at the North Carolina Community Foundation in 2015. Grants awarded to nonprofits will range from $25,000 to $50,000. “We are proud to carry out Mrs. Burevitch’s legacy of deep care for eastern North Carolina’s communities,” said...
NC Baseball Museum packed with state’s heritage
This story appears in the summer issue of Wilsonian. Baseball means more in North Carolina, and one place immortalizes that greater than any other is the N.C. Baseball Museum. The museum is connected to historic Fleming Stadium, which has seen a storied history of its own, from an Elvis Presley concert to a Negro League game where a team full […] The post NC Baseball Museum packed with state’s heritage first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
I-40 Chase Ends With Crash And Discovery Of Drugs, More Than $20,000 In Cash
SAMPSON COUNTY – A motorist involved in a two county chase on Interstate 40 is facing a long list of charges. Around 1:30pm Wednesday, a Sampson County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Team deputy observed a silver Honda CRV traveling on I-40. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle for a window tint violation.
First Sheetz in southeastern N.C. to open July 9
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The first Sheetz in southeastern N.C. is set to open Tuesday, July 9, according to a press release. Per the announcement, the location, at 17000 U.S. 17 near Hampstead, will open to the public at 8 a.m. Free coffee and soda will be served all day in celebration of the opening.
‘It was worth every single minute’: 109 people become U.S. citizens at Southport’s Naturalization Ceremony
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - More than 100 people from different corners of the world gathered on the Fort Johnston Lawn in Southport Wednesday afternoon. They couldn’t have come from more different upbringings and backgrounds, but just two hours after they all met, they all had one new thing in common: they were all new American citizens.
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