Entertainment

Chris Tomlin Burning Lights Tour with Louis Giglio coming to Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Chris Tomlin Burning Lights Tour with Louis Giglio coming to Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Outback Concerts Presents CHRIS TOMLIN Burning Lights Tour with Special Guest Louis Giglio   Sunday · October 20 · 7 p.m. Get Chris Tomlin Tickets Here ~  Reserved Seats/Tables/$35, General Admission Lawn/$25 ~ Tickets can be purchased at Booth Amphitheatre (Tuesday- Friday, noon – 6 p.m.) or through etix.com. By phone call (800) 514-3849 Etix [...]

DRAKE Would You Like A Tour? coming to Charlotte and Raleigh

DRAKE Would You Like A Tour? coming to Charlotte and Raleigh

DRAKE  ANNOUNCES 41-CITY NORTH AMERICAN ARENA TOUR   The WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR?  With Special Guest Miguel   Time Warner Cable Arena – Charlotte– Saturday November 2 PNC Arena – Raleigh – Sunday November 3   LOS ANGELES, CA, JUNE 17, 2013 – Grammy® Award-winning, multi-platinum selling, recording artist Drake today announced his 41-city [...]

Jack Johnson Announces Fall Headline Tour Coming to Durham, NC

Jack Johnson Announces Fall Headline Tour Coming to Durham, NC

JACK JOHNSON ANNOUNCES FALL HEADLINE TOUR JOHNSON TO DONATE 100% OF TOUR PROFITS TO CHARITY FIRST SINGLE, “I GOT YOU” IMPACTS RADIO AND IS AVAILABLE ON ITUNES FROM HERE TO NOW TO YOU TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 17     Get Jack Johnson Tickets – Durham Performing Arts Center, NC June 17, 2013 – Oahu, [...]

John Oliver Appearing at Durham PAC November 9

John Oliver Appearing at Durham PAC November 9

JOHN OLIVER DURHAM  PAC – DURHAM, NC SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013 On Sale Friday, June 14th at 10:00 am   OLIVER TO BEGIN SUMMER RUN AS GUEST HOST OF “THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART” TONIGHT John Oliver Tickets   Durham, NC – Live Nation welcomes JOHN OLIVER to the Durham PAC on Saturday, November [...]

Upcoming Auditions at Greenville Little Theatre

Upcoming Auditions at Greenville Little Theatre

Greenville, SC June 10, 2013 – Greenville Little Theatre’s Studio 444 will hold auditions on Monday, June 24, at 7 pm for their “Play Local! Homegrown One Acts” which includes three one-act plays written by local playwrights. The plays will be presented on August 9 and 10. Roles are available 8 men, 8 women, and [...]

Jason Aldean with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett coming to Charlotte and Raleigh

Jason Aldean with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett coming to Charlotte and Raleigh

Jason Aldean WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett   Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte Thursday September 12   Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Raleigh Friday September 13     JASON ALDEAN will play Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte on Thursday September 12 & Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Raleigh on Friday September 13.  Special guests [...]

Sports

Wilmington Sharks Played Host to Catawba Valley on Monday Night

Wilmington Sharks Played Host to Catawba Valley on Monday Night

Wilmington, NC June 17, 2013 – The Catawba Valley Stars came away with a 5-0 victory over the Wilmington Sharks in an exhibition game on Monday night. Catawba Valley tallied up 10 hits in the ball game and started things off early in the first when Matt De La Rosa reached safely on a double [...]

SwampDogs Fought Hard, But Fell Short

SwampDogs Fought Hard, But Fell Short

Fayetteville NC, June 18, 2013 – The SwampDogs battled hard all night long, but they never quite got over the hump against the Peninsula Pilots.   Fayetteville had an unbelievable ending to the game. With a 4-3 lead heading into the eighth inning, the Pilots would add one more insurance run. After a leadoff walk, [...]

USGA Announces Additional Exemption and Sets Full Field for 2013 U.S. Open

USGA Announces Additional Exemption and Sets Full Field for 2013 U.S. Open

USGA ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION AND SETS FULL FIELD FOR 2013 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT MERION GOLF CLUB Ardmore, PA June 10, 2013 – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that one additional player has earned a full exemption into the 2013 U.S. Open Championship, to be played June 13-16 at Merion Golf Club [...]

