North Carolina
J'Mari Taylor scores three touchdowns to guide North Carolina Cental past Alabama State 31-24
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — J’Mari Taylor rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns and caught a pass for a score as North Carolina Central waited out a lengthy halftime thunderstorm before dispatching Alabama State 31-24 in the Orange Blossom Classic at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.
North Carolina Central (1-0) took the opening kickoff and marched 75 yards in 11 plays with Taylor running it in from a yard out for a 7-0 lead. Walker Harris completed all five of his passes for 55 yards on the drive.
Harris connected on his first seven passes and a 34-yard completion to Joaquin Davis gave the Eagles a first-and-goal at the 5-yard line. Taylor ran it in on the next play for a 14-0 lead less than two minutes into the second quarter. Kole Jones picked off a Jonah O’Brien pass and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-0 just 53 seconds later.
AJ Gates Jr. took the ensuing kickoff and raced 82 yards for a touchdown to get Alabama State (0-1) on the scoreboard.
The Hornets pulled within 21-14 at halftime when Andrew Body finished off a 10-play, 96-yard drive with a 38-yard touchdown run on second-and-18.
Kamari Houze blocked a punt and the Eagles recovered it on the Hornets’ 25-yard line. Six plays later Harris hit Taylor for a 14-yard touchdown and a 31-17 lead with 8:40 left to play.
Keane Lewis blocked a punt and the Hornets jumped on it at the Eagles’ 35. Body raced 39 yards for a touchdown on fourth-and-14 to get Alabama State within seven with 3:33 to go.
The Hornets got the ball back with 1:39 remaining, but D.J. Estes picked off O’Brien at midfield to seal the victory.
Harris finished with 119 yards through the air after misfiring on 9 of his final 11 passes.
Body carried 15 times for 135 yards.
It was the first meeting on the football field between the two schools.
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North Carolina
School closings, delays in Western North Carolina, Friday, Nov. 22
Sledding in Haw Creek Dec. 9, 2018
The Tracey family enjoys the snow in Haw Creek with some sledding.
Angeli Wright, Asheville Citizen Times
Some school systems in Western North Carolina are closed Friday, Nov. 21, due to winter weather.
- Avery County Schools: Closed, remote learning day.
- Graham County Schools: Closed, workday for staff.
- Madison County Schools: Closed, optional teacher workday.
- Mitchell County Schools: Closed, remote learning day.
- Watauga County Schools: Two-hour delay.
- Yancey County Schools: Closed, remote learning day.
This story will be updated
North Carolina
North Carolina has some of the highest STD rates nationwide, report says
NORTH CAROLINA (WBTV) – North Carolina has some of the highest STD rates nationwide, according to a new study by the U.S. News & World Report.
The report analyzed the highest combined rates of three major sexually transmitted infections: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis.
As far as the 10 states with the highest STD rates, N.C. ranked No. 7.
The data
According to the report, the state’s total STD rate is 911.5 per 100,000. That has actually decreased by -0.3% since 2022.
Rates for the three major STDs are:
- Chlamydia: 607.9 per 100,000
- Gonorrhea: 243.2 per 100,000
- Syphilis (cumulative): 60.4 per 100,000
South Carolina
South Carolina also has some of the highest STD rates in America, according to the report.
Ranked at No. 8 for the 10 states with the highest STD rates, the state’s total STD rate is 882.8 per 100,000. That has decreased by 10.9% since 2022.
Rates for the three major STDs are:
- Chlamydia: 612.1 per 100,000
- Gonorrhea: 222.4 per 100,000
- Syphilis (cumulative): 48.3 per 100,000
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North Carolina
North Carolina business owner crafts a new path after Helene
YANCEY CO, N.C. — A small business owner in Yancey County is trying to bounce back during her busiest season after losing her shop and inventory during Helene.
Christy Edwards is the owner of Christy’s Crafts and had a shop for 17 years across the Cane River in the Pensacola community. It held all her inventory and great memories.
“I talked to my customers on the front porch a lot. Waved at a lot of friends and neighbors, and I’m going to miss it terribly,” Edwards said.
The retired art teacher recalls the day of the storm, seeing the floodwaters surround the building before wiping it out in the blink of an eye.
“I turned and I looked, and my shop was gone. I didn’t see it because we had water in the basement,” Edwards said.
The shop, which was on her property, was on lower ground than her house.
“The river came across over here. That little creek was flowing out all of this gravel so it was like a churning mess,” Edwards said.
Now, only a meter box stands where the building used to be.
“It’s like losing a piece of my heart. This is what I did every day of my life, come here and meet people and create,” Edwards said.
She said she lost $100,000 altogether and the location where she hosted her Christmas Open House.
“This was helping me pay for my daughter’s college. This was helping me just to live. Things are so much more expensive now,” Edwards said.
Mid-November she was working around the clock to make up for lost inventory as she prepared for three holiday markets, including Vintage Market Days of Asheville Metro.
The event, which will take place Nov. 22-24 is expected to bring 130 vendors to the WNC Agricultural Center. Organizers say half of them are from the region and part of the proceeds will benefit the River Arts District in Asheville.
Edwards is also moving forward with hosting two Christmas craft shows with local vendors at the Burnsville Town Center. The Holly Jolly Market will be on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. Then, on Dec. 7, she will host the Christmas Ornament Craft Show.
“It’s very important to have this and to keep things going, being normal again,” Edwards said.
She’s not sure if she’ll rebuild her shop again because she worries she could lose it again.
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