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DLS Retreading Opens In Northern Lancaster County
North Carolina Local News
INDIAN LAND DLS Retreading, a provider of truck tire retreading services, has invested $2.5 million in a northern Lancaster County facility that is expected to generate 53 new jobs over the next four years. We are excited about bringing our new operations in Lancaster County online, said Steve Snyder, president and CEO of DLS Retreading. Our management team has many years of experience in ...
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Trott Happy With par 250 First Innings Score At Durham Despite England meltdown
North Carolina Local News
England batsman Jonathan Trott has said that 250 is a 'par' first innings score at Durham, where 339 is the highest total at the venue in this county season. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, via a mix of disciplined all-round bowling and careless batting, England slumped to 5-155 before a last-wicket flurry left them 9-238 at the close. However, Trott expressed optimism despite the rapid ...
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Apex High School Senior Makes History
North Carolina Local News
Apex, N.C. - A senior at Apex High School made history Friday night with the school marching band. Justin Perkins has been playing the tuba since he was in the fourth grade, and now the young man is the first African-American drum major in the school's storied musical ...
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District 2 Race Unfolds Quietly So Far
North Carolina Local News
City Council District 2 fans north and west from uptown Charlotte, up Beatties Ford Road past Interstate 85, from shiny high-rises through pockets of poverty to prosperous suburbs. Nearly two-thirds of the district’s voters are Democrats. Six out of 10 are African-American. Now, for the first time in 14 years, the district’s City Council seat is opening up. Five Democrats are vying ...
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NC Opens New State Park Near Fayetteville On Monday
North Carolina Local News
A new state park will open Monday near Fort Bragg, giving people a chance to hike and fish on land once owned by the Rockefeller family. Carvers Creek State Park covers 4,332 acres in two noncontiguous tracts north of Spring Lake. The smaller of the two – the 1,420-acre Long Valley Farm on the Cumberland-Harnett county line – opens with temporary facilities. Long Valley Farm ...
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US Adventurer Attempts To Float Across Atlantic Using 365 Helium Party Balloons
North Carolina Local News
An adventurer from North Carolina has set off to make an attempt to fly over the Atlantic, suspended under 365 party balloons. Jonathan Trappe hopes to become the first man to make a 2,500-mile journey by helium balloons, between 18,000ft and 25,000ft, which could take up to seven days to complete, and could land him anywhere from Norway to North Africa, the Mirror reported. Before setting off ...
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Carolinas HealthCares Planes Used For Business Personal Trips
North Carolina Local News
Two Beechcraft King Air 200 airplanes in Carolinas HealthCare's fleet. System CEO Michael Tarwater, a licensed pilot, sometimes flies one of those planes for business and personal ...
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Wreck Shuts I-77 Southbound Lanes In Charlotte
North Carolina Local News
A wreck has closed lanes on Interstate 77 South at mile marker 13 in Charlotte, the N.C. Department of Transportation tweeted at 9:50 tonight. No other information was immediately ...
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