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ROCKY MOUNT — The City of Rocky Mount has been awarded a $500,000 grant through the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund to help pay for planned renovations at Stith-Talbert Park.

The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced the grant Sept. 22. It is one of nine Land and Water Conservation Fund awards made to local parks and recreation projects across North Carolina, the city said.

The money follows a $500,000 Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant the city received earlier for the same park. Together, the city said, the two grants provide $1 million for improvements at Stith-Talbert.

"This is a great example of how strategic grant funding can allow us to make significant investments in our parks and quality of life while being mindful of the City's financial position," City Manager Elton Daniels said. "This is a great win for the City and, more importantly, for the residents who will benefit from the improvements at Stith-Talbert Park."

The federal program is administered in North Carolina by the department through N.C. State Parks and supports local recreation projects, including improvements to existing parks. The city said details on the planned work and a project timeline will be shared as the project moves forward.

ROCKY MOUNT — Tar River Transit's new on-demand service, TRT2GO, was set to begin Sunday, Oct. 4, giving riders a way to get around Rocky Mount on Sundays. The Rocky Mount Telegram also reported on the new Sunday transportation option.

Passengers can request a same-day ride through the TRT2GO app to destinations throughout the service area, including the hospital, grocery stores and Downtown Rocky Mount, according to the city.

The service is supported by the N.C. Department of Transportation's Integrated Mobility Division through its Mobility for Everyone, Everywhere in North Carolina initiative.

Separately, the City Council scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. on the city's proposed FY2028 Community Transportation Program application, due to the state transportation department no later than Oct. 2. The request covers July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028. The program coordinates transportation services in Rocky Mount, now provided with demand-response and subscription routes using vans and light transit vehicles, and the notice says the local share depends on state funding.

NASHVILLE — The N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement Division has charged five people after investigating a serious Sept. 6 single-vehicle crash on Rose Loop Road in Nashville that involved underage occupants, according to a Sept. 19 release from the N.C. Department of Public Safety.

According to the State Highway Patrol, the vehicle was carrying four people, three of them under 21, including the driver. It crossed the centerline, hit a ditch and overturned several times, throwing out the driver and two backseat passengers. No one was wearing a seatbelt. The three were taken by EMS to an area trauma center with life-threatening and serious injuries, and one passenger was still hospitalized when the release was issued.

Agents determined the driver, 20-year-old Jeremy Russell Thompson Jr., bought alcohol that day using a fake ID, then drank it and provided it to the underage occupants at a house party hosted by 20-year-old Hannah Carpenter. Her father, Blair Carpenter, was home and allowed the party, the release says. Just before the crash, the group was driving recklessly, doing doughnuts and burnouts in intersections near the party.

The list of those charged by agents includes Thompson, of Rocky Mount; Desitny Olivia Deans, 19, of Spring Hope; Gavin Pickett Turner, 21, of Youngsville; and Blair Daniel Carpenter, 45, of Nashville. The Highway Patrol also charged Thompson with driving while impaired, underage driving after consuming, two counts of felony serious injury by vehicle and several other charges.

ROCKY MOUNT — The Nash County Board of Commissioners meets Monday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m. at the Nash County Administration Building, 120 West Washington Street in Nashville. The county posted the agenda for the regular meeting on Oct. 1. The board's next meeting is Monday, Oct. 19, at 1:30 p.m. at the same building.

Nash County is accepting proposals for ambulance billing and collection services until 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and has a solicitation titled Nash County Administration Building open until 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, according to the city and county bid pages.

The City of Rocky Mount has an urgent repair request for proposals closing at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6; 69kV circuit breakers for the North POD Substation, closing at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15; pond and fountain maintenance at City Lake Park, closing at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20; and an FY27 utility right-of-way mowing contract, closing at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26.

Edgecombe County is seeking bids for parking lot patching, executive recruitment for a deputy director of social services, HOME-ARP affordable rental housing, grass cutting and debris removal at Kingsboro Business Park, and an upset bid on county-owned property. Deadlines for those are posted on the county's page.