Greenville Drive Defeated by Hickory Crawdads in Rain-Shortened Affair

Greenville Drive Defeated by Hickory Crawdads in Rain-Shortened Affair

Hickory holds Greenville to one hit   Greenville, SC June 9, 2013 – Rain has wreaked havoc on the Greenville Drive (19-41) schedule as of late, and Sunday was no exception.  The rain delayed the game by an hour and a half, then ended it in the top of the eighth inning, giving the Hickory [...]

RiverDogs Send Tourists Packing With Series Clinching 5-2 Victory

RiverDogs Send Tourists Packing With Series Clinching 5-2 Victory

Charleston moves into a tie for first place in Southern Division BOX SCORE CHARLESTON, SC June 9, 2013 – In the rubber match of a three-game series, three pitchers combined to pitch a gem in the Charleston RiverDogs a 5-2 win over the Asheville Tourists in South Atlantic League play Sunday night at Joseph P. [...]

Morehead City Marlins Win Again, Defeat Peninsula Pilots 7-3

Morehead City Marlins Win Again, Defeat Peninsula Pilots 7-3

Morehead City, NC June 9, 2013 – The Morehead City Marlins trailed 3-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth, but Zach Arnold had other plans for the outcome of the game when he roped a bases clearing double to left-center with the bases loaded in the bottom half of the fourth inning to give [...]

Conservation

Onslow County United Way’s Day of Action this Friday, June 21

Onslow County United Way’s Day of Action this Friday, June 21

Jacksonville, NC June 18, 2013 – United Way of Onslow County is dedicated to bringing the community together in volunteerism.  In 2012, Volunteer Onslow, a program of United Way of Onslow County, has coordinated over 7,911 hours of volunteer service in the area, which equals a savings to local nonprofits of over $148,331 in twelve [...]

Find out about sharks at NC Aquarium Fin-Filled Friday June 14

Find out about sharks at NC Aquarium Fin-Filled Friday June 14

Fin-Filled Fridays feature sharks at NC Aquarium   Pine Knoll Shores, NC June 10, 2013 – The first Fin-Filled Friday of the summer June 14 brings toothy times to the North Carolina Aquarium at Knoll Shores. Programs crafts, exhibits and other activities focus on the truth about sharks, the ocean’s top predators. Have fun while [...]

Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital News

Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital News

Surf City, NC June 9, 2013 Moving out It’s one of the most anticipated days of the year for the volunteers and turtles at the hospital – the day our rehabilitated patients get their discharge papers. For twenty-eight turtles, one Loggerhead, two Kemp’s Ridleys and twenty-five young Greens that day was last Wednesday. And after [...]

In Celebration of World Oceans’ Day

In Celebration of World Oceans’ Day

Friday Harbor, WA June 8, 2013 – Today, June 8th, we herald the annual World Oceans’ Day around the world. Like most ocean conservation groups, we have been asked what we are planning to do on this day. We wondered…should we do a global beach cleanup? A massive fundraiser? A call-to-action to stop illegal fishing? [...]

NC Aquarium celebrates World Oceans Day June 8-9

NC Aquarium celebrates World Oceans Day June 8-9

Pine Knoll Shores June 7, 2013 – Dive into ocean conservation during the World Oceans Day celebration June 8-9 at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. This year’s theme is “together we have the power to protect the ocean.” Visitors are invited to draw their favorite animal, plant, activity or other image relating [...]

Sea turtles returned to the ocean

Sea turtles returned to the ocean

Pine Knoll Shores, NC May 3, 2013 – Five sea turtles that had been under the Aquarium’s care for a few months were released into the Atlantic last week. Three of the marine reptiles had been at the Aquarium to recover from wintertime cold-stunning. The potentially fatal condition occurs when water temperatures suddenly drop and [...]

South Carolina

Upcoming Auditions at Greenville Little Theatre

Upcoming Auditions at Greenville Little Theatre

Greenville, SC June 10, 2013 – Greenville Little Theatre’s Studio 444 will hold auditions on Monday, June 24, at 7 pm for their “Play Local! Homegrown One Acts” which includes three one-act plays written by local playwrights. The plays will be presented on August 9 and 10. Roles are available 8 men, 8 women, and [...]

