photo credit: Daniel Padavona // Shutterstock California has become the first state to allow college athletes to be paid while still in college. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that allows players to receive endorsement deals, despite the NCAA calling the move unconstitutional. Other states have proposed the same bill hoping to pressure the NCAA. …… read more »
photo credit: Shutterstock ECU’s Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach has been placed on administrative leave after photos surfaced of him at a bar in downtown Greenville. The Interim Chancellor is know for taking pics and selfies with students, staff, faculty, both on & off campus. On Wednesday, the Chancellor wen to Sup Dogs, he ran into…… read more »
photo credit: DFree // Shutterstock Desperate House Wives actress, Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days behind bars for paying $15,000 to have her daughters SAT scored rigged for college. Many people are mad. How does someone get 14 days for something seemingly serious. In 2011, there was a black woman named Tanya McDowell. She was…… read more »
photo credit: By ElRoi // Shutterstock Here in North Carolina, Authorities have found that products that are supposed to just be CBD based, are actually spiked with synthetic marijuana. Near 30 products were found spiked this year. Nearly all were vape products. The Associated Press gathered the results for an investigation into how some operators are capitalizing on…… read more »
photo credit: landmarkmedi // Shutterstock Michael Jordan has agreed to sell a piece of his stake in the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan will now be adding partners into the mix of the Hornets, a team he purchased back in 2010 from Bob Johnson for about $180 million, giving Jordan about 97% control of the Hornets equity. The sale…… read more »
Posted by Keith Combs North Duplin Rebels 43 v. Lejeune Devilpups 0, Union Spartans 58 v. Jones Senior Trojans 6, Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs 7 v. Havelock Rams 21, New Hanover Wildcats 28 v. Northside Jax Monarchs 21, Jacksonville Cardinals 14 v. Kinston Vikings 7, East Carteret Mariners 18 v. Swansboro Pirates 42, Pamlico Hurricanes 28…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock Kevin Hart underwent surgery over the weekend after being involved in a terrible car accident, resulting in him and his friend Jared Black to have serious back injuries. We now learn that doctors had to repair 3 fractures in Kevin’s spine. The surgery involved fusing the fractures, 2 of them in…… read more »
Posted by Keith Combs Several area High Football Games were moved up to Wednesday due to the Threat of Hurricane Dorian Northeastern at J.H. Rose – 6 p.m. Bertie at Gates County – 6:30 p.m. South Central at Southwest Edgecombe – 6:30 p.m. South Creek at Riverside – 7 p.m. Pasquotank at Holmes – 7…… read more »
POSTED BY KEITH COMBS The Official trailer for Bad Boys 3 Bad Boys for Life starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in theaters January 17, 2020… read more »
photo credit: Evan El-Amin // Shutterstock The Trump Administration will put a few military projects on pause or even cancel them to use $3.6 billion to build the border wall between the US and Mexico. About 127 military projects will be halted to build a 175 mile wall. Democrats of course, are not here for the…… read more »