“Most importantly we try to obtain a balanced panel of judges.” said Beth Knox, Executive Director of the Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant.The panel of judges chosen for 2016 reflects that endeavor. The Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen 2016 pageant begins with events on June 22 and concludes with the crowning of the 2016 Miss North Carolina on June 25 at 7pm, in Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.The Miss North Carolina Judges Panel:Jim Montgomery, Field Director for the Miss Georgia OrganizationAdrienne Core, Miss North Carolina 2010Mikaya Thurmond, WRAL ReporterFred Galle, Actor and International ModelMichelle Pichardo, National Account Manager, Global IT
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History marked
May 22, 1926 Establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National ParkPresident Calvin Coolidge signed a bill establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The idea to establish the park in North Carolina and Tennessee originated in […]
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‘Fate of the Furious’ Rides to Third Straight No. 1 while ‘Latin Lover’ Tops Tom Hanks in ‘The Circle’It has become a familiar story “The Fate of the Furious” is, once again, the box […]
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Up, Up and Away!
FUQUAY-VARINA The sky was a kaleidoscope over eastern Wake County for Memorial Day weekend. The annual Freedom Balloon Fest, put on by Project Uplift USA, Raleigh Jaycees and WRAL, welcomed an estimated 80,000 visitors […]