Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 25th of September.
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A Greensboro Chamber program celebrated 50 years of local leadership when its 50th anniversary class began on Sept.
21, focusing on building leadership skills and community projects. The milestone will conclude with an alumni celebration on March 19 at UNCG Alumni House, honoring over 1,800 alumni.
Hundreds gathered on campus at NC A&T’s Harrison Auditorium to honor 21-year-old Dorian Jackson, who died at Lake Norman Saturday while trying to save his sister.
He was set to graduate and had secured a job with Wells Fargo.
Guilford County Parks and Recreation will host its annual grape harvest, The Big Pick, to collect muscadine grapes for food pantries on Saturday, Sept.
26 and Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at its Gibsonville farm. Volunteers will pick grapes to help meet community needs amid rising food costs.
North Carolina A&T has been named America’s No. 1 public HBCU in U.S. News Best Colleges 2027 rankings.
Founded in 1891 (in Greensboro), the university’s key programs in Business, Nursing, Computer Science and Engineering saw significant gains as it advances toward top public and national rankings.
Heavy winds and rain on Thursday forced a tree to fall on a Greensboro senior complex at Merritt Drive, displacing two residents and closing part of Sunset Drive in Yadkin County; power outages left 19 people on Barney Road in Forsyth County, with the Red Cross assisting housing & repairs.
A new breastmilk donor site will open in Greensboro this October to support NICU babies and give more convenient donation options to moms, according to Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center and the NC Department of Health and Human Services—part of an expansion effort with WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank.
Greensboro physician Dr. Veita Bland urges men to get a yearly PSA screening during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
He says testing helps catch cancer early, which is key for those with a family history or who are at higher risk.
A new 270-apartment complex will be built on the former Sears site at Friendly Center.
Developers expect to break ground soon — further details to come.
A&T lost 42-14 at Campbell on Saturday; senior quarterback Kamden Sixkiller threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns, earning CAA Offensive Player of the Week.
The Aggies will host a ranked Rhode Island team on Saturday at 4 p.m. in their Sports Hall of Fame Game.
The Carolina Hurricanes are set to play the Nashville Predators in a preseason game at 7 p.m. Thursday at First Horizon Coliseum as they return to Greensboro nearly three decades after their first season; former coach Paul Maurice recalled the team’s early days when the city served as its home.
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