On this date in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia. Penning the document from North Carolina were William Hooper, Joseph Hewes and John Penn. … Dunn Area Sports received its 37,000th view since Feb. 4 on Tuesday. Thank you! … A three-run homer by Weston Wilson in the third inning completed the scoring and lifted the host Carolina Mudcats to a 4-2 win over Buies Creek on Tuesday evening. Corey Julks was 3-for-4 for the Astros with a double and a triple. … Eight teams remain in World Cup soccer after Sweden topped Switzerland 1-0 and England advanced from a 1-1 draw with Columbia on penalty kicks in Russia on Tuesday.