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Longtime Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell resigning

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

WBTV – James “Smuggie” Mitchell announced he is resigning as a council member effective at 5 p.m. Monday. Mitchell, a democrat, was serving his third term as an at-large council …
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Coastal North Carolina town replaces town manager

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

AP – A North Carolina coastal town has named a new town manager after his predecessor resigned in the wake of a misdemeanor assault charge.

These two Wake County Democrats will be NC’s newest state lawmakers

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Lucille Sherman and Virginia Bridges, News and Observer – Sydney Batch, who previously represented Wake County in the state House, is North Carolina’s newest state senator. And Knightdale Mayor James …
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Army investigating officer who led group to Washington rally

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

JAKE BLEIBERG, SARAH BLAKE MORGAN and JAMES LAPORTA, AP – The Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally …
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Western North Carolina gets emergency COVID-19 field hospital

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

Jackie Pascale, WXII – As North Carolina continues to break its own COVID-19 records, hospital workers have been feeling extra pressure to keep up with the growing number of patients. …
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Roy Cooper names Alyson Grine new Superior Court Judge for Chatham & Orange counties

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

Chatham Journal – On Friday, January 8, Governor Roy Cooper announced two judicial appointments, one to the North Carolina Superior Court and one to the North Carolina District Court.

Charlotte City Council to take another look at pay raises, longer terms

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Erik Spanberg, Charlotte Business Journal – It’s been tried many times before and failed, but Charlotte city government leaders want to take another look at longer terms and higher pay …
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Panel recommends raising NC revenues for transportation 40%

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

Gary D. Robertson, AP – A blue-ribbon panel called Friday on North Carolina to boost transportation spending by 40% through the next decade to improve its “mediocre” infrastructure of highways, …
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‘Too rare to be wasted’: NC GOP leaders questioning Gov. Cooper’s vaccine rollout plan

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Michael Hyland, CBS17 WNCN – Republican state legislative leaders say they plan to question officials in Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration next week about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the CDC …
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Basnight Bridge named American Infrastructure magazine’s Bridge of the Year for 2020

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

The Coastland Times – The Marc Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet in Dare County has been named 2020’s “Bridge of the Year” by American Infrastructure magazine. The 2.8-mile bridge opened …
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