Greenville Drive Defeated by Hickory Crawdads in Rain-Shortened Affair

Greenville Drive Defeated by Hickory Crawdads in Rain-Shortened Affair

Hickory holds Greenville to one hit   Greenville, SC June 9, 2013 – Rain has wreaked havoc on the Greenville Drive (19-41) schedule as of late, and Sunday was no exception.  The rain delayed the game by an hour and a half, then ended it in the top of the eighth inning, giving the Hickory [...]

RiverDogs Send Tourists Packing With Series Clinching 5-2 Victory

RiverDogs Send Tourists Packing With Series Clinching 5-2 Victory

Charleston moves into a tie for first place in Southern Division BOX SCORE CHARLESTON, SC June 9, 2013 – In the rubber match of a three-game series, three pitchers combined to pitch a gem in the Charleston RiverDogs a 5-2 win over the Asheville Tourists in South Atlantic League play Sunday night at Joseph P. [...]

Carolina Mudcats Falter in Sixth Straight Loss

Carolina Mudcats Falter in Sixth Straight Loss

By Darren Headrick / Carolina Mudcats (919-269-2287/mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com) Zebulon, NC June 9, 2013 — The Myrtle Beach Pelicans earned a three-game sweep of the Carolina Mudcats after scoring four runs in the sixth inning of a 6-4 win on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium. Myrtle Beach (33-28) won their eighth in a row over Carolina [...]

South Carolina Routs UNC 8-0; Force Deciding Game 3 Monday

South Carolina Routs UNC 8-0; Force Deciding Game 3 Monday

Montgomery Tosses Complete Game Shutout to Even Series TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E North Carolina (56-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 South Carolina (43-19) 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 8 8 3 CHAPEL HILL, NC June 9, 2013 [...]

Pelicans Win Seventh Straight Over Mudcats

Pelicans Win Seventh Straight Over Mudcats

By Darren Headrick / Carolina Mudcats (919-269-2287/mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com) Zebulon, NC June 8, 2013 — The Myrtle Beach Pelicans rallied to score an 8-4 win in 10 innings against the Carolina Mudcats on Saturday night at Five County Stadium. The win was the seventh straight for Myrtle Beach (32-28) over Carolina (20-41). Steven Grant Sides (2-2) took [...]

North Carolina

Wilmington Sharks Played Host to Catawba Valley on Monday Night

Wilmington Sharks Played Host to Catawba Valley on Monday Night

Wilmington, NC June 17, 2013 – The Catawba Valley Stars came away with a 5-0 victory over the Wilmington Sharks in an exhibition game on Monday night. Catawba Valley tallied up 10 hits in the ball game and started things off early in the first when Matt De La Rosa reached safely on a double [...]

SwampDogs Fought Hard, But Fell Short

SwampDogs Fought Hard, But Fell Short

Fayetteville NC, June 18, 2013 – The SwampDogs battled hard all night long, but they never quite got over the hump against the Peninsula Pilots.   Fayetteville had an unbelievable ending to the game. With a 4-3 lead heading into the eighth inning, the Pilots would add one more insurance run. After a leadoff walk, [...]

Chris Tomlin Burning Lights Tour with Louis Giglio coming to Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Chris Tomlin Burning Lights Tour with Louis Giglio coming to Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Outback Concerts Presents CHRIS TOMLIN Burning Lights Tour with Special Guest Louis Giglio   Sunday · October 20 · 7 p.m. Get Chris Tomlin Tickets Here ~  Reserved Seats/Tables/$35, General Admission Lawn/$25 ~ Tickets can be purchased at Booth Amphitheatre (Tuesday- Friday, noon – 6 p.m.) or through etix.com. By phone call (800) 514-3849 Etix [...]

Onslow County United Way’s Day of Action this Friday, June 21

Onslow County United Way’s Day of Action this Friday, June 21

Jacksonville, NC June 18, 2013 – United Way of Onslow County is dedicated to bringing the community together in volunteerism.  In 2012, Volunteer Onslow, a program of United Way of Onslow County, has coordinated over 7,911 hours of volunteer service in the area, which equals a savings to local nonprofits of over $148,331 in twelve [...]

