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Clemency ends three jail terms 37 years early
(The Center Square) – Three men, each with 37 more years left in jail as punishment for robbery at a church, have been given clemency by North Carolina’s governor. Another convicted robber, age 45 and confined for nearly 30 years, had a sentence running to 2030 commuted. The decisions made by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper come with less than six months to go in his second term. Cooper established the...
Oak Island Planning Board to discuss changes to home size limits, height regulations
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) – On Thursday, July 18, the Oak Island Planning Board is set to discuss height limit exceptions and maximum home sizes. The existing town rules defines a sing-family dwelling as a detached building up to 4,000 to 5,000 square feet. The proposed amendments would change...
20 football players to watch on defense, 20 days before practice begins for 2024 season
The 2024-25 football season is just 20 days away from its first official practice on July 31. The 2024 NCHSAA football season kicks off on Friday, Aug. 23, with all 10 of Cumberland County's public high school teams in action. Seventy-First will kick off its season at home against Richmond...
Clayton woman wins lottery prize
Lois Driver of Clayton tried her luck on a $30 scratch-off and won the first $100,000 prize in a new scratch-off game. Driver bought her lucky Supreme 7s ticket from Benson Food Mart on East Main Street in Benson. She arrived at lottery headquarters recently to claim her prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,509. […] The post Clayton woman wins lottery prize first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Former long-closed local Kmart to have a new retail occupant
A location that has remained vacant after the Rocky Mount Kmart closed is getting a new lease to thrive. A Midwest-based general merchandise chain currently has crews working on having a store in the Rocky Mount Towne Center off Sutters Creek Boulevard in the highly commercial northwestern part of the city. Rural King was given approval to remodel the building, which is nearly 99,000 square feet in size, city officials...
Young woman dies at Brunswick beach after being pulled from rip current
A teen drowned just east of the pier at Ocean Isle Beach Sunday afternoon. According to Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith, the victim was a young girl who was part of a high school group from the Winston-Salem area. The group had taken a day trip to the beach and were swimming when the victim was caught in a rip current and became distressed.
Yosake and The Husk closed due to fire, sprinkler damage
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Crews responded to a fire in downtown Wilmington at the Roudabush Building Tuesday morning, July 16, according to the city’s fire department. Per the Wilmington Fire Department, firefighters responded to a business on S Front Street at around 11:15 a.m. The fire was contained by the sprinkler system, and nobody was injured.
Synthetic turf field installed at Legion Stadium
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A new synthetic turf field was installed at Legion Stadium last week, per a City of Wilmington announcement from July 16. The field includes inlaid markings for football, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and soccer. The New Hanover High School logo is at center field...
Sandwich shop in Wilmington to soon host grand opening. Here's how to get free food
The Potbelly sandwich shop chain is adding a second Wilmington location. The restaurant opens Friday in the Mayfaire shopping center near Wrightsville Beach. It joins the existing Wilmington shop which opened four years ago at 2515 S 17th St. near New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Here’s what to expect as the new one opens.
Hot Then Wet Week Expected (July 15-19, 2024)
High pressure offshore will bring hot and humid conditions to the Carolinas. Shower and thunderstorm coverage will increase as the week wears on especially late as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Land Impacts: Heat Advisory (apparent temperatures of 105-109) in effect today. A Heat Advisory expected tomorrow, with...
Member of NC House Democratic leadership resigning for UNC System job
Rep. Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, a Democrat from Guilford County, resigned Tuesday from her seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. She was the No. 2 Democrat in the House. Clemmons' resignation comes one day after Republican Rep. Jason Saine announced his resignation, effective Aug. 12. Clemmons is the third...
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