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Vaccine Requirements Issued As Some College Students Return To Campus
By Donna King Carolina Journal Some universities across the state have announced that they will be requiring the COVID vaccine for students returning to campus. UNC System public universities are not requiring, but encouraging, the vaccine. Some private schools, including Duke and…
Hooks Retires After Four Years Of Storms, Riots, And A Pandemic
By Donna King Carolina Journal Erik Hooks has announced his retirement from Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet, ending a long career in state public safety. Hooks, secretary of the state Department of Public Safety, has served in the role since the…
NC Now Has A State-Certified COVID-19 Vaccination Card. What Does That Mean?
By Jeff Moore Carolina Journal Earlier this year, Governor Roy Cooper said his administration was exploring the development of a vaccine passport for residents of North Carolina. “We want to be able to help people to be able to show…
Berger Says He Will Combat Critical Race Theory ‘With Everything That I Have’
By David Bass Carolina Journal The exclusive teaching of Critical Race Theory in public school classrooms would be outlawed under a bill making its way through the N.C. Senate. On Wednesday, July 14, the Senate Education Committee took up a…
Graduate Of One Of N.C.’s First Charter Schools Comes Full Circle
By David Bass Carolina Journal Tim Taylor could scarcely have imagined when he began attending Arapahoe Charter School in 1997, that he would one day come full circle and send his own sons there decades later. Taylor attended Arapahoe Charter…
N.C. Claims Middle Ranking In New List Of Most Patriotic States
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal It would be hard for North Carolina to end up closer to the average in a new ranking of the most patriotic states. WalletHub.com ranks the Tar Heel State No. 25. The new rankings arrive a…
NAACP Accuses Auditor, Senator Of Racism Amid Corruption Probe
Dallas Woodhouse The Woodshed for Carolina Journal The president of the state chapter of the NAACP is leveling accusations of racism and white supremacy against auditor Beth Wood and state Sen. Lisa Barnes, R-Nash, over Wood’s investigation of corruption in…
WCPS Pays Off Remainder Of $5 Million Debt
GOLDSBORO – After beginning the school year with $5 million in State and Federal debt, Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) and the Wayne County Board of Education will officially close out its 2020-2021 fiscal budget with that debt completely paid…
Harnett County Man ‘Forgot About’ Lucky Powerball Ticket Worth $1 Million
Fredderick Russell Carroll of Coats went nearly three weeks without realizing his Powerball ticket won him a $1 million prize. “Honestly, I put it in my wallet and forgot about it,” he said. “I’ve been all over the place and…
North Carolina Legislative Chambers Agree To Spending Amount
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — With the end of the state’s fiscal year just three weeks away, the N.C. House and Senate have reached a deal for the next budget. After weeks of closed negotiations, N.C. Senate and…
