Oasis inspired film will premiere Nov. 12 at Turner Theatre.
The Elon women’s basketball team played its second-straight Atlantic Coastal Conference opponent to begin the season on Thursday, losing to No. 10 North Carolina State 89-55. The team did not give up though, according to head coach Charlotte Smith, who said she was proud of her players’ effort these past two games.
Elon University purchased three properties on East Haggard Avenue early last month, totaling $2, 675,000, according to Alamance County Tax Administration records.
Students in North Carolina can drop out of high school at age 16, when most students are in 10th grade. In the 2020-21 academic school year, nearly two students in every 100 dropped out of school — a 27.1% increase from 2019-20, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Male students accounted for 63.3% of all dropouts.
Performances for Elon University’s 2022 Fall Dance Concert will be held Nov. 10 to 12 at Roberts Studio Theatre in Arts West.
The 112-year-old carousel, located at the City Park, was last restored in the 1980s, and the new structure costs almost $3 million.
In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly changed its district and superior court elections from nonpartisan to partisan. This means that candidates running for judicial positions are required to run with their political affiliation on the ballot.
In the Nov. 8 midterm elections, across all partisan races, Republicans won every race on the Alamance County ballot, apart from the statewide race for United States House of Representatives District 4.
Checking the box labeled “African American” on her college applications was a proud moment for Uwera Izabayo – one where she was able to own her identity. She said she knew it would be a glaring part of the document, having a significant impact on the decision of the board. Now a sophomore at Elon, Izabayo considers herself lucky that she applied to colleges when she did.
Republican Ted Budd won the seat to represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate against his opponent, Democrat Cheri Beasley, winning 50.71% of the vote — or 1,891,342 votes — according to the Associated Press.
In preparation for the midterm elections, Elon Votes hosted a number of events to increase turnout for early voting, which ran in North Carolina from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5.
Steve Carter and Craig Turner were reelected to Alamance County Commissioners by 36.65% of the vote and 36.38% of the vote respectively.
Republican Michael Stading won the North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Seat 11 against his opponent, Democrat Darren Jackson, winning 53.06% of the vote.
Chief Judge Donna Stroud has been elected as a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, filling Seat 09, against her opponent Brad Salmon winning 54.60% of the vote.
Republican incumbent Dennis Riddell won the House of Representatives seat for North Carolina District 64 against Democratic opponent Ron Osborne, winning 62.69% of the vote.
Republican challenger Trey Allen won the race for North Carolina Supreme Court, filling seat 05. Allen beat his incumbent challenger, Democrat Sam Ervin IV, with 52.38% percent of the vote across North Carolina.
Incumbent Ricky Hurtado, who became the first Latino Democrat in the North Carolina General Assembly two years ago, was defeated by Stephen Ross. Ross did not respond to Elon News Network’s multiple requests for comment prior to publication.
Julee Tate Flood was elected as a judge for the North Carolina Appeals Court, filling Seat 8, by 52.62% of the vote. Flood will assume the role of current Judge Lucy Inman, whose term is set to expire at the end of 2022.
John Tyson has won the North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 10 against his opponent Gale Adams with 52.94% of the vote. Tyson has secured the seat for the next 8 years.
Republican Richard Dietz has won the North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 3 against his opponent Democrat Lucy Inman, winning 52.59% of the vote.
