Regional

Native wins nursing scholarship

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Winston-Salem – At the 2019 N.C. Nurses Association convention in Winston-Salem, Robbinsville native and University of North Carolina in Wilmington student Tobi Sellers won the Judy Knox College Scholarship. The scholarship helps fund studies at the Duke University School of Nursing in Durham.
Census Graphic

Census Graphic

Census measures poverty, population across South

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 10, 2019
While the U.S. Census Bureau's main objective is to count the population every 10 years, the agency also tracks our well-being through the American Community Survey.

Duke Energy seeks to raise rates

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Raleigh – On Sept. 30, Duke Energy announced plans to raise rates for residential power by 6.7 percent in North Carolina.  This proposed hike would raise rates for commercial and industrial customers as well, but at 1.7 percent less than for residential customers.
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker talks with the media before Game 5 of the National League Division Series at Suntrust Park. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker talks with the media before Game 5 of the National League Division Series at Suntrust Park. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

'Today is a new day'

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Marietta, Ga. – Ahead of Game 5 of the National League Division Series, Atlanta Braves skipper Brian Snitker met with media to discuss where the team is after returning home to finish the first round of the playoffs. Needless to say, everything is playing in Atlanta's favor.

Medicaid Care shifting for recipients in North Carolina

News Staff
Sunday, October 6, 2019
By Neill Caldwell Carolina Public Press North Carolina is in the process of a major transition in the way that people enrolled in Medicaid receive services, from a pay-as-you-go model to a private insurance company’s managed health care plan that participants can choose themselves. About 1.
The cast of The Curious Incident includes (from left): Virginia Mattox, BJ Foster, Jessica Gentry, Ben Stephens, David Layfield, Lamar Barber, Jon Jordan. Not pictured is Susan Morgan. Photo by Pam Roman.

The cast of The Curious Incident includes (from left): Virginia Mattox, BJ Foster, Jessica Gentry, Ben Stephens, David Layfield, Lamar Barber, Jon Jordan. Not pictured is Susan Morgan. Photo by Pam Roman.

"Curious Incident" comes to The Peacock

News Staff
Friday, October 4, 2019
Resident Artistic Director Laurel Adams says the Peacock is ready to stun audiences with their season finale, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" opening Friday, Oct. 11.

British Invasion at The Peacock

News Staff
Friday, October 4, 2019
Come to the Peacock at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, or 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3 and be transported back to 1962, when The Beatles took over the music scene. The Return got its start back in 1995, when four young friends got together to play their favorite Beatles songs, just for the fun of it.

Too little, too late: Atlanta drops Game 1 to St. Louis

Kevin Hensley
Friday, October 4, 2019
Atlanta – In a game full of rallies, the Braves ended up on the wrong side of a comeback bid. Ahead for the majority of Thursday's NLDS opener at Suntrust Park, Atlanta's 3-1 lead slowly slipped away over the final six outs and despite a pair of homers from Ronald Acuna, Jr.