Gastonia Mayor Reid fulfills lifelong dream
Bill Poteat, The Gaston Gazette – Gastonia Mayor Walker Reid was expecting a mundane City Council meeting on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 5. Instead, the meeting turned out to …
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Thousands in N.C. abandon GOP after U.S. Capitol attack
WBT – A large collective of the United States has denounced the actions of Capitol rioters last week, including some of those in North Carolina. According to data from the …
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NC lawmakers pledge more unity, less bickering during legislative session
Matthew Burns, WRAL — As Congress debated impeaching President Donald Trump over last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, North Carolina lawmakers opened a two-year session on Wednesday with promises …
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Former state treasurer Cowell takes over leadership of Dix Park Conservancy
WRAL – Dix Park Conservancy, the nonprofit working with the City of Raleigh to raise money for and develop Dorothea Dix Park, announced on Wednesday that long-time public servant Janet …
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Pratt & Whitney gets go-ahead to build Buncombe plant that will employ 800
John Boyle, Asheville Citizen Times – Aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney got the go-ahead Jan. 13 to build a 1.2 million square foot plant on a 100-acre site in …
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Ex-general is Cooper’s choice for military affairs secretary
WRAL – A retired three-star Marine Corps general is Gov. Roy Cooper’s choice as North Carolina’s next military and veterans affairs secretary. Walter Gaskin, who retired from active duty in …
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N.C. Rep. Cawthorn Sticks by D.C. Rally Speech, Loses Backing of Key Supporter
Charles Duncan, Spectrum News – A week after the violent insurrection in Washington, D.C., North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn says he is sticking by his speech at the pro-Trump …
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GOP judicial candidate sues to block Cooper from appointing Wake judge
WRAL – A Republican who lost a race for a Wake County judgeship in November has filed suit to prevent Gov. Roy Cooper from appointing someone to fill the seat …
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Major NC companies financed GOP for years. Things could change after Capitol riot.
Austin Weinstein, Charlotte Observer – After years of sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of conservative Republican candidates, some of North Carolina’s largest corporations are reconsidering the …
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Granite Quarry becomes smallest town in state to receive elite fire protection classification
Carl Blankenship, Salisbury Post – The town’s Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday brought a surprise visitor with some top-notch news. N.C. Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike …
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