DRAKE Would You Like A Tour? coming to Charlotte and Raleigh

DRAKE Would You Like A Tour? coming to Charlotte and Raleigh

DRAKE  ANNOUNCES 41-CITY NORTH AMERICAN ARENA TOUR   The WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR?  With Special Guest Miguel   Time Warner Cable Arena – Charlotte– Saturday November 2 PNC Arena – Raleigh – Sunday November 3   LOS ANGELES, CA, JUNE 17, 2013 – Grammy® Award-winning, multi-platinum selling, recording artist Drake today announced his 41-city [...]

Jack Johnson Announces Fall Headline Tour Coming to Durham, NC

Jack Johnson Announces Fall Headline Tour Coming to Durham, NC

JACK JOHNSON ANNOUNCES FALL HEADLINE TOUR JOHNSON TO DONATE 100% OF TOUR PROFITS TO CHARITY FIRST SINGLE, “I GOT YOU” IMPACTS RADIO AND IS AVAILABLE ON ITUNES FROM HERE TO NOW TO YOU TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 17     Get Jack Johnson Tickets – Durham Performing Arts Center, NC June 17, 2013 – Oahu, [...]

Carolina Government

North Carolina Historical Review Now Available Online

North Carolina Historical Review Now Available Online

RALEIGH, NC June 5, 2013 — The first forty-four volumes (1924-1967) of the North Carolina Historical Review are now available online through the North Carolina Digital Collections. First published in the spring of 1924, the quarterly Review quickly established and maintains through today a reputation for scholarly excellence. Now in its ninetieth year of publication by the Historical [...]

Allergy Foundation Says NC Schools Should Stock Meds

Allergy Foundation Says NC Schools Should Stock Meds

ASTHMA AND ALLERGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (AAFA) SAYS NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS SHOULD STOCK LIFE-SAVING ALLERGY MEDICATIONS FOUNDATION URGES NORTH CAROLINA SENATE TO AMEND, THEN ENACT H 824 The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) supports school policies that promote access to life-saving medications to treat students and staff who experience severe allergic reactions.  The [...]

Duke Energy CEO Faces Questions About North Carolina’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard

Duke Energy CEO Faces Questions About North Carolina’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard

Company that Pushed for “Green” Standards in 2007 Declines Opportunity to Oppose or Endorse Continuation of Standards as N.C. Legislature Considers Repeal Duke Energy Says “No” to Wind Energy in N.C. Shareholder Also Thanks Duke for Standing Up Against Liberal Race-Baiters in Attempts to Have Company Sever Ties With Free-Market Group Charlotte, NC/Washington, DC May [...]

UNCW “Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship” Supports Economic Growth in Region with Establishment of Private Venture Capital Fund

UNCW “Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship” Supports Economic Growth in Region with Establishment of Private Venture Capital Fund

Wilmington, NC April 26, 2013 – The University of North Carolina Wilmington today announced plans to open its Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for use this summer. In addition, the university has agreed upon preliminary terms governing the establishment of The Seahawk Fund, a venture capital fund to support business and economic development in the [...]

State Capitol Teams Up with Edgecombe Community College to Celebrate Historic Preservation Month in May

State Capitol Teams Up with Edgecombe Community College to Celebrate Historic Preservation Month in May

RALEIGH, NC April 25, 2013 — May is National Historic Preservation Month and the State Capitol is marking the occasion by hosting a Historic Preservation Day on Saturday, May 4. The free event will offer advice to homeowners on preserving historic properties and will take place on southeast grounds of the Capitol and in the [...]

Digital Preservation Website Gets a Facelift

Digital Preservation Website Gets a Facelift

Make Your Files Last! Digital Preservation Website Gets a Facelift RALEIGH, NC April 24, 2013 – The State Library of North Carolina, in conjunction with the State Archives of North Carolina, is releasing a redesigned, streamlined and mobile friendly digital preservation education site (digitalpreservation.ncdcr.gov). This first-stop site is a great introduction to digital preservation for [...]

Other News

Trevor Bayne Captures 200th NASCAR Nationwide Series Win for Ford Racing

Trevor Bayne Captures 200th NASCAR Nationwide Series Win for Ford Racing

FORD RACING WINS 200TH NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE Today’s win by Trevor Bayne at Iowa Speedway is the 200th for Ford Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 999th all-time victory for Ford Motor Company in the NASCAR’s top three series combined.  Mark Martin is Ford’s all-time NASCAR Nationwide wins leader with 47, including the very first [...]