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a nearly $4.4 million contract to improve more than 20 miles of roadway in Wake County.

Blythe Construction Inc. of Charlotte will mill, resurface and reconstruct shoulders along about 4 miles of U.S. 64 Business between Morning Flyer Way and east of Old Homeplace Circle.

The contractor will do similar work on 46 sections of secondary roads in eastern Wake County, including 2.3 miles of New Hope Road between Poole Road and south of New Bern Avenue.

Construction can begin as early as Oct. 26, and the contract calls for completion in spring 2028. CBS17 also reported the contract award.

Separately, ABC11 reports that Raleigh residents got a closer look at the Poole Road widening project.

RALEIGH — Wake County is using Fire Prevention Week to prepare residents for a statewide ban of lithium-ion batteries from household waste sites, which takes effect Dec. 1. Putting the batteries in waste and recycling bins can cause fires, the county said.

On average, the Wake County Division of Solid Waste Management has seen at least one fire at its facilities every three months over the last year. Damage to the North Wake Household Hazardous Waste facility in January 2025 is estimated to cost the county $1.55 million to repair. Because hazardous waste cannot be stored at the damaged facility, state permit rules require the division to limit collection hours to one day a week there.

"Lithium-ion batteries have been the leading cause of fires at Wake County's solid waste facilities, including the fire that damaged part of the North Wake Household Hazardous Waste facility just last year," said Wake County Commissioner Shinica Thomas.

Batteries do not need to go to a county facility, but they should be dropped off at a site or business that can properly process them, the county said. Lead acid batteries have been banned from regular waste disposal since 1991. Details are at wake.gov/batteries.

RALEIGH — The Wake County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council will hold a community listening session Thursday, Oct. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at the Southeast Raleigh YMCA. The council is inviting parents and caregivers, young people, educators, service providers, law enforcement and other community members.

The council wants to hear about the needs, strengths, challenges and risks affecting young people, what resources exist and where gaps in services may be. The event is free; registration is strongly encouraged, with RSVPs requested by Oct. 12.

The county said the session comes as recent large gatherings involving teenagers, including so-called teen takeover events, and questions about youth curfews have prompted discussion about keeping communities safe.

The council is a legislatively mandated body whose members are appointed by the Wake County Board of Commissioners. The N.C. Department of Public Safety allocates approximately $23 million to it annually to subsidize local programs and services.

RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Transportation made a series of awards to the N.C. Department of Transportation for multi-use trail renovations at William B. Umstead State Park, with work periods starting Sept. 23, according to USAspending.gov. The largest is $1,622,938; the others are $169,391, $96,102, $75,372, $20,538 and $15,659.

The trail system includes approximately 13.4 miles where aging and depleted aggregate surfacing, tread deterioration and drainage deficiencies have created a need for systemwide renovation, according to the award description. The project is part of the 2026 N.C. Trail Program of the Division of Parks and Recreation.

Wake County companies also received federal health awards in September, according to USAspending.gov: Civatech Oncology, $1,205,017 for a skin cancer radiation device; Mucommune LLC, $1,163,587 for a non-hormonal contraceptive ring; Silomedics, $749,996 for computer-simulated trials of CT imaging; and Myomech, $399,632 for wearable stimulation technology for post-stroke drop foot.

NC State University's awards include $1,150,000 for the Southern IPM Center, $800,000 to study inbreeding in dairy cattle, $610,000 for the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank, $586,744 for research on beneficial insects and $496,174 to monitor oyster restoration in Pamlico Sound.

WILSON — All lanes of NC 42 are closed in both directions between Firestone Parkway and Whitley Road East in Wilson County for construction, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation's DriveNC.

The closure began Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 7 a.m. and is scheduled to end Monday, Nov. 30, at 4 p.m., according to DriveNC.

It is the only Wilson County segment DriveNC lists.

