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Donald Trump to make first North Carolina visit since assassination attempt
Former President Donald Trump has scheduled his first appearance in North Carolina since surviving an assassination attempt.Trump's campaign said he will hold a rally in Charlotte at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24.North Carolina continues to be a hotbed in the race for the White House this year. Vice President Kamala Harris came to Fayetteville on July 18 -- in what was her seventh visit to the Tar Heel state in 2024.The state's 16 electoral votes are highly sought after in what could shape up to be a close election.The last Democrat running for president to win North Carolina was Barack Obama in his first term back in 2008. Since then the state has gone red for Mitt Romney and Donald Trump twice.However, Democrats are optimistic because Trump's margin of victory shrank from 173,315 votes against Hillary Clinton in 2016 to just 74,483 votes against Joe Biden in 2020.
Area towns receive help with water projects
Several area towns will receive drinking water and wastewater funding after projects were approved in Tuesday’s State Water Infrastructure Authority Meeting in Raleigh. The announcement of $235 million in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funding and stormwater grants was made by Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday. All together, 79 projects in 30 counties, including 51 construction projects were approved. North […] The post Area towns receive help with water projects first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Local man makes rounds at RNC
MILWAUKEE — It’s been a whirlwind week for local resident A.J. Daoud as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, which has included rubbing elbows with what arguably is a who’s who list of top party notables. Daoud, the owner of Cox-Needham Funeral Home in Pilot Mountain and a longtime GOP insider, not only has frequented the convention hall while former President Donald Trump and vice president pick JD Vance were present; he has been right in the thick of other events this week as...
North Carolina mom saves $16K by relocating to the UK to give birth
An American woman relocated to the UK to give birth and saved more than $16,000 on her medical bill. Haley Agra, 25, and her partner Lewis Blackshaw, 26, found out they were pregnant during a trip to Wales, Lewis's home country. At the time, Haley and Lewis were living in...
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