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NCDHHS Announces $10 Million For EMS Workforce
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services ON Monday announced that it will provide $10 million to 39 local EMS agencies through the NC Rural Health…
Federal Crash Will Hurt North Carolinians
By John Hood RALEIGH — America’s ship of state is huge, ornate, cluttered, and bound for calamity. Will North Carolinians just go along for the (perilous) ride? Or will we…
Golden LEAF Announces Retirement Of President & CEO Scott Hamilton
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — The Golden LEAF Foundation has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton will retire at the end of 2026. Hamilton has led the…
Harnett Regional Jetport Awarded $500,000 Grant
ERWIN, N.C. — The Harnett Regional Jetport has received a $500,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to help fund an expansion project expected to attract private investment and create…
NC House Acts To Improve Broken Mental Health System, Strengthen Public Safety
Raleigh, N.C. — On Wednesday, the North Carolina House approved House Bill 1104, a sweeping mental health reform package aimed at improving the state’s involuntary commitment (IVC) system and enhancing public safety.…
Another Publication Merits Happy Birthday
By John Hood RALEIGH — In a few short weeks we will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Its approval by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia was…
Smoother Drive Coming To I-87 In Eastern Wake County
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded a more than $15 million contract to Fred Smith LLC of Raleigh for pavement rehabilitation for Interstate 87/ U.S. 64/ U.S. 264…
Edgecombe County Man Predicted His $100,000 Scratch-Off Win
RALEIGH – Donald Bunn of Rocky Mount used to tell friends he would win big playing the lottery and on Saturday morning it happened when a $30 scratch-off won him…
NCDMV Launches New In-Office Document Upload Tool
Customers upload over 6,000 documents in first two weeks ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – North Carolina drivers no longer have to leave a driver license office or make a return trip…
Palestinian Immigrant Sentenced To 35 Years In Murder For Hire Scheme
RALEIGH, N.C. – Last week, a federal judge sentenced Nahro Sudoi Innab, age 70, to 35 years in federal prison stemming from two murder for hire plots. On January 14,…
You Decide: How Will You Vote On New Tax Proposals?
By Mike Walden The North Carolina General Assembly has been busy debating some new ideas that we will be asked to vote on. Among them are two proposals involving taxes.…
State History Museums, Including Kenly Site, To Standardize Hours
KENLY, N.C. — The Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly will begin operating under a new standardized schedule as part of a statewide effort involving North Carolina regional history museums.…
