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Mario White Appointed As Chief District Court Judge For New District 5A
RALEIGH — Chief Justice Paul Newby has appointed the Honorable Mario White to serve as chief district court judge for the newly created District 5A, which consists of Duplin, Jones,…
2026 Campbell Football Fan Fest Set For August 22
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – One week before Campbell begins the 2026 season on the road at ETSU, the Fighting Camels will host their annual Fan Fest on Saturday, August 22…
Charlotte Area Transit System Report Identifies Security Concerns, Fare Enforcement Failures
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has published a new report on the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), finding significant revenue loss from fare evasion, gaps in security,…
Shrinking Campus Programs Is No Conspiracy
By John Hood RALEIGH — As a passionate aficionado of history, philosophy, and classical civilization — the foreign language I took in college was Ancient Greek — I wince when…
Social Security Matters: I Worked For My Ex-Husband But Wasn’t Paid And Now Have Little Social Security; What Are My Options?
By Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Foundation (Author note: This is article number 500 in the AMAC Foundation’s “Ask Rusty” series of Social Security articles, which have…
Pasquotank County Woman Wins $1 Million Playing Powerball
RALEIGH – Janet Cornelius of Elizabeth City took a chance on a $2 Powerball ticket and won a $1 million prize. Cornelius matched numbers on all five white balls in…
NCDOT Receives $300 Million Federal Grant For Major Rail Improvements
RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation has been awarded a nearly $300 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve safety, reliability and capacity of current…
Minimum Wages Are Popular — And Unwise
By John Hood RALEIGH — As a Freedom Conservative, I recognize that some policies I favor are broadly popular, others draw mixed reviews, and a few are broadly unpopular. I…
Harnett County Winner Says Lottery Prize Will Help Buy Family A House
HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. – A Harnett County man who had been looking at houses with his family just days earlier is now in a much better position to buy one…
Voting By Foot Works Quite Well
By John Hood RALEIGH — Did you know that the voters of San Francisco will decide this fall whether the city will set up its own municipal bank? Or that…
State Plans September Public Listening Sessions As Part Of Ferry Tolling Mandate
MANNS HARBOR, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division plans to host public listening sessions in September as the division works toward compliance with a new tolling mandate in…
You Decide: How Will Social Security Be Fixed?
By Mike Walden In nine years, Social Security will celebrate its 100th birthday. An estimated 69 million people receive monthly Social Security checks. Full disclosure: I am one of them.…
