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- Hickory Crawdads
Sunday’s season finale in Hickory was canceled after lightning ended a scoreless game in the second inning. The Crawdads now turn to the divisional playoffs.
- Virginia Tech Hokies Athletics
Illinois edged Tech 1-0 in Blacksburg despite the Hokies outshooting the Illini 20-10 and earning 11 corners, with Tech’s late pressure stopped by eight saves.
- Ferrum College
Ferrum men's soccer scored three second-half goals, including Ben Hooper's winner, to erase a deficit and beat Barton College 3-1 in Conference Carolinas play.
- Statesville Convention and Visitors Bureau
Statesville city offices will close for Labor Day, sanitation routes shift, City Council meets Sept. 14, and police host a community fun day Sept. 12.
- Catawba College
Catawba men’s soccer dominated Newberry 5-0 in SAC play, with Juan Camilo scoring twice and the Indians outshooting the Wolves 17-2 on the road.
- UNC Greensboro
RV UNCG men’s soccer visits Dayton on Saturday aiming to stay unbeaten, with transfers leading the attack and multiple Spartans earning early-season honors.
Statesville announces its final dive-in movie, Labor Day closures, sanitation schedule changes, traffic safety campaign, battery collection drive, and job openings.
UNCG’s Jeanne Tannenbaum Center for Creative Practice opens this fall, offering LED volume technology, incubator programs, and public events for campus and community.
Wise Street is closed to through traffic between Caldwell and Meeting streets through Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, for waterline tie-ins. Drivers should use alternate routes.
Statesville’s 2026 Fall Trash Bash on Sept. 26 focuses on the Cochran Street area, with a community cleanup, provided supplies, and a volunteer appreciation cookout.
Statesville’s Fall Trash Bash seeks volunteers for Sept. 26, 2026. The city has moved to D0 Abnormally Dry, and voluntary water restrictions are lifted.
Statesville promotes its Sept. 26, 2026 Fall Trash Bash volunteer cleanup, notes an end to voluntary drought conservation, and confirms this is a BLUE recycling week.
Statesville shares updates on the Fall Art Crawl, battery recycling challenge, adult softball registration, lifted drought water restrictions, and current job openings.
Statesville invites teens to apply for the Junior Ambassadors Program and seeks residents for openings on key volunteer boards and commissions.
Sunday’s season finale in Hickory was canceled after lightning ended a scoreless game in the second inning. The Crawdads now turn to the divisional playoffs.
RV UNCG men’s soccer visits Dayton on Saturday aiming to stay unbeaten, with transfers leading the attack and multiple Spartans earning early-season honors.
UNCG women’s cross country opens Sept. 4 at Elon Friday Night Lights after being picked eighth in the SoCon preseason poll, returning four championship runners.
UNCG volleyball continues its nonconference schedule at the Clemson Invitational, facing Clemson, App State and East Carolina before returning home to Greensboro.
UNC Greensboro senior Elle Burnette was named SoCon Golfer of the Week after a third-place finish at the Tiger Classic, leading UNCG in its season opener.
UNCG women’s soccer opens a three-game road swing at American before visiting JMU, with the Spartans riding early shutouts and key returns into 2026 play.
UNC Greensboro setter Izora Gragg earned her first Southern Conference Setter of the Week honor after leading the league with 75 assists across seven sets.
Greensboro beat Hub City 10-7 in its final regular-season home game, improving to 36-24 in the second half behind multi-hit efforts from Dylan Palmer and Yordany De Los Santos.
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Pickin in the Pines at Millstone 4-H Camp is an adult-only bluegrass benefit concert raising scholarship funds to send underserved youth to summer camp.
Celebrate the 41st James River Batteau Festival with rides, a launch party, historic boat launch, dog-jumping competition, and vendor opportunities in June.
Art in the Park in Statesville fills Martin Luther King Jr. Park with live music on two stages, local artists, food trucks, and hands-on activities for all ages.
Official High Point apparel showcases the city’s H Point mark, with locally produced designs from 725 Print Labs that highlight civic pride and creativity.
High Point Museum’s Wish Wall invites residents to share hopes for America at kiosks citywide, with future programs turning common themes into local action.
Northern High senior Beatrice Simu embraces her Romanian roots, excels academically and explores new cultures through Spanish study and travel abroad.