WILSON — The City of Wilson is taking bids for underground distribution and overhead electric distribution and transmission construction services, according to the city and county bid pages.

The city also has a solicitation open for an advanced metering infrastructure pilot. Deadlines for both are posted on the city's agency page, according to the bid listings.

WILSON — The Wilson Times reports that the council heard options for the mall property, a matter the paper's headline describes as an ongoing saga.

In other city business, the City of Wilson has an open solicitation for building alterations on Barnes Street, according to the city and county bid pages. The deadline is posted on the city's agency page.

GOLDSBORO — The Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair is open. The Goldsboro News-Argus reports that the fair opened for a 10-day run, and the Goldsboro Daily News reports that perfect weather greeted visitors on opening day.

Drivers near the fair should plan for traffic. The state's DriveNC site lists a fair and festival event on US 117 in both directions in Wayne County, from US 117 ALT to O'Berry Road, with all lanes affected. The listing began Thursday, Oct. 1, at 8 a.m. and is scheduled to end Saturday, Oct. 10, at 11:45 p.m.

The News-Argus has also published the fair's Thursday winners.

According to the National Weather Service, Goldsboro's forecast calls for sunny skies Tuesday through Thursday, with a high near 82 on Thursday, Oct. 8, and a slight chance of rain showers on Saturday, Oct. 10.

GOLDSBORO — Both closures began Tuesday, Sept. 1, and are scheduled to end May 15, 2028, at 5 p.m.

On US 13, DriveNC lists all lanes closed in both directions from W New Hope Rd to Saulston Rd. That work began June 1 and is scheduled to end Oct. 1, 2029, at 5 p.m.

Davis Mill Road is also closed in both directions from Black Creek Road to Turner Swamp Road, according to DriveNC. The closure began Aug. 4 and is scheduled to end Feb. 1, 2027, at 5 p.m.

Farther south, the Goldsboro News-Argus reports that the DOT is planning a roundabout project in Mount Olive.

GOLDSBORO — Wayne County has two projects out to bid, according to the city and county bid pages. A request for bids on the Genoa Gravity Sewer Rehabilitation Phase 1 closes Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. A request for proposals for landfill roads paving closes Thursday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m.

The City of Goldsboro is seeking state and federal lobbying consultant services and proposals for a golf course pump station system. Deadlines for both are posted on the city's bid page.

GREENVILLE — The council holds a workshop at 4 p.m. in City Hall Conference Room 337, 200 West Fifth Street, followed by its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

The Daily Reflector reports that a youth curfew, downtown safety and sidewalk installation are on the council's agenda. The council also has a meeting on the city calendar for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in the council chambers.

County commissioners meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the Pitt County Administrative Offices, 1717 West 5th Street. Both the council and the commissioners also have meetings set for 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19.

Separately, the county is seeking qualifications from firms for construction testing and commissioning services on a new two-story, 82,000-square-foot administration building. Electronic statements are due to Kenneth Brann, assistant county engineer, by 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, and firms must be licensed to practice architecture, engineering or landscape architecture in North Carolina. A county request for design-build services closes at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9.

GREENVILLE — Kolenya "KZ" Thomas became the first woman to serve as chief of the Greenville Police Department when she was sworn in during a ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 2, the city said.

Thomas had no plans for a law enforcement career until she was recruited while working at a local grocery store more than 20 years ago. With the department she has served as a patrol officer, detective, West Zone commander, commander of both the Criminal Investigations Bureau and the Administrative Services Bureau, and deputy chief.

"This department has shaped so much of who I am," Thomas said in the city's announcement. "Now, having the opportunity to lead the men and women I served alongside these last couple of decades is so humbling and deeply meaningful to me."

Thomas holds master's and bachelor's degrees in criminal justice from East Carolina University and graduated from the FBI National Academy's 280th Session. She is president of the Pitt County Law Enforcement Executives Association and teaches criminal justice as an adjunct college instructor.

The city's Police Community Relations Committee meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13.

