Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online Bald Head Island ferry passengers may likely see a change to the ferry schedule later this year, but not one that would bump hourly departures to every 90 minutes. Groups representing ferry passengers have reached a settlement with Bald Head Island Transportation Inc. to operate on a hybrid schedule, one where […]
Given that I covered both trials, this week’s report from the AP’s Gary Robertson about the N.C. Court of Appeals invalidating the criminal convictions of a former Granville County sheriff and one of his deputies made me sit up and take notice. Having studied the opinions and their antecedents, two things stick out: 1). There’s […]
But the CNN report wasn’t the only damaging news for Robinson’s candidacy on Thursday. His Democratic opponent, Josh Stein, announced the formation of “Republicans for Stein” and touted endorsements from a group of six former GOP state legislators. They included Wake County Sen. Richard Stevens, who said Stein “has the right values, and he knows how […]
Just about all anyone in North Carolina’s political set was able to talk about on Thursday was the imminent prospect of a bombshell report from CNN about more of would-be governor Mark Robinson’s social-media history. That finally dropped in the mid-afternoon, and it closely tracked with what operatives on the GOP side of the […]
Andrew Kaczynski & Em Steck/CNN Mark Robinson, the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, made a series of inflammatory comments on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago, in which he referred to himself as a “black NAZI!” and expressed support for reinstating slavery, a CNN KFile investigation […]
Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released school performance data the first week of September. The state saw a slight decrease in “D” and “F” school grades this year. But even in celebrating that trend, state education officials made a point to talk about the issues with how these grades are […]
Dan Kane/The (Raleigh) News & Observer A dredging company launched with $15 million in state money must cease its work in the Oregon and Hatteras inlets after digging deeper and wider than permits allowed hundreds of times, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday. EJE Dredging Service is led by an influential North Carolina […]
Will Atwater/NC Health News The Northern Red Cardinal has worn the crown as North Carolina’s official bird for eight decades, but judging by the numbers in a new report, another bird is king. In 2022 state poultry operations “housed”nearly 357 million chickens and turkeys, up from 250 million in 2007, according to data provided by […]
Susan Spear/The Greensboro News & Record In the early 1990s, Ryan Routh looked like a blonde crooner from the Beach Boys. He appeared to be a preppy, congenial, “normal’’ guy with a successful business, said a retired Greensboro Police Department officer who had more than 100 encounters with Routh over his career. Routh was studding […]
Will Doran/WRAL News Lawyers for churches and schools from all around North Carolina are working together at the N.C. Supreme Court, seeking to undo a recent law that made it easier for victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue. The state government has come down on the side of the victims. Although Democratic Attorney General […]
Laura Browne/Education NC Educators, elected officials, and other stakeholders gathered in Raleigh last week to discuss diverse viewpoints regarding the use of cellphones in schools. The convening, hosted by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation on Sept. 12, focused on making policies to regulate phone use rather than a total ban. “When we ban things, […]
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The Orange County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an incentives deal for Morinaga America Foods on Tuesday night, a final piece of the puzzle to help advance the Japanese company’s major expansion planned for Mebane. Board members approved more than $2.9 million in tax incentives for the construction set at Morinaga’s facility […]
Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline There’s a legal fight going on over whether UNC Chapel-Hill digital IDs that live on student, staff and faculty phones are legitimate IDs that can be used for voting. Democrats say they are. Republicans say they aren’t. The North Carolina Republican Party and the Republican National Committee are suing to prevent the […]
Laura Hackett/Blue Ridge Public Radio Buncombe County’s tax assessor R. Keith Miller was fired Tuesday, two weeks after attempting to retire. The unanimous vote to remove Miller came amid allegations from county leaders that he violated government rules when he purchased a beach property in Hilton Head, S.C., with an employee in his office. In […]
North Carolinians are a step closer to being able to legally play the ponies, as the state’s Sports Betting Committee has begun taking public comment on a rules package to implement pari-mutuel wagering. Officials from the State Lottery Commission will take comment through Oct. 18, and host an in-person comment session on Oct. 8. Beyond […]
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