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Right now gas prices are looking pretty good going into the summer.  AAA reports the national average for regular gasoline at about $3.65, and at some of the gas stations  in and around Raleigh and Durham have it for less than the national average.  This is great news going into the Memorial holiday and into the […]

As if we didn’t get enough rain over the weekend.  Now meterologist are forcasting a wet week. According to WTVD meterologist Don Schwenneker says today storms will be slow moving and heavy rain could result in flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. The storms will weaken Tuesday and on Wednesday, the thunderstorms will […]

The state and defense have both rested in the capitol murder trial for Mario McNeill. McNeill is charged with kidnapping, raping, and killing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis in November 2009. Jurors in the case will have a few days before hearing closing arguments and beginning deliberations on Tuesday. Defense attorneys did not present any evidence or […]

We all need to be reminded because sometimes we forget and are unsure. Always remember that you are beautiful and never forget to smile. (Share A Smile With Someone In Need)

The Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant remains shutdown Friday after cracks were found in one of the reactors. A public meeting scheduled to take place Monday in Holly Springs will review the plant’s safety record for last year. The meeting was scheduled before Thursday’s announcement that the entire plant had to be shut down due […]

Detour signs are posted around the area of  West Main Street between Buchanan Boulevard and Swift Avenue at Broad Street as crews work on a state bridge replacement project.  The area is expected to be closed for the next five months. The NCDOT will totally demolish the 63 year old bridge which is old and outdated.  […]

An Amber Alert issued late Sunday for a 3-year-old missing from Lincoln County was canceled after the girl was found unharmed, state authorities said. Christina Grace Koonce was found in Washington in Beaufort County, according to a release from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Troy Lee Koonce Jr. – who was identified by […]

  North Carolina Central University Saturday, May 11 at 8 a.m.O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium, Durham Commencement speaker: Fredricka Whitfield, news anchor and correspondent for CNN  North Carolina State University Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m. PNC Arena, Raleigh  Commencement speaker: Phil Freelon, founder and president of The Freelon Group, Inc.  William Peace University Saturday, May 11 at 10 […]

I first meet Ruth at last years Gospel Announcers guild in Raleigh where her father Alvetra Jones is the chairman.  She amazed us with her strong and unique sound. Her voice was stunning then and now she has signed with a major record label and more people will get to hear the anointed instrument God […]

Inspired by people in the playwright’s life, Mama Juggs is an intimate performance about living with breast cancer. Creator Anita Woodley brings her acclaimed solo work to The Clayton Center in Clayton, NC on Sunday, May 19th at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free. About Mamma Juggs Mama Juggs tells the story of her mother’s battle […]