Duke vs. UNC game postponed due to winter weather! #raypublishing
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The rivalry matchup between Duke and North Carolina has been postponed due to inclement winter weather.
The game was scheduled to be played at the Dean Smith Center at 9 p.m.
A strong winter storm has slammed most of North Carolina and is expected to persist into the overnight hours and into Thursday for some areas.
A makeup date for the game has not been scheduled.
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*POKER RUN*
Fundraiser Benefiting Kimberly Mitchell Wood Smith, a Parkland graduate from the North Davidson community. She has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Kim, her sons (Dean, Brian & Brandon) and her cherished grandson Zechariah, as well as many other devoted family and friends greatly appreciate everything we can do for them; big or small! The ride will be followed by fellowship, 50/50 raffle and many other raffle prizes including Steamsters full house carpet cleaning, customized cake gift certificates & a photo session.
*Single rider $15 *Double rider $20 *Cars $15
Registration begins at 11:00 am at Ted’s Kickin’ Chicken. Kick stands up at 1:00.
*Donations can be made in the form of monetary, gift cards or anything you see fit to help!
Message any questions to Tiffany Fair, Deana L Holmes, Carly Dukes, Lacey Dukes or Tori Dukes.
*We could use help with gathering sponsors, raffle prizes, donations etc*
Please come to show your support for Kim as she fights her battle with breast cancer.This will be a day filled with bikes, cars, friends, music and fun. Please share & repost this with your friends, we really want Kim to feel love & support from the community with a large turnout.
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Cold front rolls across NC!
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A cold front rolled across North Carolina Thursday night; and we’re going to enjoy cooler, dry air for the next couple of days as a result.
Mostly-sunny skies are ahead for Friday with highs around 82 degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid-50s, which will be absolutely perfect for anything done outdoors.
High pressure to our northeast will usher in light east winds overnight. This will produce partly-cloudy skies across the western Piedmont. Temperatures will be pleasant, in the lower-60s by daybreak Saturday.
If you are headed to Downtown Greensboro over the weekend, enjoy the sights, sounds and smells! The East West BBQFest is this weekend!
Friday Night Favorites: Fish Camps, Football, Bluegrass, Bowling, and Ballroom Dancing. Plus: Flat Top Manor, A Photo Essay. ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Documentary Film Contest: From the mountains to the coast, there are plenty of reasons to love North Friday Night!
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4th annual Tomato Festival this weekend in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The N.C. State Cooperative Extension on Saturday will host the 4th Annual Tomato Festival.
On Monday during the FOX8 Morning News, Shannon Smith will talk Karen Neill about the festival.
For more information about the festival, visit guilford.ces.ncsu.edu.
20 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway closed due to large crack in road
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Officials said 20 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed due to a large crack running down its center in Buncombe County.
The road is closed from Milepost 375 to Milepost 355 at N.C. 128 near Mount Mitchell State Park.
The crack is about 6’ deep and 100’ long, officials said.
Park rangers believe it opened up because of the recent amounts of rain.
The bank below the roadway is also starting to slide.
“Safety for visitors and the public, we’re not sure how much more this is (going to) move or if we’re (going to) lose the whole surface up here. And then further we’ve had maintenance supervisors out here today on site. We’ve got engineers coming in to do an assessment.”
Officials are not sure when the Parkway will reopen.
July is typically the second-busiest month for the Parkway.
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