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RNC, NCGOP sue NC State Board of Elections over voter rolls
The Republican National Committee and the NCGOP said Thursday that they have filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections for "ignoring the law and failing to clean up the voter rolls."According to the lawsuit, the law requires the board of elections to check jury questionnaire responses to identify and remove non-citizens from the voter rolls, however, the RNC and GOP said the board has declined to enforce the law before November's presidential election."Only Americans should vote in American elections. If someone claims non-citizenship, they must be taken off the voter rolls - that's the law," said RNC Chairman Michael Whatley in a release. "The NCSBE has chosen to blatantly ignore the law, undermine basic election safeguards, and neglect a fundamental principle of our election integrity. The RNC and NCGOP defended this law in court, and now we will make sure the NCSBE follows and enforces these critical safeguards in The Old North State."The North Carolina legislature passed Senate Bill 747 in June of 2023. The law, which went into effect in December of last year, changed part of the election process, from early voting to funding, observer procedures, registration, primaries, and write-in candidates.
Wolfspeed closing chip-making plant at Durham campus
DURHAM, N.C. — In a quarterly earnings report released on Wednesday, Wolfspeed confirmed its plans to close its chip-making plant at its campus in Durham. A spokesperson for Wolfspeed said the 150mm device fab that will close is part of multiple facilities at the Durham campus on Cornwallis Road.
Cumberland County Fair 2024: Schedule, ticket prices, food and festivities
The annual Cumberland County Fair returns to Fayetteville later this month for 10 days of rides, food, art, agricultural exhibits and fun. Slated for Aug. 30 through Sept. 8 at 1960 Coliseum Drive, events happening throughout the week include livestock shows, games, a beer garden and a daily lineup of live music. The fair...
They mean it when they say 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over'
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Motorists in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia should take to heart the national "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign that law enforcement is running through Labor Day, September 2, this year. Law enforcement agencies in these three states are coordinating efforts in the days leading up to this year's holiday weekend to conduct safety checkpoints aimed at keeping drunk and drugged drivers off the roads.
Durham's old Police HQ could be turned into a hotel and affordable housing under new plan
The city of Durham has selected a new development firm to take a stab at redeveloping its former police headquarters property downtown after previous plans for the property fell through. Why it matters: The four-acre property, empty since 2018, is one of the last remaining large tracts of land downtown that the city has control over — meaning it could potentially encourage the creation of affordable housing on a site that it views as a potential landmark development on the west side of downtown. Driving the news: The Durham City Council voted this week to enter into an agreement with...
Training beginning on weapons detector systems in Onslow County Schools
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Onslow County Schools officially has its new weapons detecting system in place and they unveiled it and conducted training Wednesday. There will be at least three of them in every high school this year. One thing the district wants to emphasize is that it is not a metal detector, it’s looking […]
Aberdeen woman charged with insurance fraud, attempt to obtain property by false pretense
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced on Aug. 15 the arrest of Keysha Cox, 50, of Aberdeen. Cox was charged with one count of insurance fraud and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. Both are felonies. According to special agents with the NC Department of...
‘It’s been absolutely crazy’
Carrie Everett is ecstatic about being Miss North Carolina. “It’s been absolutely crazy,” the 20-year-old said. “I was hoping to win, but I didn’t expect it.” On June 29, Everett, who held the title of Miss Johnston County, was crowned Miss North Carolina. “I really didn’t have any words,” she said. “I almost passed out because I was so excited. […] The post ‘It’s been absolutely crazy’ first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Durham’s Newest Elementary School Readies for Opening Day
On Aug. 26, Murray-Massenburg Elementary School makes its official debut for Durham Public Schools, welcoming its first students as traditional calendar campuses return to session. The school district’s Aaron Daye captured images from a recent tour of the school ahead of opening day. Southpoint Access is an ultra-local news...
Older businesses are starting to thrive in this growing Pender County city
WILMINGTON, N.C. (CAPE FEAR WEEKEND) - The town of Burgaw has seen exponential growth over recent years, everything from new restaurants and breweries to boutiques. But now the original businesses are thriving more now than ever, especially Burgaw Antiqueplace. John Westbrook, the owner of Burgaw Antiqueplace, explains how this business...
North Carolina Railroad Co. awards grant for rail-served battery gigafactory
A $750,000 grant from a state-owned rail corridor is helping to establish a rail-served, first-of-its-kind battery gigafactory in North Carolina. The North Carolina Railroad Co. joined several key economic development organizations on Natron Energy’s first sodium ion battery production facility project in the United States. California-based Natron will spend an estimated $1.4 billion on the facility at the Kingsboro megasite in Rocky Mount while creating more than 1,000 jobs with an average annual wage of $64,000.
State elections board rebukes Republicans over registered voter lawsuit
The North Carolina State Board of Elections denied claims made by state and national Republicans in a Thursday lawsuit about non-citizens on registered voter lists, calling them "categorically false." The North Carolina Republican Party and the Republican National Committee filed the lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court, demanding the state...
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