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State Board recognizes Constitution Party as official NC political party
RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections has recognized the Constitution Party of North Carolina as an official political party in the state. Recognition of this party means voters now have another choice of party affiliation when registering to vote or updating an existing registration. Voters may register with the Constitution, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, No Labels, or Republican parties, or they can register as unaffiliated. This recognition also means that voters currently registered with a different political party or as unaffiliated may switch their affiliation...
Protecting the Health of the LGBTQ+ Community: 3 Things You Can Do
(StatePoint) The LGBTQ+ community celebrated their shared and lived experience this June during Pride Month. While the LGBTQ+ experience varies from individual to individual and from generation to generation, one constant remains – the importance of protecting health. “We celebrate Pride because we are proud of who we are,...
Cellphone usage in schools is a concern for parents, teachers: Are cellphone bans the right move?
Group pushes for Wake County school district-wide cellphone ban. As Wake County school leaders consider whether to ban mobile devices, several other school districts across North Carolina and the country have either implemented a policy of their own or are considering one. The group presenting the proposal is worried about...
Interactive Map: Which North Carolina counties have the highest and lowest life expectancies?
(WGHP) — There’s more than a 10-year difference between the North Carolina counties with the longest life expectancy and those with the shortest. Life expectancy is just one of the many data sets available in the North Carolina Data Portal. This online tool, a project of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services […]
Body of North Carolina man who jumped from Georgetown County bridge recovered from Waccamaw River
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The body of a 37-year-old man who leaped from the L.H. Siau Memorial Bridge in Georgetown County on Sunday night was recovered Tuesday in the Waccamaw River, authorities said. The man — Shawn Timothy Lauver of Bolivia, North Carolina — was identified Tuesday afternoon in an incident report released by […]
Applications open for Rural Center’s Homegrown Leaders Training Program
RALEIGH — The application period for the next session of the NC Rural Center’s Homegrown Leaders training is now open. People who live or work in Eastern North Carolina are encouraged to apply. The training will be held Sept. 10-12 in Kinston. Homegrown Leaders is a three-day regional...
17-year-old is NC's youngest Black person to earn private pilot's license
A North Carolina teenager is making aviation history. Concord native Ryan Garner is a 17-year-old pilot and the youngest Black person ever to earn his private license in North Carolina. Garner took lessons at a small airport in Indian Trail. At first, his sights were set on being a ground...
Heat Advisory in effect for Mecklenburg, surrounding counties as temps stay hot
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Another Heat Advisory is in place for Mecklenburg and counties to its south and east on Tuesday. Tuesday marks the second day in a row where such an advisory has been issued. The advisory includes Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Richmond, Stanly and Union counties in North Carolina,...
NC high school MLB Draft tracker: Through 10 rounds, 10 players selected
For the eighth straight year, a player from North Carolina high schools was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft — this time it was Salisbury's own Vance Honeycutt, who finished his junior season at UNC. But the North Carolina products don't stop with Honeycutt,...
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