CLEMSON – The 2024 season is crucial for Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney. The 16-year Tigers coach has amassed two national championships and six College Football Playoff appearances from 2015 to 2020. Yet his team has missed the CFP the last three seasons. Swinney is optimistic that his philosophy of recruiting and developing high school […]
ONSLOW COUNTY, NC (WITN) – An Eastern Carolina county celebrated a new phase of trash cleanup Monday. Onslow County continues to grow, which means the area’s trash isn’t going away anytime soon. County officials say the expansion of the Onslow County Landfill is necessary. The Onslow County landfill is the only one in the area, […]
The New Hanover County Arboretum offers picturesque gardens and tranquility The New Hanover County Arboretum is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and admission is free. New Hanover County ranks eighth among the state’s 100 counties in terms of visitor numbers, with visitors spending more than $1 billion for the second year in […]
Keith Payne, cross country and indoor track and field coach and assistant outdoor track and field coach in Swain County, died Saturday. “It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you of the passing of a valued employee, Keith Payne, on Saturday afternoon,” Swain County Schools Superintendent Mark Sale said in a news […]
KANNAPOLIS, NC (WBTV) – An escaped killer was caught early Friday morning in Cabarrus County after being on the run for several days. NC Department of Adult Correction (NC DAC) said. Convict Ramone Alston was found shortly before 2 a.m. at the Microtel Inn on Cloverleaf Parkway in Kannapolis. He had escaped from custody three […]
RALEIGH, NC (WITN) – Struggling public schools across the state are now set to receive funding from the North Carolina Education Lottery after it raised more than $1 billion in two years. The Education Lottery has announced that it has raised more than $1 billion in fiscal year 2024 for the second year in a […]
Paddler Evy Leibfarth travels to the 2024 Summer Olympics The 20-year-old from Bryson City was the first American woman to qualify for three paddling events at the Olympic Games. BRYSON CITY – Two weeks after winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, Evy Leibfarth returned home to Bryson City to cheering fans and a […]
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Visitors spent over $1.1 billion on their visit to New Hanover County in 2023, an increase of 5.9 percent over the previous year, according to the Wilmington and Beaches CVB. The county ranks 8th among all counties in the state in visitor spending, and tourism employment increased from 6,676 to 6,790 […]
LINCOLN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) – About 11,500 Schools in Lincoln County Students will return to school on Wednesday, and families in the eastern part of the county will likely notice some construction. The district said classrooms and common areas will be expanded at St. James Elementary, Catawba Springs Elementary and Rock Springs Elementary. Superintendent Dr. […]
How accurate are long-term weather forecasts from farmers’ calendars? Both The Farmer’s Almanac and The Old Farmer’s Almanac use “secret” formulas for making long-range weather forecasts. Here’s what the experts think. Although Tropical Storm Debby has passed, southeastern North Carolina is still in hurricane season, which runs through November 30. As summer gives way to […]
