Month: June 2020

Forecasters keeping a close eye on Atlantic heading into 4th of July weekend

It’s been a fast start to the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, with four named storms already in the books and a new record for early-season development less than one month into the official start to the season. AccuWeather forecasters are now monitoring…

CCCC will offer Teacher Preparation degrees

Sanford – Are you interested in becoming a teacher? If so, beginning this fall, Central Carolina Community College will begin to offer the Teacher Preparation degrees. Students can earn an Associate in Science – Teacher Preparation degree or Associate in…

What is going on with the coronavirus epidemic

By Kevin Roche Some people are freaking out because more cases are being reported in some parts of the country.  As I have explained in earlier posts, I don’t think this is anything to be excessively concerned about.  Hospitalizations as…

Second man arrested in murder of David Batsche

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Bear Creek, NC – Chatham County deputies arrested a 19-year-old man Thursday in connection with a murder of a Chatham County man more than a month earlier. Tyree Jermaine Allsbrook, 19, of 164 Alston Road in Apex, is accused of…

Roy Cooper’s inconsistency and pandering: Unacceptable

by John Trump Raleigh, NC – Unacceptable. Gov. Roy Cooper’s penchant for absolute power. The way he plays with people’s lives and livelihoods. The flagrant partisanship and a creeping disdain among Democrats for freedom and liberty. The hypocrisy, the pandering.…

Drivers asked to join #KeysFreeNC movement to curb impaired driving

Raleigh, NC – Next week, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program and more than 500 law enforcement agencies will kick off the state’s annual 4th of July anti-drunk driving campaign ‘Operation Firecracker’ with increased enforcement patrols. ‘Operation Firecracker’ runs from June 29 through July…