WINGATE, NC (David Sherwood/Wingate University) - Wingate University vice president and director of athletics Steve Poston announced Tuesday the appointment of Ann Hancock (Wingate ’92) as head women’s basketball coach.

Hancock is the fourth coach in Wingate’s storied women’s basketball history. 

Most recently, Hancock spent two seasons as an assistant women’s basketball coach at East Carolina University.

Prior to her time in Greenville, she was the head women’s basketball coach at UNC Wilmington for 10 seasons.

Hancock was an assistant coach for seven seasons at UNC Chapel Hill, helping the Tar Heels win the 1994 NCAA Division I national championship.

As a basketball student-athlete at Wingate, Hancock was all-conference and all-district for four seasons each.

“We couldn’t be more excited to welcome back Ann Hancock to Wingate University…a place where she enjoyed an outstanding academic and athletic career,” Poston says.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- The walls of water continue to fall in and around the Charlotte region Monday.

Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell across the foothills in the past 24 hours. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg issued a Flood Advisory for Burke, Catawba, Cleveland and Lincoln counties until 11 a.m. Monday.

Several WBTV viewers sent in photos of flooding in their neighborhoods. Click on the slideshow to see them.

Heavy rains along the U.S. 321 and Interstate 77 were reported along with some lightning.

Watauga County is under a Flash Flood Watch through Tuesday morning, according to the NWS.

WBTV Meteorologist Al Conklin says anyone out and about Monday should watch out for localized flooding.

You should never try to drive your vehicle through a flooded area or roadway.

Monday's highs will be in the low to mid 70s.

UNION COUNTY - The Exceptional Children’s Department of the Union County Public Schools will hold its sixth annual Transition Fair for juniors and seniors with disabilities at South Piedmont Community College from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2012.

Students will hear motivational speakers, compete in employability seminars and have access to resources and information that could help them after high school.

More than 30 community agencies will be in attendance to offer assistance and information. These include A.D.E.P.T. (Adult Developmental Education Pre-vocational Training) Programs, The Arc of Union County, the Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Beyond Academics (UNC-G), Child Care Resources, Special Needs Plan and the Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC).