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“Mega Moral Monday,” is what protester called the assembly against the Republican-led General Assembly yesterday. The protest was held in front of the state legislature building and was the fifth and largest demonstration planned by the state chapter of the NAACP and other civil rights groups to object what they call a regressive agenda that […]
22-year-old Laurence Lovette Jr., One of two men convicted in the 2008 death of former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson, is slated to be re-sentenced today. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in February that he must be re-sentenced because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that […]
Monday June 3rd The Light 103.9 and Victorious Praise Fellowship Church are giving you a chance to win a Family 4 pack of tickets to Famfest Super Conference Youth Empowerment Summit 2013. The Super conference takes place June 6th thru June 9th at VictoriousPraiseFellowshipChurch located at 216 Page road in RTP. The event features Canton […]
The non-profit organization “An Act of Kindness Outreach” is spearheading a trip to take supplies to those affected by the devastation in Oklahoma. An Act of Kindness is a non-profit organization here in the Triangle area, that serves the homeless and less fortunate. Because of their passion to assist those in need, they are calling on our […]
Congratulations to all of our graduates of 2013. Here is a list of high schools in Durham and Orange Counties and their graduation time and location. 2013 Durham County Graduation Schedule Friday, May 17 9:00 am – Early College High School. McDougald Gym, NCCU 1:00 pm – City of Medicine Academy. McDougald Gym, NCCU […]
Congratulations to all of our high school graduates. Below is a list of the Raleigh area high schools graduation schedule and location. Wake County Schools Graduation Schedule School Location Graduation date/time Apex High School Raleigh Convention Center 12:00 noon – Thursday, June 13, 2013 Athens Drive High School Raleigh Convention Center 8:00 pm – Wednesday, […]
State lawmakers may want to remove education from the North Carolina Education Lottery. The budget passed in the State Senate last week strips away what many see as a critical tool to get that money to schools. How the money is supposed to be spent is clearly spelled out in the 2005 law that set […]
Gov. Pat McCrory is set to talk about hurricane preparedness as North Carolina faces the 2013 Atlantic season. McCrory is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday to discuss preparing for hurricanes. Saturday marks the start of the hurricane season, which continues through Nov. 30.
The public can meet the finalists for wake county school superintendent. The three finalists will take questions at a community forum this evening from 6:30 – 8:30 at Memorial Auditorium at the DukeEnergyCenter for the Performing Arts downtown Raleigh. The finalists are: Dana Bedden – Superintendent of the Irving Independent School District near Dallas, TX. […]
Grammy-nominated gospel artist, James Fortune, will host an inspirational broadcast radio show beginning Tuesday, May 28 from 7p-11p on The Light and several other radio stations across the world. In addition, Fortune will host The Spirit Top 15 Inspirational Countdown every weekend. The shows will feature gospel and inspirational music along with Fortune’s special style […]