GREENVILLE — The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority $3,873,191, with work starting Tuesday, Aug. 25, according to USAspending.gov.

The grant pays for a new 1,100-foot paved service road, closed to the public, giving personnel and vehicles another route to the new apron, and a new 1,150-foot north apron taxilane serving a hangar development and an aircraft tie-down area. It also builds drainage and detention areas to manage runoff. The airport's 15,585 feet of perimeter fence has reached the end of its useful life, and this grant funds phase 3, which covers 750 feet.

East Carolina University received $6.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education for the Eastern Region Pharma Center, with a start date of Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to USAspending.gov.

ECU also drew two awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: $685,159 to study how exposure to the diabetes drug metformin in the womb affects children's growth and metabolism, and $223,957 for research on how a protein called BipA contributes to pneumonic plague.

Pitt Community College has a $427,415 National Science Foundation award starting Thursday, Oct. 15, to train quality control bioanalytical lab technicians for jobs in pharmaceutical manufacturing and medical device production. The project aims to raise enrollment, retention and graduation in the college's associate of applied science degree program in biotechnology and to expand paid internships.

GREENVILLE — Pitt County Emergency Management is working with the National Fire Protection Association on Fire Prevention Week, Sunday, Oct. 4 through Saturday, Oct. 10. This year's theme, "Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower," centers on recharging devices safely.

"Many devices used in our daily lives, phones, tablets, laptops, tools, toys, e-bikes, and scooters, run on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which store a lot of energy in a small space. If they are damaged or charged the wrong way, they can overheat, start a fire, or even explode," said Jay Morris, Emergency Management deputy director and fire marshal.

"The way residents charge lithium-ion battery devices can make a difference in preventing home fires," said Randy Gentry, director of Emergency Management. The county's Public Information Office is posting educational material and spotlights on the fire marshal and fire inspector jobs on the county's Facebook page and website. More information is at PittCountyNC.gov/FireMarshal or 252-902-3950.

The Daily Reflector reports that safe recharging is the first step in fire prevention.

JACKSONVILLE — A section of Ben Williams Road is scheduled to close at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5 so N.C. Department of Transportation maintenance crews can replace a pipe. The closure covers the road between Davis Road and Blue Creek Road and is expected to last until 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, weather permitting.

Local traffic will continue to have access during the closure, according to NCDOT. Signs will be posted, and drivers traveling through the area should use caution and follow directions from traffic control personnel and construction crews. DriveNC, the state's traffic site, lists all lanes of Ben Williams Road closed in all directions for the work.

Also starting at 8 a.m. Monday, Ramsey Road is closed in both directions between Woodlawn Drive and Provincial Lane for maintenance, according to DriveNC. That closure is scheduled to end at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16.

On another stretch of Ramsey Road, between Gum Branch Road and Kellum Loop Road, construction has brought intermittent lane closures since Aug. 10 and is scheduled to continue until Aug. 13, 2027, according to DriveNC.

JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville City Council called a public hearing for Sept. 22 at City Hall, 815 New Bridge Street, on annexing five groups of properties along Richlands Highway, according to the city's public notice. Each was requested by voluntary annexation under state law, G.S. 160A-31, and each is contiguous to the city limits.

The requests, as listed in the city's notice, are: Roy P. and Katherine S. Heath, 1.10 acres at 2814 and 2806 Richlands Highway; Potter Heirs, 0.88 acres at 2802 Richlands Highway; Sherra LLC, 4.86 acres at 2792 and 2780 Richlands Highway; Veritas Retail Partners LLC, 3.15 acres at 2688, 2674, 2668 and 2658 Richlands Highway and 107 Bridgett Lane; and Yopp, Sikes and Richards, Trustees, 1.64 acres on Richlands Highway.

WITN reported Sept. 21 that Jacksonville was looking to annex county land for commercial development, and on Sept. 23 that the City Council voted to annex county land for commercial development.

