Blue Ridge Energy Foundation Grants Awarded for Continuing Helene Recovery
Grants awarded by the Blue Ridge Energy Members Foundation this year focus on helping local communities continue efforts of recovery from the impact of Hurricane Helene—the most devastating natural disaster in western North Carolina’s history. Additional funding
Street closure this week in downtown Lenoir
Contractors working on the Ridge Street Sewer Extension plan to close sections of Harper Avenue and Norwood Street in Downtown Lenoir Monday, Nov. 3, through Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Please note the following closures and traffic changes
2 men arrested after 11 people are injured in UK train stabbing attack
British authorities have arrested two men following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train that left 11 people injured, two of them critically. The incident occurred on the evening of November 1 aboard a train traveling from
‘Intentional’ explosion at Harvard Medical School building under investigation; police seek two suspects
Authorities are investigating what they describe as an ‘intentional explosion’ that occurred early Saturday morning inside the Goldenson Building on the Harvard Medical School campus in Boston. No injuries have been reported, but officials say the blast
Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud leaves game due to concussion in loss to Broncos
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was forced to leave Sunday’s 18-15 loss to the Denver Broncos after suffering a concussion early in the second quarter. The injury occurred when Stroud scrambled for six yards on a third-and-8
Hellen Obiri breaks course record, Benson Kipruto wins in photo finish at 2025 NYC Marathon
Kenya once again dominated the world’s most iconic road race on Sunday, as Hellen Obiri shattered a decades-old record in the women’s division, and Benson Kipruto edged out a razor-thin victory in the men’s race — marking
Alan Jackson’s all-star ‘finale’ concert at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium sells out
Country music icon Alan Jackson, 66, will play his final show at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium alongside an all-star lineup of musical friends before officially retiring from touring. Among the special guests joining Jackson at the show will
Morgan Wallen reveals 2026 “Still the Problem” stadium tour dates
Morgan Wallen has announced the Still the Problem Tour, a 21-date stadium run set for 2026. The country music star, who’s been on the road with his I’m the Problem Tour, is set to continue his trek
Freida Pinto to star in Netflix series ‘Unaccustomed Earth’
Netflix announced that Freida Pinto will star in upcoming series adaptation of the Jhumpa Lahiri short story collection “Unaccustomed Earth.” Pinto will play Parul Chaudhury in the series, which is set in an Indian-American community in Cambridge,
Dakota and Elle Fanning teaming up for first film together in ‘The Nightingale’
The film adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s novel The Nightingale will star Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning – the first time the sisters have worked together in a film project. Michael Morris will direct the feature, from a