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Sheriffs’ association names Atkinson to VP post
Edgecombe County Sheriff Clee Atkinson will help lead the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association as one of the group’s three vice presidents for 2024-25. Members elected Chatham County Sheriff Mike Roberson as president, McDowell County Sheriff Ricky Buchanan as first vice president and Atkinson as second vice president. Stanly County Sheriff Jeff Crisco was elected third vice president, Stokes County Sheriff […] The post Sheriffs’ association names Atkinson to VP post first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Title IX: In North Carolina, rollout of the rewrite far from clean
(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s law prohibiting boys from girls’ spaces in athletics will combat part of the new Title IX rewrite going into effect Thursday, but certainly not all of it. In addition to athletics teams, Title IX also applies to financial aid, academic programs, services, vocational education, recreation and housing – just to name a few – at local and state educational agencies and institutions that receive federal financial assistance. ...
County election officials continue to recruit, but confident they’ll have enough poll workers
The upcoming General Election is shaping up to be a historic one. Vice President Kamala Harris has replaced Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket and could become the first woman and second person of color to serve as president. At the top of the Republican ticket, former President Donald Trump is vying for a second […]
NC lawmakers look to override governor veto on cryptocurrency
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – North Carolina lawmakers aren’t saying state agencies won’t accept digital currency as payment, but recently passed legislation does say the state will not receive digital payments from the US Government. This money is called Central Bank Digital Currency, but it’s a vote that has some economists baffled. Central Bank Digital […]
Popular convenience store chain Wawa opening location in Johnston County
A popular convenience store chain is putting a location in the Triangle area.Wawa has filed plans to build a store in at NC 42 and Old Drugstore Road in the Cleveland community in Johnston County.The site is a vacant lot. Wawa, a staple in the Northeast, particularly in its home state of Pennsylvania, opened its first North Carolina location in May on the Outer Banks.Wawa plans to build at least 80 stores across the Tar Heel State in the next 10 years.About 15 of those stores will be in the Fayetteville area.It appears most of Wawa's footprint in North Carolina will avoid head-to-head competition with another popular Pennsylvania-based chain, Sheetz, which has focused its locations in the central part of the state.
Republicans want NC absentee ballots returned in the wrong envelopes to be rejected
The state Board of Elections on Monday rejected state and national Republicans’ challenges to rules for absentee ballots and voter ID. The Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the NC Republican Party, and a Pasquotank County voter want county boards of elections to reject absentee ballots if they arrive in the wrong envelope. […]
North Carolina Braces for Summer Storms and High Temperatures
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina residents can expect a typical summer day with temperatures rising into the mid-80s to around 90 degrees. However, a broken line of showers and storms will cross over the mountains by early afternoon, bringing the risk of isolated strong winds and heavy downpours. According...
School choice keeps changing, but it’s never been simple
This story first appeared in Ann Doss Helms' weekly education newsletter. Sign up here Sign up here to get it to your inbox first. When you listen to North Carolina’s lawmakers, it can seem like school choice is a starkly partisan issue: Democrats support public education, while Republicans value choice and competition.
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