The council will hold its next set of public hearings at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Council Chambers at City Hall. Written comments may be emailed to the city clerk at rosemarshburn@jacksonvillenc.gov by 2 p.m. that day. For more information, contact City Attorney Lorna Welch or City Clerk Rose R. Marshburn at 910-938-5224.

JACKSONVILLE — The city has replaced its utility billing software, which had been in use since 1997, and every customer received a new account number. The number appears on the new bills that went out in September and was emailed to customers with an email address on file. Old account numbers will not work in the new system.

Customers who pay online must register in the new customer portal at jacksonville-myacct.unityprod.net using the new account number and an email or phone number that matches their previous account information. Old usernames and passwords did not transfer.

Automatic payments set up to process by Sept. 20 went through as normal, but after the 20th, automatic payments set up with Paymentus will not be processed, according to the city. Those customers must set up a new recurring payment in the portal. Older accounts set up on bank drafts in the office, not through Paymentus, will continue as before. Customers who use their bank's bill-pay service need to update it with the new account number.

The city says the switch did not change utility rates, balances should carry forward and there should be no late fees from the conversion. Routine disconnections were temporarily suspended during the initial transition, but charges are still owed. Payments by mail and in person are still accepted with the stub from the new bill and the new account number written on the payment. The phone payment system was down during the conversion.

Questions go to Utility Billing at 910-938-5248 or waterbilling@jacksonvillenc.gov.

JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville's National Night Out runs from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Jacksonville Commons, 100 Recreation Lane, according to the Visit Jacksonville NC calendar.

Jacksonville Transit will provide free shuttle service every 15 minutes from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m., with stops at Jacksonville Commons Elementary School, Jacksonville Middle School, the Jacksonville Commons Park and Ride, Burlington's and Kimbrell's, the city says.

Earlier that Saturday, the Onslow County Farmers Market is open 8 a.m. to noon at 4024 Richlands Highway, and the county's Household Hazardous Waste Day runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Onslow County Landfill, 415 Meadowview Road. The Onslow County Public Library Renaissance Faire is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Onslow Pines Park, 1244 Onslow Pines Road, and the Downtown Jacksonville Cider & Fall Fest, presented by The Clove Hitch Beer Company, starts at 11 a.m. at 622 Court St. The city lists Money Management Education from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jacksonville Station, 1300 N. Marine Blvd.

On Friday, Oct. 9, Kids Night Out: Halloweentown is 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Onslow Pines Park, and the Lazy H Ranch & Arena Rodeo runs from 5 p.m. Friday through 11:30 p.m. Saturday at 105 Quaker Bridge Road. In Swansboro, the 72nd annual Mullet Festival is 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, through 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11.

NEW BERN — The Craven Area Rural Transit System, known as CARTS, changed its fixed routes and began same-day rides on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to Craven County.

Fixed routes now have hourly pickup times, with some little-used stops removed and more direct service to main CARTS destinations. A new pickup spot at the New Bern Mall sits at the main entrance between Annabelle's and Buffalo Wild Wings. Fares remain $1 per passenger, and buses run Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The new OnDemand+ program works much like a taxi: a rider requests a trip and a nearby CARTS driver is sent. It covers much of New Bern from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and each ride costs $5.

CARTS also started a Greenville Express pilot with Onslow United Transit Service and Carteret County Area Transit Service for people in Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Onslow and Carteret counties. Riders book with their local provider at least two days ahead, meet at the New Bern Mall and ride a CARTS vehicle that arrives in Greenville at 10 a.m. and leaves at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The fare is $20 one way or $40 round trip, paid before boarding.

Schedules and details are posted on the county website, and CARTS takes bookings and questions at 252-636-4917.

NEW BERN — The Craven County Board of Commissioners holds its regular evening meeting Monday, Oct. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Administration Building, 406 Craven St. The county posted the agenda Friday, Oct. 2.

The county calendar also lists a public hearing on a Community Development Block Grant at the same time and place.

The board's next session is the regular morning meeting Monday, Oct. 19, at 8:30 a.m., also at the Administration Building.

