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Social Security Matters – Will My Work Earnings Affect My Social Security Benefits?
Social Security Matters by Rusty Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I am presently 67 years of age and am still working full time. I am…
BBB Offers Tips For Dealing With Supply Chain Challenges
RALEIGH – Grocery aisles have empty sections, and shoppers can never predict what’s going to be unavailable. New car dealerships struggle to fill their empty lots. People building homes report long waits for critical materials like windows and doors. Almost every…
You Decide: Can Economics Help You Survive 2023?
By Mike Walden 2023 will be a challenging year for the economy. We’re starting the year with the ongoing problem of high inflation. Although progress has been made — with the year-over-year inflation rate dropping from 9.1% in June to…
Social Security Matters – Will The Family Maximum Limit My Benefits?
Social Security Matters by Rusty Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I have a question about the family maximum SS retirement benefit. As I understand it,…
Leah Harrison Named Town Engineer
GARNER – Leah Harrison has been named the Town of Garner’s new town engineer effective Tuesday, Jan. 3. Harrison, who has over 10 years of professional civil engineering experience, joined the Town as assistant town engineer in 2019 and has…
BBB Offers Consumer Tips For New Year’s Resolutions
RALEIGH – The loss of money, personal information, and perseverance of scammers continue with online purchase scams as the riskiest of scams. Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern North Carolina (BBB) recommends adding a few precautionary steps to the New Year’s resolution list, along with…
Arts Council Of Wayne County Names Interim Executive Director
GOLDSBORO – The Arts Council of Wayne County has announced the appointment of Jack Kannan as its Interim Executive Director. Kannan is well known in our community, having been a successful Executive Director of multiple other non-profit organizations. He brings…
New Central Baptist Church Choir Album Features The Nelons, Roy Harris, Suzanne Taylor Hise And More!
DUNN – The Central Baptist Church Choir of Dunn is releasing its new album, He Is, in early 2023 featuring many of their friends in Gospel Music who they’ve had the pleasure of sharing the stage with over the past few…
Social Security Matters – Should I Claim Social Security Now?
Social Security Matters by Rusty Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I am 68 years old, born in July 1954. I have the credits necessary to…
Report Shows Spike In Suicide Ideation, Depression Among NC Youth
By David Bass Carolina Journal The first statewide survey of teen mental health since before the pandemic in 2019 paints a dire portrait. On a wide range of metrics, young people today report feeling worse off than their counterparts a decade…
