North Carolina is in a mess. It was an entirely predictable mess. Indeed, I and others have been predicting it for more than two years. But former Gov.

I’m sure you have heard the sad news: Mama Dip’s in Chapel Hill is officially closing its doors.

Following an ongoing investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the deceased individual discovered on July 16, 2025, in a wooded area behind the Food Lion on Stanford Road in ...

Even with lively discussion both for and against and questioning comments from Mayor H. L. Beam, Cherryville City Council ...

Are today’s elected leaders incapable of addressing public problems in a serious, respectful, bipartisan manner? If your answer is yes, I’ll concede that you have a strong case.

Eight months before his wife's death, Henley faced a life-or-death situation himself. He contracted COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, and by December, he had developed post-COVID pneumonia. Henley recalls ...

On Tuesday, July 22, Cherryville Post 100 remained in contention at the N.C. State Juniors Legion Tournament by defeating ...

On July16,2025, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office was asked to assist the Lincolnton Police Department in the search for a missing person. 53-year-old Robert Wolf Jr. was last seen on ...

North Carolinians are rightfully proud that our state has the loftiest peak in America, east of the Rockies. Mt. Mitchell, towering at 6,684 feet, claims the honor in Yancey County.

If I didn’t believe public-policy research mattered, I wouldn’t have spent so much of my career commissioning and funding it.

Even bigger nights were coming for the casino in the 1950s. “Satchmo” and his 16-piece orchestra wowed the Nags Head crowd with an appearance for Wescott on July 12, 1958. More than 1,500 people ...