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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.…
Cocaine And Fentanyl Ringleader Sentenced To 22 Years In Federal Prison
NEW BERN, N.C. – This week, a federal judge sentenced Donnie Dontez Jeffreys, 35, to 22 years in federal prison for leading a large-scale cocaine and fentanyl distribution operation throughout…
George L. Mabson, Among The State’s First African American Attorneys, To Be Featured On N.C. Highway Historical Marker
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A man who was among the first African Americans to practice law in North Carolina soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The…
Justice Department Finds Duke Law School Discriminates Based On Race In Admissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced Thursday investigative findings that Duke University School of Law (Duke Law) intentionally discriminated based on race in granting and denying…
Wayne County Bridge Being Replaced
FREMONT – A 51-year-old bridge in Wayne County was closed this week, so crews can demolish it and replace it with a modern structure. A contractor for the N.C. Department…
Rocky Mount Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty In $3.9M Fraud Scheme
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Rocky Mount woman, Angela Dickens, 54, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns resulting…
NCDOT Awards Contract To Improve I-95 In Nash County
NASHVILLE, N.C. – Drivers on Interstate 95 in Nash County will benefit from targeted repairs that will extend the life of the roadway after the N.C. Department of Transportation approved…
WakeMed Named High Performing By U.S. News & World Report
WakeMed achieves high-performance ratings in 15 key categories RALEIGH, N.C. – WakeMed earned “High Performing” ratings—the highest designation a hospital can earn—in 15 categories for U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 list…
Business Owner Ordered To Repay $425,000 In Bankruptcy Fraud Case
WILMINGTON, N.C. — A Raleigh business owner has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she concealed hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets during bankruptcy proceedings involving her paving…
Lee County Man Bags $1 Million Prize, His Second Major Lottery Win This Year
SANFORD, N.C. – Oscar Mendoza of Sanford tried his luck on a $10 scratch-off and won a $1 million top prize, his second big lottery win. Mendoza previously won $100,000…
Greensboro Native Participates In World’s Largest International Maritime Warfare Exercise
By Chief Yeoman Vicki Sonnenberg Navy Office of Community Outreach PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Seaman Dylan York, a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, serves aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, a U.S.…
Fentanyl Trafficker Gets 15‑Year Federal Sentence
RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Keavin Jawahn Thompson, age 42, to 15 and a half years in federal prison for selling large quantities of fentanyl throughout the Eastern…
