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Committee Recommends 'Carolina Classic' To Replace Dixie Classic Fair Name
A new name is in the works for the Dixie Classic Fair. A Winston-Salem City Council committee moved forward a motion to rename the event Carolina Classic.
The recommendation will now head to the full council for a vote on Monday. But another moniker is under serious consideration. City Councilman John Larson is among those who prefer Piedmont Classic. He says he hopes whatever name is selected will represent the region.
City officials say nearly $100,000 is needed in the fair's budget to pay for new signage, painting, and other rebranding expenses at the fairgrounds.
Assistant City Manager Ben Rowe says that money will be a one-time expense and will come from fairgrounds reserves.
Sheriff's Office Involved In 2 Fatal Shootings In 24 Hours
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is looking into two unrelated shooting deaths involving the same sheriff's office within 24 hours.
Two Guilford County sheriff's deputies were shot Monday during a standoff with a man barricaded in a house in High Point. After the 11-hour standoff, deputies entered the house, exchanged gunfire with the man and shot him dead.
The two deputies were hospitalized, but one has since been released.
In the other shooting, deputies were performing a welfare check Tuesday at a home in Jamestown. A department spokesman says when deputies arrived, the man fired at them as he stood outside the home. The deputies fired back and killed him.
Murder, Arson Convictions Upheld In Death Of Army Veteran
A North Carolina court has upheld a man's first-degree murder and arson convictions in the death of an Army veteran set on fire in a Greensboro hotel room.
The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected arguments by Garry Joseph Gupton, now serving life in prison for Steven White's 2014 death. Gupton's lawyer failed to persuade the judges that prosecutors didn't prove it was arson and that prosecutors failed to show Gupton was sane when the crime occurred.
Bust Of Orville Wright Found On North Carolina Beach
The National Park Service says a bust of Orville Wright that was stolen from the Wright Brothers National Memorial on the North Carolina coast has been found.
A news release from the park service Tuesday says a visitor to the beach at Kill Devil Hills called authorities in Dare County to say the bust was tucked into some dunes.
The park service said initially that the monument was damaged either Saturday evening or Sunday morning. The granite base on which the bust was mounted had been toppled and damaged.
Grant To Help Renovate 'Jim Crow' Rail Car In North Carolina
North Carolina has received a federal grant to renovate a 1920s rail car that was built to comply with the racist Jim Crow laws of the 20th century.
State officials say the National Park Service awarded a grant of more than $287,000 to renovate the railroad car that's now at the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer. The 44-seat coach hasn't been used since 1969.
The car has 22 seats in the rear designated for African Americans so that it complied with segregation laws. It needs extensive renovation, including asbestos removal.
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