NEW BERN — Southbound NC 43 is closed from McLawhorn Road to Coley Ipock Road starting Monday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m., with work scheduled to end Thursday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m., according to DriveNC. Emergency road work has closed W. Camp Kiro Road between US 70 E and Camp Kiro Road through Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 5 p.m.

Beaver Dam Road is closed from NC 118 to Wall Road in Craven and Pitt counties, with work scheduled to end Monday, Oct. 12, at 5 p.m.

Along US 70, DriveNC lists several long closures. The westbound service road, SR 1155, is closed from Williams Road to the Advanced Auto Parts driveway, and from Williams Road to the DECOY Apparel driveway, through Sept. 19, 2027, with lanes affected on Williams Road and Old Cherry Point Road. The service road from Airport Road to East 70 Fuel Market and access points near Town Pawn, Pender Street and Oak Street are closed through Sept. 23, 2027.

Elder Street is closed to the westbound US 70 access point through Sept. 25, 2027, and the eastbound US 70 access point from US 70 E to Brown Drive is closed through June 18, 2027, according to DriveNC.

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina lost 26-37 to No. 3 Notre Dame on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Kenan Stadium, according to UNC's official schedule. It was the Tar Heels' second straight loss after a 20-28 defeat at Clemson on Sept. 19. UNC's release said Notre Dame came in with the nation's second-best scoring defense.

Billy Edwards completed 17 of 28 passes for 208 yards and tied a career high with three touchdown passes. His first went 6 yards to tight end Shamar Easter, the first touchdown of Easter's career. Late in the first half, UNC stopped Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr for a 1-yard loss at the 2 on third down and forced an incompletion on fourth down. The Tar Heels then drove 97 yards on 15 plays, and Edwards hit tight end Jelani Thurman for a 14-yard score with 21 seconds left in the half.

On the first play of the second half, true freshman wide receiver Jaden Jefferson returned the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in his first college touch. Notre Dame answered on a drive that included three fourth-down conversions and a 3-yard touchdown run by Carr. Junior Jordan Shipp set a career high with 109 receiving yards on seven catches, and Thurman had five catches for 50 yards in his first game with more than one touchdown. "There were times in the game where our execution was good," head coach Bill Belichick said.

UNC plays at Pitt at noon Saturday, Oct. 10, at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.

RALEIGH — NC State beat Louisville 31-28 on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Carter-Finley Stadium, according to NC State's official schedule. The Wolfpack, now 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the ACC, never trailed and remained unbeaten at home, the school's release said. WRAL reported that CJ Bailey and NC State hung on in another close finish.

Bailey completed 24 of 40 passes for a career-best 373 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. Jojo Trader had five catches for 92 yards, both career highs, and tight end Preston Douglas had five catches for 74 yards. Keenan Jackson and Tyran Warren caught the touchdown passes, and Will Wilson scored on a 1-yard run.

The defense forced four fumbles, and Popo Aguirre recovered three of them. Leading by seven in the fourth quarter, NC State threw an interception in the end zone, and Louisville tied the game two plays later. Kanoah Vinesett answered with his third field goal of the game; he is perfect on the season. Harvey Dyson III then chased down a Louisville running back after a 49-yard run and stripped the ball, Aguirre recovered, and Dyson added a third-down sack on the next possession. The Wolfpack offense ran out the final 2:03.

NC State hosts Wake Forest at noon Saturday, Oct. 10, at Carter-Finley Stadium.

PHILADELPHIA — The Carolina Hurricanes won 3-2 in overtime at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Xfinity Mobile Arena, according to the team's official schedule. The night before, Carolina lost 2-5 to the Washington Capitals at Lenovo Center.

The Hurricanes opened the regular season Sept. 29 at Lenovo Center with a 0-1 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers. WRAL reported beforehand that the team would raise a Stanley Cup banner at that opener.

Carolina plays at the Montréal Canadiens at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Centre Bell.