The unemployment rate in NC fell to 9.3% in October. A year ago the jobless rate was 10.6%. Also the number of people working climbed 43,699 to nearly 4.3 million in the state… that’s an increase of 95,425 from a year ago.
President Obama’s team is back on the campaign trial from the brief break because of the hurricane. Former President Bill Clinton is planning on stopping in Raleigh on Saturday, no other details have been released yet. With the President still trying to win over NC, First Lady Michelle Obama will make a visit in Charlotte […]
If you casted an early vote ballot then you are not alone as of Thursday the early voting period topped 2 million, according to the state Board of Elections. Last count 34% of registered voters in NC have voted early. Approximately, 2,087,461 have voted and another 165,847 casted absentee ballots. Early voting ends Saturday. Be […]
With the candidates hot on the campaign trail, Vice President Joe Biden will make another visit to N.C. Biden will make a campaign appearance in Charlotte and Asheville next Tuesday. Further details have not been released.
A new highway known as the “East End Connector,” is finally in plans to be made, but it could place dozens of Durham citizens out of their homes. The project is likely to cost nearly $2 million adn will connect NC highway 147 and U.S. Highway 70. This will ease heavy truck traffic from downtown […]
On Aug. 13 a Wayne County man was the first death from the West Nile Virus in NC this year. Now state officials are reporting 5 other West Nile virus cases and will release more information today of exactly where they are located. West Nile is typically transmitted by mosquitoes and symptoms include fever, headache, […]
A Goldsboro man has become the first person to die from the West Nile Virus in NC in 7 years. West Nile virus is typically transmitted by mosquitoes The wife of Howard West, 84, says he was probabaly bitten by mosquitoes while tending to his tomato plants. DHHS officials recommend the following precautions to eliminate potential […]
KINSTON CHARTER ACADEMY (KCA) was founded in 2004 under the leadership of the late Johnnie Forrest Lyles. Mr. Lyles had a vision to create a public charter school that offers school choice to parents seeking better opportunities for their children in the City of Kinston, Lenoir County, and surrounding communities. Mr. Lyles’ efforts resulted in […]
Join Guest Speaker Isaac Carree Aug. 1st-4th at Simon Temple AME Zion Church in Fayettville, NC for “A family Affair Weekend.” Hosted by Pastor Brian R. Thompson of Simon Temple.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch from central North Carolina to the coast Friday morning until Sunday night. temperatures are expected to reach 105 by Saturday and Sunday and could break the record of 106 degrees. The heat index is expected to make it feel like 112 degrees. read more: […]
