PICKLE EXPANSION Quite a dill: Mt. Olive Pickle expanding in home NC county GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Mt. Olive Pickle Co. says it will expand near its eastern North Carolina headquarters with more production lines, along with warehouse and distribution operations. The company and Gov. Roy Cooper made the announcement of the $35 million investment…… read more »
Category Archives: State News
North Carolina News – February 11
North Carolina News – February 10
AP-US-FLIGHT-DIVERTED-DISRUPTIVE-PASSENGER NY flight to Florida diverted over ‘disruptive passenger’ MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a disruptive passenger prompted a flight from New York to Florida to divert to a North Carolina airport. Raleigh-Durham International Airport officials say Frontier Airlines flight 1335, which was headed from LaGuardia Airport to Orlando International Airport, was diverted around…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 9
TRACTOR-TRAILER CRASH Tractor-trailer driver killed in North Carolina crash WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Police say the driver of a tractor-trailer was killed in a crash on the outskirts of a North Carolina city. News outlets report the crash occurred at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday on northbound U.S. Highway 52, north of downtown Winston-Salem. According…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 8
FATAL STABBING-MOTHER North Carolina man charged in mother’s stabbing death KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office says a man has been arrested and charged in his mother’s stabbing death. According to news outlets, deputies with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office were called to a location in Kannapolis on Monday about a possible…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 7
DEPUTY SHOOTING-NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina deputy kills man trying to flee traffic stop LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has shot and killed a man who tried to flee a traffic stop and dragged the deputy through a field. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says deputies tried to stop a car on…… read more »
NC Homeowner Assistance Fund Opens Statewide
The NC Homeowner Assistance Fund is now accepting applications from North Carolina homeowners whose finances were impacted by the pandemic and who need assistance with housing-related expenses. Established through the2021 American Rescue Plan to prevent mortgage delinquencies, defaults, displacements and foreclosures for homeowners experiencing financial difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Fund offers assistance…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 4
FERTILIZER-PLANT-FIRE Fertilizer explosion risk ‘greatly diminished,’ chief says WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A fire chief says the explosion threat from a fire at a North Carolina fertilizer plant has “greatly diminished” now that much of a combustible chemical has burned off and firefighters have returned to the site to spray down what’s left. The Winston-Salem…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 3
DELIVERY DRIVERS-DRUG CHARGES 6 indicted in theft ring involving package delivery drivers EDEN, N.C. (AP) — Police say six people have been arrested in North Carolina for their roles in a theft ring in which package delivery drivers traded packages for drugs. WGHP-TV reported that Eden police launched an investigation after they received a tip…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 2
FERTILIZER PLANT FIRE Explosion fears remain as N. Carolina fertilizer plant burns WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — An uncontrolled fire at a fertilizer plant has continued to burn in North Carolina. Fire officials in the city of Winston-Salem said the potential for an explosion had not gone down early Wednesday. Thousands of evacuated residents are still…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 1
AP-US-FERTILIZER-PLANT-FIRE Thousands flee homes near N. Carolina fertilizer plant fire WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — An uncontrolled fire raging at a North Carolina fertilizer plant forced the evacuations of thousands of people as firefighters warned early Tuesday that chemicals at the site could cause a large explosion. Authorities drove through neighborhoods and knocked on doors asking…… read more »
