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Dudley High’s Le’Ezra Brown named Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track and Field Player of the Year
CHICAGO — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade recently announced that Le’Ezra Brown of Dudley High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. Brown is the first Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Dudley High School.
Jackson campaign triples quarterly receipts of Bishop
(The Center Square) – Jeff Jackson, the Democratic candidate for attorney general in North Carolina, raised more than triple his opponent in the second fundraising quarter. In a matchup of sitting members from the U.S. House of Representatives, Jackson ended the period with $5.7 million in the bank to Republican Dan Bishop's $2.7 million. Jackson represents the 14th Congressional District, Bishop the 8th. As representatives, both candidates have often found...
Slides labeling Pro-Life groups terrorists used for 7 years at Fort Liberty
Training slides labeling Pro-Life Americans as terrorists have been used for at least seven years for terrorism training at Fort Liberty (formerly known as Fort Bragg), according to a letter that North Carolina Republican US Senator Ted Budd received from the US Army. Budd and Congressman Richard Hudson, R, NC-09,...
Mo Green far outpaces Michele Morrow in fundraising as North Carolina superintendent race garners national attention
(WGHP) — While the gubernatorial race has drawn an expectedly high number of eyes and dollars, the North Carolina state superintendent contest was more unexpectedly thrust into the national spotlight after the primaries. Incumbent Republican Catherine Truitt was defeated by far-right challenger Michele Morrow, who then received widespread scrutiny for past comments that elevated conspiracy […]
New Report Ranks UNC Hospitals as Second-Best Hospital in North Carolina
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of hospitals once again see UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill grabbing a top spot. The 2024-25 rankings by the magazine were released on Tuesday, with the hospital campus checking in at No. 2 overall out of 135 hospitals evaluated in North Carolina. It is a position UNC Hospitals, which is part of the UNC Health system, has held for several consecutive years.
17-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Black Pilot In North Carolina History
Garner has also earned the praise of his mother, Melissa Dixon, who believes his achievement has laid the groundwork for any future pilots that come after her son. Ryan Garner, a 17-year-old North Carolina pilot, recently became the first and youngest Black pilot to receive his license at Concord’s Goose Creek Airport. He also became the youngest Black pilot in North Carolina history. At first, Garner wasn’t sure he wanted to be a pilot, but after talking with a Delta Airlines pilot, he changed his mind.
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