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North Carolina Senator resigns, states family life as the reason why
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Tuesday morning, North Carolina State Senate District 2 member and Senate Majority Whip, Jim Perry, announced his resignation effective today. Late last year, Perry decided not to run for re-election. Perry said it was an honor to serve for three terms, and wanted to fulfill his duties through the end of […]
NCCU Student Carrie Everett Crowned Miss North Carolina 2024
RALEIGH, NC – A new Miss North Carolina has been crowned. Carrie Everett was crowned on Saturday, June 29. Everett is Miss Johnston County and is a rising Sophomore at NC Central University (NCCU), an HBCU in Durham. During the competition, Everett promoted her community service initiative “We Need...
North Carolina trailblazers reflect on 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act passage
Tuesday marked 60 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, a landmark decision that changed America forever. The sweeping legislation prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin."When I think about the Civil Rights Act, I think about how rigidly segregated the American South was in so many ways, and all of the institutions in employment, in education, in housing and just across the board," North Carolina State Sen. Dan Blue told ABC11. He also serves as the state Senate Minority Leader. "The Civil Rights Act was aimed at...
Wearing masks in public will be illegal, with exceptions, after NC veto override vote
After a contentious trip through the North Carolina General Assembly, a bill banning masks in public, with some exceptions, and a campaign finance provision, is set to become law. At the end of June Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 237, “various criminal and election law changes” citing concerns over the mask ban, but more vehemently opposing the campaign finance section which would allow federal contributions to North Carolina candidates and dark money. ...
Doughboys fall to Flyboys in front of the largest crowd this season, while River Riders slip past Axmen
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn- The fireworks would only come after the game in Johnson City, with the bats going quiet in a 7-2 loss to Greeneville. Greeneville would start quick for the second night in a row, with a home run for the second hitter of the game, opening up a 2-0 lead immediately. The Flyboys would […]
Stephens-Lee alumni work to keep legacy alive 100 years after first graduating class
Growing up in Buncombe County, Angel Redmond never thought much about Stephens-Lee High School, the institution that educated Black students in Western North Carolina for four decades until it closed in 1965. “I did have aunts and uncles who went there, but I didn’t realize how much of an impact...
Cocke County Investigates Decomposed Bodies Found in Abandoned Car
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a deeply unsettling case involving decomposed bodies discovered in an abandoned car. According to local reports, the incident has sent shockwaves through the tight-knit community. Mysterious Discovery. At around 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, officers from the Parrottsville Police Department, alongside deputies...
Federal lawmakers launch investigation into North Carolina Board of Elections
(The Center Square) – Actions of the state Board of Elections in North Carolina are being investigated by the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. This is after the board denied ballot access to three political parties, even though each exceeded the number of signatures required to qualify. In a letter from the Judiciary Committee and the House Administration Committee,...
Suspected killer of Greeneville man receives two life sentences in Florida
The man that left three people dead in the wake of a two-week crime spree including a man at a Greeneville laundromat has received two consecutive life sentences. Stanley Mossburg was convicted in Polk County, Florida, for the 2019 deaths of Kenneth Bever and Marguerite Morey in Winter Haven. The...
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