Photos of the Week 1 high school football game between Richlands and Southwest on Friday night. The Wildcats won 18-6.

Photos of Thursday high school volleyball game between Richlands and White Oak on Thursday.

Jacksonville officials are considering a proposed code amendment having to do with electric-assisted bicycles on city trails and greenways.

Here are the area’s top high school sports performers for Aug. 18-19. Top performers are based off the results sent in by the coaches.

Photos of the nonconference boys soccer game between Croatan and Jacksonville on Tuesday night. The Cardinals rallied for a 2 ...

The $5,700 scholarship was presented to Highsmith-Lanier by alumni President LaVone Hicks and financial secretary Comatha B. Johnson.

N.C. Rep. Wyatt Gable, a Republican representing District 14 in the House, will have a September town hall meeting with area residents interested in legislative updates and information.

Photos of the high school volleyball game between Lejeune and Swansboro on Tuesday night. The Pirates won 25-7, 22-25, 25-14, ...

The Lowe’s Foundation announced a new partnership with Hiring Our Heroes on Aug. 14 with the awarding of $500,000 to start a Skilled Trades Academy in Jacksonville.

Lejeune volleyball coach Bev Marley smiles as she talks with her players during a recent game at Swansboro.

Like they’ve done in recent years, the Jacksonville and Croatan boys’ soccer teams clashed Tuesday night in an intense, back-and-forth match, action appropriate for state championship programs.

That was last year’s difference in Dixon finishing 2-8 instead of potentially ending 5-5 and making the state playoffs, a fact the Bulldogs have not forgotten entering this season.