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Tigers top Eagles 2-1 in 1-A second-round thriller
One by one, heroes emerged for the Wilson Prep baseball team Friday night against an upset-minded Warren County in the second round of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs. The Tigers needed all of them to pull out a 2-1 victory in the third meeting this season between the 1-A Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference foes. Senior Gage Lockhart kept the Eagles at bay […] The post Tigers top Eagles 2-1 in 1-A second-round thriller first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Star Wars fans invade Littleton’s Main Street Books
Sighting of people dressed in character as Hans Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Princess Leia at Littleton’s Main Street Books were abundant Saturday as the Friends of the Littleton Library celebrated Star Wars Day. Elizabeth Onyambu came up with the idea to help promote the bookstore. “I’m a big Star...
More than 150 people displaced from Henderson motel; community rallies around them
Henderson community rallies around more than 150 residents forced out of hotel. Right along Parham Road in Henderson now sits the 121 Motel with a green “Do Not Enter” sign. City officials plastered the sign on the front window just about an hour after energy crews turned off...
Good Goblin Theater Company brings new artistic ventures: Auditions set for May 19,20 in Littleton
Playwright Joshua Young and Artist Elyse Brown are thrilled to announce the Good Goblin Theater Company, a new artistic venture and non-profit designed to support rural North Carolinian communities. “We know the arts are a fundamental component of thriving rural areas,” Young said. “And we believe it’s our responsibility to...
The South Hill Rotary Club will be selling flags to honor heroes as part of their "Fill the Field with Flags" fundraising project
The South Hill Rotary Club will be selling flags to honor heroes as part of their "Fill the Field with Flags" fundraising project. The ten foot flag poles with a 3 x 5 flags will be proudly displayed on the corner of Highway 58 and Peebles Road in front of Discount Furniture Store between Memorial Day through July 4, 2024. You can sponsor a flag to honor or in memory of military or emergency first responders or anyone that is a hero in your life. . The flags will have personalized memorial flag medallions with the South Hill Rotary Clubs name and the name of the person being honored. You can sponsor a flag for $50 the first year and can take the flag at the end of the display time frame or you can have the club store it for you and if you choose to use it again the next year the cost is $25 for renewal. Proceeds support the local Rotary projects. Please have checks and forms in by May 20, 2024.
Bracey’s Lecher outruns all comers at To the Bridge & Back for Q.W.A.C.
Overcast skies and mild temperatures aren’t the ideal morning for many people during the month of May — unless they are running a 6.5K. That’s precisely what Saturday’s participants in the Third annual To the Bridge & Back for Q.W.A.C were greeted with as they ran from the Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce across Eaton Ferry Bridge, circled A.F. Wake, and returned to the Chamber.
Church plans Spring Yard Sale for May 25
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church will hold a Spring Yard Sale on Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to noon. The church is located on Rt. 903 at the North Carolina/Virginia line (31 Ebony Rd., Ebony, Va.) Tables are available for $10 each for those who have items they...
No one injured as Friday morning blaze engulfs Macon home
At approximately 3:30 a.m. Friday, Churchill Five Forks and three other volunteer fire departments were paged out to a structure fire in the 200 block of the Pasture Gate subdivision in Macon. The residents of the home evacuated safely with their two dogs without injury. Churchill Five Forks VFD Chief Robby Ross said the house was a total loss.
121 Motel closed for health violations
HENDERSON — An awning that fell at 121 Motel back on April 22 led inspectors to find multiple health and fire violations. The city closed the hotel on Tuesday and cut off power at around noon. The main concern was around the structural stability of the building, Henderson Fire...
Packed house turns out for White Bird
Months of organization paid off on Sunday, May 5, as White Bird Appaloosa Horse Rescue held a benefit bingo event. The standing room only crowd helped the rescue raise funds, which will go to taking care of the multiple horses on site. “What an amazing day,” Jorg and Tom Mayfield said in a statement posted […] The post Packed house turns out for White Bird appeared first on Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch.
Lakeland's community theater tradition continues
The announcement of the newly named The Acorn Center of Littleton created confusion among longtime Lakeland Cultural Arts Center patrons and volunteers. The LCAC is alive and well and will continue to present shows at the same theater as it has in the past. Why the name change of the...
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