The Broyhill Family Foundation donates $600,000 to disaster relief
By SHELBY POWELL spowell@newstopicnews.com The Broyhill Family Foundation, based in Lenoir, presented equal checks totaling $600,000 to two disaster relief organizations that have long-term plans to address Western North Carolina’s needs resulting from recent Hurricane Helene. The
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Catawba County
A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open Monday, Oct. 28 in Conover (Catawba County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Tropical Storm Helene. The Catawba County DRC is located at: Conover Fire Department Station
Trump holds rally at NYC’s Madison Square Garden; Harris campaigns in Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, held a rally on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City MSG, which seats 19,500 people, opened its doors around noon EDT to Trump
Appeals court backs restoring purged voters in Virginia
On Sunday, a federal appeals court refused to throw out a lower court order that ordered recently purged voters restored in Virginia, setting up a possible U.S. Supreme Court appeal. In a court filing Friday, Republican Gov.
New England Patriots QB Drake Maye leaves game against Jets after suffering concussion
New England Patriots rookie QB Drake Maye was forced to leave Sunday’s game vs. the New York Jets with a head injury, later confirmed to be a concussion. Veteran QB Jacoby Brissett replaced Maye with 9:06 remaining in
Indiana Fever fire head coach Christie Sides after two seasons
The Indiana Fever announced that they have fired head coach Christie Sides after two seasons. Fever president of basketball operations Kelly Krauskopf said in a statement that Sides was “an incredible representative of the Fever and our
Brett Young drops his latest song, ‘Say Less’
Brett Young has released his latest song ‘Say Less’, co-written by Young alongside Ben Caver and Justin Ebach and the follow-up to ‘Goodnight Into Good Morning’, which was released in July. ‘Say Less’ explores the topic of
Blake Shelton joins Sam Hunt, Lainey Wilson and Tyler Childers to headline 2025 Gulf Coast Jam
Blake Shelton has been added as the fourth and final headliner for next year’s Gulf Coast Jam, taking pace in Panama City Beach on May 30 – June 1, 2025. Gulf Coast Jam Executive Producer Rendy Lovelady
See Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton in the teaser for Netflix’s ‘Carry-On’
Netflix is teasing the new thriller Carry-On, starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. The film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, features Ethan (Egerton) as a TSA agent working at the airport on Christmas Eve, who finds himself coerced
See Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña in the trailer for ‘Emilia Perez’
Netflix has released the trailer for the upcoming film Emilia Pérez, directed by Jacques Audiard. The film stars Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, and Karla Sofía Gascón, alongside Adriana Paz and Edgar Ramírez. The Spanish-language feature follows titular cartel