JoCo Report

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a pre-hearing open house and public hearing regarding the proposed replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Brunswick and New Hanover counties. Built in 1969, the existing four-lane, steel vertical-lift bridge is becoming functionally obsolete, meaning it can no longer effectively service current traffic ...

RALEIGH – Janet Cornelius of Elizabeth City took a chance on a $2 Powerball ticket and won a $1 million prize. Cornelius matched numbers on all five white balls in Wednesday’s drawing. The odds of that happening are 1 in 11.6 million. She bought her lucky Powerball ticket from the Hop-In Citgo on North Road […]

CLAYTON, N.C. – Two juveniles are facing charges after they were reportedly found inside Cleveland High School early Friday morning. Around 12:53 a.m., deputies with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office responded to the school at 1892 Polenta Road after a burglar alarm was activated. Deputies arrived and found an unsecured door. Officers entered the building […]

RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation has been awarded a nearly $300 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve safety, reliability and capacity of current and future passenger rail service along the Piedmont Corridor. “This federal investment demonstrates our partners’ confidence in North Carolina’s ability to deliver major rail proj...

LUCAMA, N.C. – Southern National Motorsports Park’s dirt track will be in action on Saturday, August 15 with the return of Premier Mega Truck Racing. The Red Clay Rumble at Southern National will feature side-by-side racing, bracket-style competition and a full afternoon of non-stop mega truck racing. Saturday’s event marks the second time the Premier […]