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State Treasurer Announces Early Availability of Tax Documentation for 397,584 Retirees

January 30, 2026

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Retirement Systems (NCRS) has released 397,584 electronic 1099R and W2 tax documents for retirees and benefit recipients well ahead of the statutory Jan. 31 deadline. The early availability is […]

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N.C. State Board of Elections overrules local board in candidate challenge

January 30, 2026

NC NEWSLINE – The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 3-2 Tuesday to overrule the Wilson County Board of Elections in favor of a Republican candidate seeking to run for sheriff. Bobby Knight, a senior deputy in the Nash […]

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New Neighbors: U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command

January 29, 2026

  By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Fayetteville, NC – As reported by CNN in December, the US Army officially stood up a new command on Friday to oversee the Army’s activities in the Western Hemisphere in the latest signal of […]

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State Elections Board’s Actions Prompt Debate Over Access in NC Elections

January 29, 2026

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer A series of recent decisions by the North Carolina State Board of Elections is reshaping how and where voters across the state will cast their ballots in the upcoming primary. Since December 2025, the state […]

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Buddhist monks on national Walk for Peace receive flowers, tears, and gratitude along an NC highway

January 28, 2026

WUNC – Walking 3,200 miles throughout the South can wear you out. On Thursday, the 19 monks doing so took a break for lunch before resuming their trek on U.S. Highway 64 toward downtown Pittsboro. Onlookers parked their cars for […]

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Benin offers citizenship to African diaspora, with help from Spike Lee

January 28, 2026

OUIDAH, Benin, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Isaline Attelly, a native of the Caribbean island of Martinique, had been living in Benin for nearly a year before she learned that her family’s connection to the West African country went back much […]

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A Civil War Leader, Politician, Entrepreneur And Inventor

January 28, 2026

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Parker David Robbins emerged from the rigid racial order of antebellum North Carolina to become one of the most prominent Black public figures the state produced during and after the Civil War.  Born around 1834 […]

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Wendell Hires Its First Human Resources Director

January 27, 2026

WENDELL, N.C. – The Town of Wendell is pleased to announce the hiring of Melanie D. Joyner as Human Resources Director. In this new role, effective Jan. 12, 2026, Joyner will oversee the efforts of a people-first organization to serve a […]

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Citizen Spotlight: Reverend John A. McKoy, A Witness to History

January 27, 2026

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Reverend John A. McKoy is working to strengthen the bridge between history and the next generation. In a room filled with the energy of both the elders who paved the way and the youth who […]

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Not White! Not Blue! But New-Collar Jobs Are Exploding

January 27, 2026

By Thomas Frey futuristspeaker In the closing months of 2016, a novel term began to echo through the corridors of the tech industry, heralding a significant shift in the employment landscape. Coined by Ginni Rometty, IBM’s then-CEO, “new collar” entered […]

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