Hopkins Shoemaker Wassner Turner Stanfield Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2015 12:15 am | Updated: 7:03 am, Sat Sep 12, 2015. Florence/Lauderdale Tourism named Office of the Year By Lisa Singleton-Rickman Staff Writer timesdaily.com | 0 comments The Florence-Lauderdale Tourism staff this…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have named and shamed four travelers over an incident at Bangkok’s airport in which they vented their frustration by belting out the Chinese national anthem. The four were part of a group of Chinese tourists…

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) recognized two Tupelo leaders as shining examples of professional tourism throughout the region. Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton was named the 2015 Governmental Friend of Tourism and Kylie Boring, director of marketing for…

Region Briefs 2 more communities opposed to offshore drilling HOLDEN BEACH (AP) — Two more communities on the North Carolina coast have gone on record opposing drilling for oil and natural gas in the Atlantic Ocean. The town councils in…

  TUPELO, Miss. – Mayor Jason Shelton was named the 2015 Governmental Friend of Tourism and Kylie Boring, Director of Marketing for the Tupelo Convention Visitors Bureau (TCVB), was named the 2015 Rising Star by the Southeast Tourism Society (STS)…

SWANSBORO, N.C. (WNCT) – North Carolina has seen an influx in spending from visitors who come to our state. Tuesday, Governor Pat McCrory’s office announced 97 of the state’s 100 counties saw increases in visitor spending in 2014. WNCT checked…

Stay Connected Anywhere Download the WITN News App Follow WITN on Twitter Like on Facebook –> Two more communities on the North Carolina coast have gone on record opposing drilling for oil and natural gas in the Atlantic Ocean. The…

GARNER, North Carolina — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush wants to talk about his tax ideas to a North Carolina crowd. The former Florida governor scheduled an economic policy address for Wednesday afternoon in Garner, just south of Raleigh. The…

Traveling the various interstates and highways throughout North Carolina, we are fortunate to have an abundance of colorful annuals, perennials, blooming trees and native wildflowers. The N.C. Department of Transportation does a fine job of making sure travelers have a…

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (WNCT) – This Labor Day holiday marks the unofficial end of the summer season. Local restaurants and shops tell WNCT that despite coastal towns being in the headlines this summer for things like shark attacks, deck collapses…