Luke Bryan, Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line coming to Charlotte and Raleigh

Luke Bryan, Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line coming to Charlotte and Raleigh

Luke Bryan WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte Friday July 12 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Raleigh Saturday July 13 Luke Bryan’s cache as a seasoned performer has long been recognized by his growing legion of fans and has recently captured the attention of the music community. His [...]

2011 NGA member Shawn Stefani leads St. Jude

2011 NGA member Shawn Stefani leads St. Jude

PGA TOUR: Memphis, TN  June 9, 2013 – Former NGA TOUR member Shawn Stefani overcame a quadruple bogey with eight birdies in the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic to take the 54-hole lead. Stefani, a 2011 NGA TOUR member and former NGA winner, was 4-under par through 10 holes on Saturday before [...]

Morehead City Marlins Win U.S. Military All-Stars Exhibition, 4-2

Morehead City Marlins Win U.S. Military All-Stars Exhibition, 4-2

Morehead City, NC June 8, 2013 – The Morehead City Marlins welcomed the United States Military All-Stars to Big Rock Stadium in Morehead City on Saturday night. The Marlins used a powerful performance to take the exhibition 4-2 thanks to a big home run from newcomer, Ryan Muno. The Marlins struck first in the home [...]

Greenville Drive Offense Stumbles in 5-1 Loss to Hickory Crawdads

Greenville Drive Offense Stumbles in 5-1 Loss to Hickory Crawdads

Koback extends hitting streak to 18 in loss   Greenville, SC June 8, 2013 – After a terrific showing on Friday, the Greenville Drive (19-40) offense hit a speed bump on Saturday at Fluor Field, as they were handed a  5-1 loss by the Hickory Crawdads (34-27). The Drive had plenty of opportunities throughout the [...]

Offense Lifts SwampDogs to Three Wins Against Tobs

Offense Lifts SwampDogs to Three Wins Against Tobs

Fayetteville, NC June 8, 2013 – In the battle for first place, the SwampDogs answer again against the Wilson Tobs and unleash for a 14-4 victory in front of a packed J.P. Riddle Stadium. Ben Burns threw six strong innings on the mound and struck out three batters while only allowing four hits and one [...]

Sharks Get Hot on the Road against Petersburg

Sharks Get Hot on the Road against Petersburg

Petersburg, VA June 9, 2013 – The bats came alive for the Sharks on Saturday evening as they picked up 15 hits, six of them doubles as they beat the Petersburg Generals 10-0 to improve to 4-4 on the year. The Sharks started things off early as the Sharks picked up three runs in the [...]

Charleston Battery top Houston Dynamo Reserves

Charleston Battery top Houston Dynamo Reserves

Charleston, SC June 8, 2013 – The Charleston Battery came away with a victory on Saturday night against Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo Reserves at Blackbaud Stadium in front of 2,988 fans. Three different players scored for the Battery, helping them to a 4-1 victory.     The Battery’s record turns to (7-3-2) moving them [...]

Carolina RailHawks Capture Dramatic 2-1 Victory over Tampa Bay Rowdies

Carolina RailHawks Capture Dramatic 2-1 Victory over Tampa Bay Rowdies

With victory RailHawks jump to first place in NASL standings   CARY, NC June 8, 2013 – Once again, RailHawks midfielder Tiyi Shipalane came up with his late game magic to capture a 2-1 victory for the RailHawks (4W-3T-1L, 15pts) over the Tampa Bay Rowdies (3W-3T-3L, 12pts).  This time Shipalane’s stoppage goal was accompanied by [...]

Canes Staff to Face Carolina Fury

Canes Staff to Face Carolina Fury

Raleigh, NC June 6, 2013 – The Carolina Hurricanes office staff will face the Carolina Fury from the North Carolina Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association on Sunday, June 9 at 2 p.m. at PNC Arena. This game has become an annual tradition with excitement and plenty of action for the whole family. It is open to [...]

Miguel Paul Works Out For Washington Wizards

Miguel Paul Works Out For Washington Wizards

Departed point guard begins pursuit of NBA dream GREENVILLE, NC June 3, 2013 – Former East Carolina all-conference guard Miguel Paul took part in a pre-draft workout for the Washington Wizards on Monday as he pursues his dream of playing in the NBA. Paul participated in various individual drills in addition to three-on-three full court [...]

