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Check out these local events in the community. To place your event on our website click here: http://thelightnc.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?PageType=APPROVED&contestid=46430 and click on submission. Can We Talk?- Candid Conversations bt, the sexes Event Date: 12/07/2013 Event Time: 10a-1p Is this event FREE?: YES Venue Name: Greater Cary Christian Fellowship Address Line 1: 2831-A […]
Wake School Board members voted yesterday against having Keith Sutton return as their chairman for the upcoming year. Board members didn’t explain why they replaced Sutton, who during his term, hired Jim Merrill to be the new superintendent, convinced the public to back an $810 million school construction bond issue and held off efforts of […]
Every Monday afternoon Owens gives a quick recap of the weekends big news stories and a heads up on what’s coming up in the WRAL TV-5 evening news. Owens a 20 year television veteran started his career in 1993, as a reporter trainee at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C. and began working at WRAL TV-5 […]
Did you realize that African American women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women and they are less likely to survive for 5 years after diagnosis? That’s shocking information. Studies suggest this disparity is due to African-American women being diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage and receiving treatment […]
Tyscot Records recording artist Ruth LaOntra’s CD Release party for her debut CD “So Good” was held Thursday November 21, 2013 at Faith Assembly Christian Center in Durham North Carolina under the leadership of Pastor Mary D. McKenzie. The church was packed and Ruth LaOntra and her band put on an amazing performance. The Light 103.9’s […]
We have been following this story for weeks during the trial of Crystal Mangum in the death of her boyfriend Reginald Daye. Today a jury of 5 women and 7 men found Mangum guilty of 2nd degree murder in the stabbing of her boyfriend on April 3, 2011. He died 10 days later of […]
Yesterday NCCU was on lock down while Durham police searched for a possible shooter on campus. Authorities have identified the possible shooter as 21 year old Crandall Ingram, a former student, of whom is still at large The shooting happened around 2:40pm and the school was locked down for approximately 30 minutes as a […]
Travis Mitchell is the President of the Wake Communities In School and talks about some of the great programs that The Smart Academy offers to help prepare and inspire our youth grades 3rd through 8th to thirst for knowledge and teach them learning skills that will help them be successful in the class room as […]
What about thos NCCU Eagles. In overtime North Carolina Central University was victorious in their first win over an ACC team by beating North Carolina State 82-72. Congratulations Eagles!
