HAMLET — Last week, Sept. 21-24, the I Can Scholarship Foundation Inc. partnered with Monroe Avenue Elementary School, which served as the host school for the Foundation’s 4-Day Reading …
Every year around this time, I consciously quiet myself. I close my eyes, and somehow I drift back to 2001. Fort Sill, Oklahoma. A new installation. A new …
WINGATE — With the discipline most likely needing a replenishment of workers in the coming years, Wingate University’s master of public health program is implementing an epidemiology …
PINEHURST — For the fifth year in a row, staff, patients and families of the Clarke Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital are taking part in a friendly competition in …
There are multiple opportunities to listen to live music — including jazz, bluegrass, country, rap, classic rock and blues — this weekend in "Rockin’ Richmond County." On Wednesday, the …
Fighting on Iwo Jima's black sands during the iconic 1945 battle between the U.S. and Imperial Japan, Louis Bourgault Jr. once recalled watching the USS North Carolina provide supporting fire on …
PINEHURST — FirstHealth of the Carolinas has earned the 2026 Cleerly Certified Image Quality Award, recognizing the health system’s commitment to high-quality coronary imaging and advanced …
HAMLET — Celebrating close to two decades of Taylor Swift’s historic music career, the highly acclaimed national touring production, “Are You Ready for It? A Taylor Experience,” is …
RALEIGH — Babies born in North Carolina will now be screened for two additional disorders, along with the other disorders screened for by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Newborn …
ROCKINGHAM — Raider Band Fans, the booster club for the Richmond Senior High School Marching Band, is hosting a raffle next month, with two cash prizes and a mower on the table. Top prize for …
ROCKINGHAM — After 15 months of discussing ideas, analyzing options, and pursuing solutions to multiple issues, your Richmond Senior High School Class of 1976 50th Reunion Planning Committee has …
PINEHURST — FirstHealth is pleased to welcome nurse practitioner Katie Abrams, AGPCNP, to its Heart Failure Clinic team in Pinehurst. Abrams brings several years of heart care experience …
ELLERBE — Four fall concerts are on the schedule, starting this week, for Picking in the Park. Bluegrass band The Axe Handlers — featuring Ellerbe resident and series founder Luke Vuncannon …
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, marking five decades of conservation science, partnerships and efforts to protect the state’s …
RALEIGH — Fall is a time for planting and preparing for the upcoming growing season. It is also a good time to submit soil samples to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for …
RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will host two free family-friendly events to recognize National Hunting and Fishing Day, an annual celebration promoting outdoor recreation and …
The General Henry William Harrington Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has expanded its Constitution Week outreach by partnering with Richmond County elementary …
RALEIGH — Without submitting a single application, more than 67,500 high school seniors across North Carolina already have a seat at select four-year colleges and universities next fall …
PINEHURST — FirstHealth of the Carolinas is pleased to welcome neuropsychologist Allison Parker, Ph.D., to its growing team of neuroscience specialists. Dr. Parker will work closely with …
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is sponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NHANES has been traveling …