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  A lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by nine families that live in the neighborhood where New Hope Church is located on Fayetteville Rd. in Durham. The neighbors claim the music from the church is outrageous and “akin to rock concerts.” In December, the church’s sound was cited under Durham’s noise ordinance for being “unreasonable and […]

Sadly Mrs. Arlie Vice passed away last week but she didn’t have any insurance.  For a week the family has been trying to collect enough money to bury their mom on Friday.  They have collected all but $700 and are in need of a little more help.  They need to collect the rest of the […]

Can’t say we didn’t see this coming, with the increase in technology and students spending more time in the computer labs the need for cursive writing is “no longer needed.” The loop to loop requirement of cursive writing is no longer a requirement in NC schools and the decision whether to teach it at all […]

Via: NEWS14.Com Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx announced Monday the 2012 Democratic National Convention pumped $163.6 million into the Charlotte area economy. This comes as an independent report paints a clearer picture about the total economic impact during September’s DNC. The findings include $91 million in direct convention-related spending by approximately 35,000 visitors to the Queen […]

Our prayers are with our own Pastor Shirley Caesar for the loss of her brother LeRoy Caesar.  Homegoing will be held at Mt. Calvary Lighthouse Church, 500 Driver St. in Durham, NC, Wednesday January 30, 2013. The Wake will be at 11am and the homegoing at 12noon.    

  Some leaders in the community are calling on Gov. McCrory to experience living on the newly proposed unemployment benefit of $350 a week.  A bill has been presented to cut unemployment benefits from $535 a week to $350 and will be considered by a house committee.  If passed, Rep. Julia Howard says the proposal […]

Via: News14.Com A bipartisan group of senators has reached an agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation’s immigration laws. That comes as North Carolina battles over whether driver’s licenses should be issued to “dreamers,” or undocumented youths who’ve been granted a reprieve from deportation under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood […]

  The plan to consider a voter ID bill is back up for discussion. Legislative leaders say they plan to bring it up once the General Assembly reconvenes next week. The bill was vetoed in 2011 by former Gov. Bev Perdue, but our new Gov. Pat McCrory is in support of the bill. The NAACP […]

Via: WTVD.Com The way Wake County school board members are elected could be changing. Right now, they come from different districts but soon they could all come from one part of the county. Tuesday, Wake County commissioners voted to get rid of those district lines for the voters. Commissioners said the reason behind the change […]

Via: WTVD.Com Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby said Tuesday he can find no law that was broken in an accidental shooting last weekend at the NC State Fairgrounds that left three hurt. He said no charges will be filed. Officials said the shooting happened when 36-year-old Gary Lynn Wilson, of Wilmington, brought a loaded […]