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You Decide: Will 2023 Be Naughty Or Nice?
By Mike Walden The traditional holiday question to children, “Have you been naughty or nice,” is a perfect lead-in to the economic outlook in 2023. As 2022 ends and 2023 begins, we face two economic challenges: inflation and recession. The…
Social Security Matters – Retired Federal Employee Has Small Social Security Benefit
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: When I started getting Social Security at 62, I was told by the SS office…
Clayton To Replace Three Greenway Bridges
The Town of Clayton will be replacing the three bridges located along the Clayton Riverwalk on the Neuse Greenway near Riverwood at the start of next year. Construction is expected to begin in January 2023 and should be completed no…
Johnston County Store Fined For Price Scanning Errors
70 stores in 38 counties fined RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division has collected fines from 70 stores in 38 counties because of excessive price-scanner errors. “Our Standards Division continues to see a significant…
UMO Appoints New Trustees
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive has appointed two new Board of Trustees: J. Matthew Rast and Dusk Stroud to each serve six-year terms. J. Matt Rast of Pikeville, NC, graduated from East Carolina University, where he obtained a…
NC Recognized As One Of The Best For Income-Tax Reduction
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal North Carolinians are just weeks away from receiving more money in their paychecks, as a new income-tax reduction is set to go in effect. The action taken by state legislators last year in the 2021-22 state…
Social Security Matters – Will My Wife’s Benefit Change My Claiming Decision?
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’ll be 69 in April 2023, and my wife will be 59 later this month.…
NC Had 5th Highest Charter School Enrollment In Nation During Pandemic
By David Bass Carolina Journal A new report ranks North Carolina fifth in the nation for number of new charter school enrollments during the pandemic. The ranking is another feather in the cap for the Tar Heel State when it…
Opinion: Most Pundits Miss Key Points Of N.C. Redistricting Dispute
By Mitch Kokai John Locke Foundation Lawyers and pundits have written tens of thousands of words about the Moore v. Harper case at the U.S. Supreme Court. Surprisingly few of those words focus on the actual issue at the heart of the…
New Johnston County Museum Grand Opening December 14
SMITHFIELD – The Johnston County Heritage Center’s new County Museum will hold a Grand Opening celebration beginning at 10 am on Wednesday, December 14. Located in the former Rose’s Department Store at 329 E. Market Street in Downtown Smithfield, the museum…
