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Looking to take your interest in criminal justice to another level? Beginning this fall Campbell University will be the first in NC to offer a bachelor’s degree in Homeland Security. Campbell University is located in Buies Creek and already has about 50 students interested in declaring homeland security as their major.
A local veteran and chef from Spring Lake Chef Judy is slated to appear on a special edition of the Food Network show “Chopped” saluting our military. Chef Judy will complete along aside three other chefs who have served in either the Army or the Navy. Amazingly Chef Judy is the only female competing. Her […]
You may remember on Aug. 1of last year, St. Augustine transitioned from being named a College to being classified as a University. This weekend 228 seniors marched and received their bachelor’s degrees as the first graduates of St. Augustine’s University. Congratulations! ALSO SEE: The Light Presents Chief Apostle Marilyn Winslow With Her Pastor Of The […]
Just before the Susan G. Komen race for the Cure on Sunday morning in Winston Salem, a public safety officer reported suspicious luggage by a trash can. WFMY-TV in Greensboro reported that the piece of luggage was found near the finish line and police evacuated some 2,000 to 3,000 people. After a search from the […]
According to state figures, the unemployment rate dropped in 99 of 100 counties in North Carolina for the month of March. The Triangle’s unemployment rate fell from 7.5 percent in February to 7.1 percent and Wake County’s March unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent. Orange County’s 5.6 percent unemployment rate, the lowest in North Carolina. ALSO […]
Opening statements are expected to begin Monday in the Mario McNeill murder trial. The judge ruled Friday that McNeill is competent to stand trial for raping and killing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis in 2009.
Good news about Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx. Whitehouse sources say that he will be soon nominated for U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Congratulations!
An effort by some Wake County Republican lawmakers to change how leaders of North Carolina’s largest school system are elected has been approved by the Senate following Democratic accusations the redistricting is partisan. The Senate voted 33-17 Monday to redraw lines for the nine-member Wake County school board and move its elections from odd-numbered to […]
Applicants the welfare program known as WorkFirst would need to pass a drug test before enrolling in the program under a bill that passed the state Senate Monday night. The measure, which passed 35-15, now goes to the House. The measure requires those seeking benefits to pay for the drug tests. If the tests are […]
The capital murder trial of Mario Andretti McNeill who is charged with murder, rape and kidnapping of 5 year old Shaniya Davis has been delayed for at least a week while he undergoes a mental evaluation. Opening statements were set to begin this afternoon, but Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons told jurors not to come back until […]
