Wawa Takes Wraps Off First Travel Center
With more than 1100 standard-size convenience stores under its belt, Wawa (Wawa, Pa.) has decided to “go bigger” in select markets by opening so-called travel centers that cater not only to locals and passenger-car travelers, but also to truck drivers. The chain has just opened the first such locale in Hope Mills, N.C.
Nightly closures planned for Pinehurst Avenue at U.S. 1
Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will need to close Pinehurst Avenue at the intersection of U.S. 1 in Southern Pines for five nights this week for utility work. Crews will close Pinehurst Avenue nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Sept. 2-6, weather permitting, announced NCDOT...
Veteran Whiskeys Struggle to Break Into Military Stores
In the heart of Fayetteville, North Carolina, near the sprawling Fort Bragg military base, liquor stores brim with bottles that salute the armed forces. Shelves showcase whiskeys with bold, patrioti
Firefighter injured while responding to vacant house fire in Fayetteville
The fire is being investigated as "suspicious" considering the home has been vacant for years.
9 smoke shops busted, 64 pounds of illegal THC seized in N.C. crackdown of...
The Harnett County Sheriff's Office announced Friday a huge drug bust after receiving numerous tips that smoke shops were selling products to minors and minors were experiencing drug overdoses in the area.
SamCo. barber reflects on 20 years of “Public” service
The hum of clippers sets the rhythm inside Public Barbershop in Roseboro, but it’s the voices that carry the beat. Old friends catch up,
‘You know what you did was wrong’: Man pleads to 2022 killing at Cumberland...
A Parkton man pleaded guilty to manslaughter this month for a deadly confrontation with a childhood friend in 2022. Randquail Jahon Grace, 23, pleaded guilty Aug. 21 to voluntary manslaughter in the Dec. 23, 2022, killing of Romello Raykel Abe-Lilly , 21, of Parkton. Grace was sentenced from five years, 10 months to...
Red Springs PD checking station results in 149 charges issued
RED SPRINGS — A law enforcement operation in Red Springs on Tuesday, Aug. 26 resulted in 149 criminal and traffic charges being issued.
Judgement House: A Walk-Through Drama On Life’s Choices And Their Eternal Impact
DUNN – Central Baptist Church will host Finding Forgiveness this September, part of a national outreach event called Judgement House. The event is a live, walk-through drama where guests move in small groups through a series of staged scenes. Together, the scenes tell one continuous story that raises big questions...
Local filmmaker receives international recognition
ROSEBORO — Chris Grady still remembers being a child at Bright Beginnings preschool when his parents gave him a small VTech video camera