Charlotte Knights Drop Saturday’s Game 8-5 to ‘Pigs

Charlotte Knights Drop Saturday’s Game 8-5 to ‘Pigs

Allentown, PA June 8, 2013 – The Lehigh Valley IronPigs scored eight runs on 14 hits on Saturday and went on to beat the Charlotte Knights 8-5 in the opening game of their four-game series from Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA. Saturday’s game was the first for the Knights since their 10-5 win on Thursday. [...]

Carolina Panthers: Jon Beason recovering, transitioning

Carolina Panthers: Jon Beason recovering, transitioning

by Max Henson Staff Writer CHARLOTTE, NC June 7, 2013 – Seven-year veteran Jon Beason understands what’s required to come back from injury. The Panthers linebacker is currently in the process of returning to full strength after offseason knee and shoulder surgeries. “It gets a little tedious, but that’s part of being a pro,” Beason [...]

Chase McDonald Selected In 12th Round By Houston Astros

Chase McDonald Selected In 12th Round By Houston Astros

Junior First Baseman Lead Conference USA In Home Runs And RBI ECU’s MLB Draft History GREENVILLE, NC June 8, 2013 – East Carolina junior first baseman Chase McDonald was selected in the 12th round by the Houston Astros Saturday afternoon during the third day of the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Amateur Player Draft. McDonald, [...]

Jack Reinheimer Selected In Fifth Round By Seattle Mariners

Jack Reinheimer Selected In Fifth Round By Seattle Mariners

ECU’s MLB Draft History GREENVILLE, NC June 7, 2013 – East Carolina junior shortstop Jack Reinheimer was selected in the fifth round by the Seattle Mariners Friday afternoon during the second day of the 2013 Major League Baseball First Year Amateur Player Draft. Reinheimer, who was taken with the 147th overall pick, is the eighth [...]

Seth Loman Traded, Michael Nix Signed, Joins Charlotte Knights

Seth Loman Traded, Michael Nix Signed, Joins Charlotte Knights

Fort Mill, SC June 7, 2013 – Slugger Seth Loman, who was hitting .223 with eight home runs and 19 RBIs, was traded to the Baltimore organization on Friday, June 7 as announced by the White Sox. The Knights received RHP Michael Nix, who was signed by the Chicago White Sox out of the Independent [...]

Wilmington Sharks, Pilots Suspend Play Until Next Meeting

Wilmington Sharks, Pilots Suspend Play Until Next Meeting

Hampton, VA June 7, 2013 – The Wilmington Sharks were under a rain delay for over two hours in Hampton, Va. as the game was eventually postponed until June 16th, when the Pilots will visit Wilmington to take on the Sharks. The Sharks struck first in the top of the first when Zach Houchins and [...]

Botanist Andrẻ Michaux Commemorated with North Carolina Highway Historical Marker

Botanist Andrẻ Michaux Commemorated with North Carolina Highway Historical Marker

HIGHLANDS — In June 1787 botanist Andrẻ Michaux crossed into North Carolina, starting out in South Carolina and crossing the Highland Plateau near North Carolina’s Wildcat Gap. During his explorations with his son and two Cherokee guides, he discovered one of the rarest wildflowers in North America, the Shortia galacifolia in South Carolina. Recognition of [...]

Nine Inch Nails Announce 2013 Tour – Raleigh NC October 21, 2013

Nine Inch Nails Announce 2013 Tour – Raleigh NC October 21, 2013

NINE INCH NAILS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, NEW SINGLE AND NORTH AMERICAN ARENA TOUR Hesitation Marks Set For September 3 Release, Available For Pre-order On iTunes Now New Single “Came Back Haunted” Available Thursday, June 6 On iTunes Tickets For Fall Tour Go On Sale Beginning Friday, June 14 On September 3, Columbia Records will release [...]

More Than 2,700 Entries Accepted For 2013 U.S. Senior Open Championship

More Than 2,700 Entries Accepted For 2013 U.S. Senior Open Championship

12 Past Champions Scheduled to Play at Omaha Country Club Far Hills, NJ June 6, 2013 – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that 2,746 golfers have entered to play in the 2013 U.S. Senior Open Championship, scheduled for July 11-14 at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club. Twelve past champions are among the 78 [...]