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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...
911 operator accused of setting Thomasville home on fire with ‘intent to injure or prejudice’ husband, warrants say
THOMASVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Warrants are revealing new details after a High Point 911 telecommunicator was arrested and charged with burning down the home she shared with her husband, a High Point police officer. The fire happened on Wednesday, July 10, at a home on Grace Drive in Thomasville, where Theresa Allison Varner, 39, lived […]
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.
VP Kamala Harris to visit Fayetteville Thursday
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Vice President Kamala Harris will be making a campaign stop in Fayetteville this week. According to the Biden-Harris campaign, the vice president will “deliver remarks” an event in the city on Thursday. No other details on her visit have been released yet. Harris...
Thank you to the hundreds of people who pulled out your fishing poles and came out to fish this week at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center.
Thank you to the hundreds of people who pulled out your fishing poles and came out to fish this week at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center. It was a great week. Even today people didn’t let the rain stop them from fishing. Tribal Chairman Lowery also took his children fishing on Thursday. Here are 2 “Eating size” fish John Jr. caught; a Crappie and a Bream. Overall they caught 7 fish and released them back into the lake for others to enjoy.
Family Care Center Of Taylorsville Announces Marshall As New FNP
Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, is pleased to welcome Landon Marshall, FNP-C, to Family Care Center of Taylorsville. Marshall is a certified family nurse practitioner. He brings 12 years of experience as a registered nurse, primarily in intensive care units and emergency departments. He also has 2.5 years of experience as a nurse practitioner.
Harrier jet arrival at Hickory Regional Airport
Hickory Aviation Museum is scheduled to welcome its newest aircraft addition, a United States Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II Plus, today (July 15) at the Hickory Regional Airport. If you are planning to come watch the arrival, here are a few important things to remember:. HOT & LOUD: Temperatures are...
Where the sidewalk ends: Fayetteville to resume abandoned project
Work on a Rosehill Road sidewalk project will resume in the coming months after the project was left that was left incomplete a year ago by the previous contractor, city officials said. At its June 24 meeting, the Fayetteville City Council approved a new $1.33 million contract with Morgan Trucking & General Construction Inc. for sidewalk construction and associated work along the eastern side of Rosehill Road. ...
Moore County gets new crosswalk technology
New crosswalk technology recently implemented in Moore County is aimed at helping pedestrians. The "High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk" or “HAWK” is located in Aberdeen on Sandhills Blvd. between Knight Street and West Maple Avenue. Moore County received the technology after a study identified it as a high pedestrian area.
East Rowan's Cobb Hightower drafted by Padres in MLB Draft's third round
The dream senior year for Cobb Hightower has turned into a dream summer as well. The East Rowan graduate, fresh off winning the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A state championship, was drafted in the third round of the MLB Draft, 88th overall, by the San Diego Padres. Hightower, who...
‘We need your support’: NC team seeking travel funds for World Series
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A youth baseball team is asking for the public’s help to get them to Louisiana for the Dixie World Series. The West Lincoln Optimist Club 12U team will be representing North Carolina in the series and is raising money to cover travel and lodging expenses.
Salisbury HS, UNC alum selected in first round of MLB Draft
SALISBURY, N.C. — An Iredell County standout is one step closer to the major leagues after being chosen in the first round of the MLB Draft. Vance Honeycutt was selected by the Baltimore Orioles with the 22nd pick in the MLB Draft's first round on Sunday. Honeycutt was drafted by the Orioles after spending three outstanding years with the University of North Carolina.
Randall Bowman presents at Society of North Carolina Archivist annual conference
Archivist and Assistant Librarian Randall Bowman presented at the annual conference of the Society of North Carolina Archivists in Raleigh, North Carolina, in April 2024. His presentation was titled, “Creating Online Exhibits using Omeka: Challenges and Possibilities” and discussed using the Omeka digital collection management system to create an online exhibit about Elon alumnus Dewey Hooper, ’40.
Cocktails to-go are now legal in N.C.: What this means for Asheville imbibers
ASHEVILLE - The latest state law changes relax the rules for how patrons can purchase and consume alcohol in North Carolina, but many restrictions still exist for food and beverage establishments to keep consumers safe. Lynn Minges, president and chief executive officer of the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association,...
Wendy Murphy of Wallace elected within UNC Board of Governors first ever all-female leadership team
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is under new leadership, with an all-female slate of officers for the first time in UNC System history including Wallace local Wendy Murphy. The board unanimously elected Wendy Murphy as the new board chair, Kellie Hunt Blue as the vice chair, and Pearl Burris-Floyd as the secretary with terms starting in July. According to a news release, this marks the first time...
Fiber Work Continues in Town
Fiber contractors are continuing to work in the rights of way throughout Hillsborough, including in neighborhoods. Here is some information you should know. All private utilities have the legal right to work in the state and town’s rights of way. Some utility providers, including Brightspeed and Spectrum, have special agreements with the state that restrict the regulation that local government can impose. Other providers, like Google Fiber and Lumos, do not have these agreements and can be regulated further by local governments through master encroachment agreements.
‘An inch away’: Tarboro police officer under investigation for attempted Trump assassination post to Facebook
TARBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — “Damn. Only about an inch away from making America great again…”. Those 11 words have put a 24-year veteran member of the Tarboro Police Department on administrative leave pending an internal investigation. A screenshot of the post shared with CBS 17 shows the post made by Detective Sergeant Brandon Richardson.
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