On Friday night, Reese Brantmeier stood several yards away from her former doubles partner Elizabeth Scotty as No. 6 UNC women’s tennis battled No. 14 N.C. State. Brantmeier, who is out for the season with a meniscus injury, didn’t play in the 4-3 defeat. Yet, the sophomore still received props from N.C. State head coach […]
At its March meeting, Dare County Planning Board turned down a request for a zoning text amendment for shared space-occupancy dwelling and approved a cluster housing development for Rodanthe. The proposed text amendment was submitted by attorney Casey Varnell on behalf of Patricia Pledger, the owner of the Pledger Palace Child Development and Education Center […]
Appalachian State University’s Wey Hall was recently closed due to safety concerns, spurring student protests who claim safety and learning conditions inside the building have been inadequate throughout the school year. According to an email to students from Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts Shannon Campbell on Thursday, March 21, classes at […]
The Wrightsville Beach Museum has until Sunday to vacate one of its buildings after the town terminated its lease. The museum was notified Friday, March 22 about the lease termination and was given until Sunday, March 31 to move out of the Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage. The Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage is one of two buildings used by the […]
The Republican Party of Surry County met on Saturday to name delegates to the district and state conventions as the 2024 election cycle plods on toward a November rematch unlike any in recent memory with a sitting president taking on a former president. In reliably red Surry County, the Republican Party in recent weeks drew […]
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday cut off access to much of the city’s port — causing a suspension of vessel traffic that will disrupt a key trade lane and threaten to further tangle already-stressed supply chains. The Port of Baltimore was the 17th largest in the nation by […]
Almost 27% of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ teachers are either not fully licensed or are teaching subjects other than what they’re licensed to teach, according to a report presented at Tuesday’s school board meeting. That’s up from 13.8% in November 2021. The school system’s target had been reducing that to 10% by June. Fully certified teachers are […]
North Carolina’s primary election results from earlier this month have been made official, with a handful of key incumbents losing and a few U.S. House and statewide nominee races now headed to runoffs. The State Board of Elections voted unanimously on Tuesday to certify counts for scores of ballot items from March 5, including contested […]
Over the past five years, North Carolina counties have changed elections directors 58 times, according to the North Carolina State Board Elections, with seven already this year. The state board’s executive director, Karen Brinson Bell, raised concerns about departures of so many county elections directors during a March 26 virtual state canvass meeting for the […]
A state-funded pilot program is bringing high tech learning experiences to high school students in 17 school districts. School districts participating in the SparkNC program have set up labs where students can choose from a menu of short courses in topics like robotics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and software development. Students can explore tech fields or […]
Krystal “Krissy” Anderson, a former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader and yoga instructor, has died at 40. The official Chiefs Cheer Instagram confirmed her death and expressed condolences while paying tribute to Anderson. An obituary also shared that Anderson died “unexpectedly” on March 20, “shortly after the birth of her daughter, Charlotte Willow Anderson, who was […]
After a Port City United employee was arrested in connection to last week’s Houston Moore shooting, the county is taking a closer look at its multi-million-funded program. Some commissioners are speaking out against the program’s continued support and suggesting money be put toward schools instead. According to an announcement from New Hanover County Manager Chris […]
The development of an eight-unit duplex on a narrow one-acre parcel of land in Waynesville drew opposition from neighbors and concerns from some Waynesville Planning Board members during a review of the project earlier this month. Several nearby residents spoke at a planning board public hearing, claiming the duplexes are not compatible with the surrounding […]
Early on January 21, UNC sophomore Mary Rotunda was killed in a car crash on North Carolina Highway 54. Rotunda was in the car along with two other people, who both survived the crash. Police say the car was traveling 120 miles per hour when the driver, sophomore Flemeeja Brewer, lost control. Police have charged […]
Lear Corporation, a global textile manufacturer with a factory in Duplin County, has knowingly discharged high levels of toxic PFAS into the Northeast Cape Fear River for the past five years, yet state regulators have not required the company to rein in those releases. Now Lear, which makes seating and interior trim for cars and […]
