Blue Ridge Bobcats acquire forward Bailey Morissette from Baton Rouge Kingfish, adding a skilled, experienced scorer with strong production in FPHL and abroad.
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- Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
After a divorce, Carrie Williams moved from Ohio to Virginia to attend the ATDM program, completing the non-destructive testing track and starting a new career.
- UNC Greensboro
UNCG’s Jeanne Tannenbaum Center for Creative Practice opens this fall, offering LED volume technology, incubator programs, and public events for campus and community.
- Statesville Convention and Visitors Bureau
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.
- Liberty University
Liberty Athletics names K-LOVE its first jersey patch sponsor, adding the K-LOVE logo to 10 Liberty Flames uniforms and expanding both organizations’ reach.
- Liberty University
Liberty University will host an NROTC unit with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, offering scholarships, leadership training, and commissioning opportunities for students.
- Averett University
Averett University hires alumnus Thomas Heaney as athletics communications graduate assistant after extensive student broadcasting and baseball experience.
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.
The City of Statesville proclaims Aug. 2-8, 2026, as National Health Center Week, recognizing community health centers and Kinegra Health for their impact.
Blue Ridge Bobcats acquire forward Bailey Morissette from Baton Rouge Kingfish, adding a skilled, experienced scorer with strong production in FPHL and abroad.
No. 14 UNCG men’s soccer drew 0-0 with San Francisco as goalkeeper Seth Wilson made seven saves and the Spartans recorded their first shutout of the season.
UNCG women’s soccer continues its homestand Sunday at noon against RV Iowa at UNCG Soccer Stadium, with free admission, BOGO hot dogs, and live coverage.
No. 14 UNCG men’s soccer opened the 2026 season with a 4-1 home win over VCU, powered by first Spartan goals from Filipe Matos and Bautista Schmidt.
No. 14 UNC Greensboro men's soccer opens the 2026 season hosting VCU and San Francisco, highlighting returning talent, series history and a challenging schedule.
Greensboro fell 7-4 to Winston-Salem in the home series finale, as the Dash edged the Grasshoppers in hits and Justin Sinibaldi outdueled Draven Zeigler.
Greensboro Grasshoppers beat the Winston-Salem Dash 9-5, improving to 27-20 in the second half behind Dylan Palmer’s 2-for-2 day and Jacob Bimbi’s five strong innings.
UNC Greensboro women’s basketball and head coach Trina Patterson have released the 2026-27 schedule, featuring 30 games and the SoCon/Big South Challenge.
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.

