The Board of Trustees for Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina has chosen a new Board Chairperson. At a strategic planning board retreat in Southern Pines, former Board Chairperson Pete Locklear passed the gavel [Read More]
The fall Litter Sweep begins this Saturday (Sept. 14.) The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to clear roadside litter and help keep North Carolina’s roadsides beautiful. NCDOT county maintenance offices will provide volunteers with gloves, safety [Read More]
A few days ago, a date passed by that many folks didn’t think about. It was the third anniversary of the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate, Hamid Karzai Airport in Afghanistan. Thirteen Americans died. Their [Read More]
November 13, 1953 – September 9, 2024 Donita Faye Hewett Taylor, cherished mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, age 70, passed away on September 9, 2024. Donita was born on November 13, 1953, and was the [Read More]
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) will hold a virtual second public hearing Sept. 18 to review rules about changes for boaters at White Lake. At its July business meeting the WRC adopted an emergency, [Read More]
County boards of elections in North Carolina are now working to design and print new ballots for the 2024 general election without the We The People Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates on them, following [Read More]
The state Department of Health and Human Services today (Sept. 9) announced a confirmed case of measles (rubeola) in a child in Mecklenburg County, the first since 2018. The child was likely exposed to measles while traveling [Read More]
An elderly man returning from feeding animals was struck and killed on his bicycle this morning. Trooper D. Anders of the Highway Patrol said Larry Broadwell, 73, was struck from behind around 7:30 a.m. on [Read More]
First responders from across the county will be honored Saturday at a cruise-in, barbecue cookoff and parade in Tabor City. The second annual Heroes Cruise-In Parade will start at 4 p.m. Classic cars, trucks and [Read More]
Three people were arrested early Sunday after a van was stopped for a lack of a license tag. Deputy J. Coleman was on patrol in the 18000 block of U.S. 74 near Bolton when he [Read More]
Someone took a footmarker from a grave off Peacock Road, according to a sheriff’s report. Shonda Duncan contacted the Sheriff’s Office after discovering the marker missing over the weekend. The stone was taken from the [Read More]
July 25, 1934 ~ September 7, 2024 (age 90) Albert “Coot” Fletcher Proctor, Jr. age 90 of Chadbourn, passed on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the Genesis Center in Pembroke. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, September [Read More]
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