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The freeze is expected to be in place through June amid financial concerns.
Treat Yo’ Self Bakery co-owner Greg Mason will compete on Fox’s “Next Level Baker,” a five-episode series premiering Nov. 19.
Alvester Perry of Wendell bought a $3 Powerball ticket and won a $100,000 prize that his wife said will be used to pay off their house.
A developer wants to build a $50.8 million adult care home in Wake County with 120 beds, pulling those beds from an existing Cary facility rather than creating new capacity from scratch. State officials said Monday that Brightview Wake is now seeking approval from North Carolina health regulators, with a public comment period scheduled.
Greenfield boys return four starters from their NCISAA 2-A championship team, while the girls bring back a veteran core after a 12-8 season.
Elizabeth Tancreti of Kenly has been elected to The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Fordham University.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The Barton women's basketball team (2-0) stunned Elizabeth City State (0-1), 58-57, with a buzzer-beater Wednesday evening at the R.L. Vaughan Center. Barton graduate student forward Megan Mares (Duluth, Ga.) hit the game-winning field goal at the buzzer after intercepting a pass on the in-bounds in the paint to give the Bulldogs the improbable win.
Mark Kent takes over Hunt boys basketball after 17 seasons alongside Dwight Taylor, aiming to uphold the Warriors’ tradition through preparation, patience and adaptability.
Around 250 people gathered at the Wilson County Courthouse for a Veterans Day program honoring veterans, service members and the families who support them.
Stantonsburg has a new seat of government. Mayor Coley Rhodes cut the ribbon Monday night on the town's new Town Hall and municipal complex at 312 S. Main St., closing the book on a government building the small Wilson County town had used since 1950. The ceremony marked the end...
Downtown Wilson’s Whirligig Festival drew visitors for live music, vendor booths, food and family activities across its expanded 13-block footprint.
JOHNSTON COUNTY – The Johnston County chapter of the NAACP will hold elections Thursday, November 19, to select officers and Executive Committee members for the 2027–2029 leadership term. Voting will take place electronically from noon until 8 p.m. through ElectionBuddy, an online voting platform. Eligible members of the...
The number of tornadoes that hit central North Carolina during the October outbreak is now up to 10. The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday that an EF-0 tornado with winds up to 80 miles per hour touched down in the Brier Creek Reservoir area of Wake County just to the north of Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
Johnston County’s school board has authorized district administrators to form a nonprofit for the new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. The action creates a possible route for donations and scholarship awards; it does not provide money or establish that scholarships are ready to be distributed. Before families can receive aid through the program, an organization must meet federal requirements and be included on North Carolina’s approved list.
ECA golfer Ella June Hannant signed with Nebraska following a year that included All-America recognition, tournament victories and a U.S. Girls’ Junior quarterfinal appearance.
WakeMed agreed to cap potential price increases in its merger with Atrium Health, but the actual language around those price caps hasn’t been released, leaving the public in the dark about how they could work. One UNC professor says questions remain about how those caps would be enforced and who they would apply to. And Rob Stephens, organizing director at the patient-advocacy group The Patients Union, said how the caps would actually function is unclear. “Patients deserve better than vague promises,” Stephens said in an interview Tuesday. Gov. Josh Stein’s office dropped oppositio n to the merger after securing a commitment to price caps from both nonprofit hospital systems. What do the price caps actually do? According to a Wake County news release, both Atrium and WakeMed agreed “for five years following the closing date, the negotiated reimbursement rate for services provided to patients who are not on Medicaid or Medicare (Part A or C) shall not increase more than 1.5 times the Medicare Payment Update for the service in that fiscal year.” What this means is for five years after the final approval of the merger, WakeMed would tie its prices to what the federal government pays hospitals for
Seeds of Hope Wilson received a $57,600 Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation grant to cover staff stipends and operating costs over the next two years.
Beddingfield’s Isaac Thorne is the Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week after competing in the NCHSAA 3-A cross-country championships and earning straight As.
Wilson Education Partnership and the Unlimited Impact Project awarded $3,000 in mini grants for literacy, STEM and student wellness projects at four local schools.
The Wake County school board is revisiting a proposed cell tower project near a North Raleigh school, after weeks of pushback from neighbors concerned about the appearance of the 185-foot cell tower. The board could vote as soon as next Tuesday to approve the tower next to Brassfield Road Elementary...
