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NC Law Doesn’t Require Disclosures On Paid Political Social Media Posts
By Colin TierneyCarolina Journal North Carolina political candidates can pay social media influencers to promote their campaigns — but state law does not require the influencers to disclose those payments…
State Should Save For Rainy Days
By John Hood RALEIGH — As I write this, the midterm elections of 2026 aren‘t over. I don’t know whether, among other unsettled questions, the Republicans will retain control of…
ACA Health Insurance Rates Released For 2027 Open Enrollment
RALEIGH – Approved rates for the 2027 Affordable Care Act policies have been released. For those in North Carolina who have individual ACA coverage, increases in premiums will range from…
Fiery Head-On Crash Kills Driver In Sampson County
SAMPSON COUNTY – A 20-year-old woman was killed Sunday morning in a fiery head-on collision with a tractor-trailer carrying methane on US 421. The crash was reported at 7:37 a.m.…
You Decide: Is North Carolina’s Affordability Crisis The Same As The Nation’s?
By Mike Walden What has been called “the affordability crisis” continues in the nation. Most analysts set the beginning of the current affordability crisis as 2021, just after COVID-19. Various…
Social Security Matters: What Happens If Social Security Runs Out Of Money To Pay Benefits?
By Russell Gloor AMAC Foundation Dear Rusty: What happens to seniors if the country runs out of funds to pay out monthly Social Security to beneficiaries? I am 78 yrs…
SBI: Former Pinetown Fire, EMS Treasurer Took About $200,000
BEAUFORT COUNTY – A former treasurer for two Pinetown emergency service organizations is accused of taking approximately $200,000 from their accounts during 2024 and 2025. Terry William Draper, who served…
Former Chocowinity Town Clerk Indicted On Embezzlement Charges
BEAUFORT COUNTY – A former Chocowinity town clerk has been indicted on three felony embezzlement charges following an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation. Lauren Ashley Hoggard is charged…
NC Attorney General Questions 31 Gas Stations Over Gas Tax Savings
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Justice has opened inquiries into 31 gas stations following consumer complaints that retailers may not be passing along savings from the state’s temporary suspension…
Former Fort Bragg Contractor Accused Of Leaking Classified Information
WASHINGTON, DC – A former U.S. government contractor from Spring Lake, N.C. has been arrested on federal charges accusing him of leaking classified national defense information and stealing military night…
Golden LEAF Names Ted Lord As Next President, CEO
ROCKY MOUNT – The Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors has named Ted Lord as the organization’s next president and chief executive officer. Lord, who joined Golden LEAF in 2005…
N.C. 12 Reopens Ahead Of Schedule
The Outer Banks highway has been closed since a nor’easter flooded and damaged the road Oct. 19 MANTEO – N.C. 12 reopened at the Pea Island Visitor Center this afternoon…
