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NC Rural Center Opens Application Period for Homegrown Leaders Training
The NC Rural Center has announced that the application period is now open for its Homegrown Leaders training. The in-person training will take place from September 10-12 in Kinston. About Homegrown Leaders. Homegrown Leaders is a three-day regional leadership and community economic development training program. It aims to equip existing...
Businessman: Vaping Being Taking Over by Big Tobacco
North Carolina – What started as an education bill in the state legislature was recently passed and signed into law by the governor but has little to do with education. Instead, it concerns the regulation of tobacco products, more specifically vaping products. “There is a huge public ‘fire storm’...
Retired Rowan County judge leads NC Sentencing Commission as host for national conference
RALEIGH — Under the leadership of retired Rowan County Chief District Court Judge Charlie Brown, the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission will host the National Association of Sentencing Commissions’ Conference (NASC) in Raleigh. “This is the first time that North Carolina has served as host state of the NASC conference,” said Brown, chairman […] The post Retired Rowan County judge leads NC Sentencing Commission as host for national conference appeared first on Salisbury Post.
17-Year-Old Is Youngest Black Person To Earn Pilot’s License In N.C. And U.S.
INDIAN TRAIL, NC – Ryan Garner made history by becoming one of the youngest pilots in the country. The 17-year-old from Indian Trail, N.C., recently obtained his private pilot license. Garner is also the first Black pilot to receive the distinction in North Carolina. According to WSOC-TV, Garner was...
Guilford County approves $565,000 incentive package for minority-owned plastics company
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners approved a financial incentive package of over half a million dollars last week for Core Technology Molding Corporation. The minority-owned company is a plastic injection molding business based out of Greensboro. The expansion is expected to bring a capital investment of nearly $28 million...
Storage unit facility fire caused by issue with HVAC unit, High Point fire crews says
HIGH POINT, N.C. — An issue with a battery bank in a portable HVAC unit caused a fire at a storage unit facility, according to crews with the Winston-Salem Fire Department. On Friday, just before 5:30 p.m., crews said they responded to the 2300 block of Hickswood Road to a reported building fire.
Chilling testimony alleges murder suspect asked others for help disposing of High Point University student’s body
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — The trial of a man accused of killing a High Point University student in 2021 before fleeing to Tennessee has begun. Michael Cadogan is accused of killing Gianna Delgado, who was 19 and attending High Point University at the time. Cadogan was 24 at the time of the killing. Authorities […]
Rezoning request defeated, county may lose $10 million project
The potential investment of $10 million dollars by an Indiana company seeking to build a facility producing doors for carports hit another snag when the Surry County Board of Commissioners rejected the recommendation of the Planning Board to approve the request with conditions. Industrial Development LLC is seeking to rezone 27.04 acres off South McKinney Road, to the South of Interstate 74, from Rural Agricultural to Highway Business Conditional. The board voted 4-1 to deny the request but also voted to waive the one-year filing...
Pope’s soccer finale comes at East-West All-Star Game
Her final high school soccer match proved to be fairly uneventful for recent Fike High graduate Erin Pope but she was certainly glad to be a part of it. Pope, a three-time all-state selection by North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association, was on the East side in a 1-0 loss in the North Carolina Coaches Associaion’s East-West All-Star Game on Tuesday, […] The post Pope’s soccer finale comes at East-West All-Star Game first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Shooting investigation near NC A&T shuts down East Market Street
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A shooting investigation has closed down East Market Street near the campus of North Carolina A&T State University. At around 1:07 a.m. on Monday, the Greensboro Police Department came to the area of Laurel Street and East Market Street after getting a report of an aggravated assault. At the scene, officers […]
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