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October 18, 2024

NC Fast Facts: NC maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene

October 18, 2024

SPRUCE PINE — One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech products from mines in a western North Carolina community severely damaged by Hurricane Helene has resumed […]

Famous birthdays this week: Oct. 17-23

October 18, 2024

These celebrities have birthdays this week. Oct. 17 Singer Gary Puckett is 82. Actor-musician Michael McKean is 77. Actor George Wendt is 76. Country singer Alan Jackson is 66. Animator-filmmaker Mike Judge is 62. Musician […]

CASTELLANOS: Only sheep need shepherds

October 18, 2024

The United States is not yet a banana republic, despite liberal efforts to the contrary. The successors to the long-haired, tie-dyed lefty protestors of the ’60s have finally done it: They’ve taken over. Yesterday’s counterculture […]

Diversity, quality highlight State Fair food offerings

October 17, 2024

When people think of state fair food, they’re likely to ask, “What are they going to try to deep fry this year?” However, the 2024 North Carolina State Fair, which opens this week at the […]

FEMA will use Greensboro facility for Helene recovery

October 17, 2024

RALEIGH — North Carolina Congressional Republicans’ request to the Biden administration to allow a migrant facility in Greensboro to be used to help aid Hurricane Helene efforts was granted. The Greensboro Influx Care Facility (ICF) […]

The goofy comedian continues his serious musicianship with his new album Tim Heidecker offers soulful introspection in ambitious ‘Slipping Away’

October 17, 2024

Tim Heidecker’s “acquired taste” comedy style splashed onto the scene in the early 2000s with the Abbott to his Costello, Eric Wareheim, when “Tom Goes to the Mayor” followed by 2007’s “Tim and Eric: Awesome [...]
Kamala Harris chose to politicize Hurricane Milton by attacking DeSantis 48 hours before the storm. MATTHEWS: Hurricane politics in the 2024 presidential election

October 17, 2024

Like just about everything else, the recent hurricanes that have hit the southeastern United States have been fertile ground for presidential politicking. Florida has experienced three hurricanes since August: Hurricane Debby in August, Hurricane Helene [...]
The State Board of Education is seeing better K-3 performance Report: School reading scores slightly improved

October 17, 2024

RALEIGH — At its October meeting, the North Carolina State Board of Education heard an update on the state’s Read to Achieve program results for the 2023-24 academic year. This year’s report on Read to [...]
Can NC State once again defy the odds?

October 17, 2024

In one month’s time, local teams will be hitting the hardwood as the college basketball season gets underway, and it’s a safe bet that a lot of NC State fans will be happy to leave [...]
Wake Forest basketball hopes to take leap forward

October 17, 2024

WINSTON-SALEM — Chasing its fourth-straight winning season while looking for its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2017, the Wake Forest men’s basketball team is aiming for a higher ceiling in the upcoming 2024-25 season. Fifth-year [...]

Hurricane Helene relief: North Carolina boosts unemployment benefits

October 17, 2024

RALEIGH — In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact on western North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper has issued an executive order increasing unemployment benefits for citizens struggling in the aftermath of the storm. “As […]

Portrait of a politician: The life and careers of Dale Folwell, Pt. 5

October 17, 2024

This is the final story in a five-week series on the life and career of outgoing North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. RALEIGH — As the […]

Tim Heidecker offers soulful introspection in ambitious ‘Slipping Away’

October 17, 2024

Tim Heidecker’s “acquired taste” comedy style splashed onto the scene in the early 2000s with the Abbott to his Costello, Eric Wareheim, when “Tom Goes to the Mayor” followed by 2007’s “Tim and Eric: Awesome […]

NC State, Wake Forest both looking to claim first conference win

October 14, 2024

The NC State Wolfpack (3-2, 0-1 ACC) and Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-3, 0-1 ACC) will kick off the latest in the longest running rivalry in ACC history – the two teams have played annually […]

Young returns to field but not QB1

October 13, 2024

Breaking: Bryce Young came into the game and wasn’t terrible. Granted, the Carolina Panthers had already packed plenty of terrible into their 36-10 loss in Chicago without him. Young entered to mop up for Andy […]

No danger of a “trap” for UNC from Georgia Tech this year.

October 13, 2024

Throughout UNC football coach Mack Brown’s second stint in Chapel Hill, there’s typically something on the line in the Georgia Tech game. For the past three seasons in which UNC boasted star quarterbacks Sam Howell […]

What it was, was football: Week 5

October 13, 2024

What it was, was football: Week Five A weekly look at North Carolina college football 6: Games postponed or cancelled last week due to Tropical Storm Helene. By Shawn Krest North Carolina football teams posted […]

Key ACC matchups for Tobacco Road college basketball teams this season

October 13, 2024

For North Carolina’s ACC sports fans, with the exception of the Duke faithful, the light at the end of what seems to be a long, dark tunnel of a football season is quickly approaching. The […]

Wasted opportunities haunt Pack in third-straight conference loss

October 13, 2024

Things are just continuing to get worse for the NC State Wolfpack who lost a third consecutive conference game, falling 24-17 to the Syracuse Orange Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium. Turnovers, penalties, dropped passes, missed […]

Mirren tells story of evil, hope during WWII in ‘White Bird’

October 13, 2024

It’s never a bad time for stories celebrating acts of kindness, but the current news cycle makes it ever so more appreciated. In the new film “White Bird,” in theaters now, the act is quite […]

The Word: Forgiving others

October 12, 2024

One of the most striking things that Jesus taught was that we should forgive our enemies — and not only forgive them, but also adopt an attitude that indicates a complete change of feeling toward […]

Famous birthdays this week: Oct. 10-16

October 10, 2024

Oct. 10 Actor Peter Coyote is 83. Actor Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”) is 78. Singer Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers is 76. Actor Jessica Harper (“Pennies From Heaven,” “My Favorite Year”) is 75. […]

The Stream: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ comes home, Duran Duran drops ‘Danse Macabre — De Luxe’ reissue

October 10, 2024

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is available to stream for $25 on Prime Video, Apple TV and other video-on-demand platforms. Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline co-starring in “Disclaimer,” a psychological thriller from writer-director Alfonso Cuarón, and Jelly Roll […]

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