Category: Local News
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Study Finds North Carolina 2 Happiest Cities In The U.S.
Well, it turns out that the people who live in two of the state’s most famous cities are also some of the happiest in the country. Gallup and Healthways’ Community Well-Being Index was used by ALOT Travel to make a list of the 20 “happiest cities” in the U.S. The index “measures the opportunities cities…
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City of Oxford receives Georgia ReLeaf grant
In a recent development, the City of Oxford has been awarded a Georgia ReLeaf Grant by the Georgia Forestry Commission and Georgia Tree Council. The grant is aimed at facilitating the planting of trees in Oxford. Oxford has been granted a sum of $7,550 for their efforts in planting trees within the Longstreet Circle subdivision.…
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Ohio Senate prevent cities from banning flavored tobacco
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even though the governor vetoed it twice, a law that stops local governments from enforcing laws against flavored tobacco will soon go into action. As a result of the law, cities and towns will no longer be able to police tobacco laws that are stricter than those set by the states. For…
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17-year-old killed by train while crossing tracks on way to school, Illinois officials
Police say a teen from Illinois died when she was hit by a train on her way to school. Trying to cross the tracks after a train had gone by, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said in a news release on January 25. But she was hit by a second train that was going by.…
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Sports bars across New York City getting ready for AFC Championship
Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs or the Baltimore Ravens in New York won’t have to go far to join fellow supporters for the highly anticipated AFC Championship game. In a recent report by CBS New York’s Kristie Keleshian, two bar owners were interviewed as they gear up for the upcoming game. The highly anticipated…
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VIEWS: Quiche is an audacious option, but it’s not quite coronation chicken.
Alliteration, of course, works in Coronation Quiche’s favor. Divergent opinions can be found online over the King’s selection of food for his birthday celebration. To put it succinctly, it’s a tart made with crust made from butter and lard, topped with cheese, tarragon, broad beans, and spinach in addition to the standard egg foundation. A…
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US ballet dancer from Britain passes away after consuming a cookie with the wrong label
After consuming a cookie that didn’t have nuts listed on the ingredient label, a British ballet dancer who had a severe allergy to peanuts passed away in the US. The cookie was purchased earlier this month from a Stew Leonard’s grocery store in Connecticut by Órla Baxendale, a 25-year-old New Yorker. The box made no…
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A Liquor Store in Saudi Arabia Is Big News
For the first time in more than 70 years, a booze store has opened in Saudi Arabia, a diplomat reported on Wednesday. This is a further step toward social liberalization in the previously ultraconservative country, which is home to some of the holiest sites in Islam, according to the AP. The store in Riyadh, however…
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Avoid having pizza at Hut? Why there is a global boycott against the chain
Customer boycotts of Pizza Hut are occurring as a result of reports that the restaurant business fed troops to Israeli military facilities for free. Pizza Hut Israel reshared an Instagram story on January 19th, shared by user @alex_shults, featuring two grin-filled troops carrying stacks of Pizza Hut pizza boxes. The post suggested that Pizza Hut…
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2023 breaks all previous temperature records to become the warmest year ever recorded
The impacts of climate change were so evident in 2023 that, even before December arrived, scientists declared the year to be the warmest in recorded history. In a report published on November 30, the World Meteorological Organization stated that there was almost little possibility that the year’s last month would stop 2023 from surpassing all…