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By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Dunn, NC – The 25th Annual Cotton Festival, presented by Harnett Health, brought out families and community leaders from around the county and beyond. The Dunn Area Tourism Authority hosted another outstanding Cotton Festival in […]

By Karl Cameron Contributing Writer In the wake of October J.W. Ligon Building Advisory Council meetings, the future of the structure remains undetermined. We asked Wake Co. Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Robert Taylor, if the School Board had at some […]

NNPA – I spent my earliest years as an educator searching for books that reflected my students’ experiences; I wanted to introduce them to books that reflected not just the colors of their skin, but also the textures of their […]

WUNC – With many community members facing food insecurity, Tre Tapp wanted to do something to give back to the community around him. So on the coldest Monday of the fall thus far, when temperatures hovered around 40 degrees, he […]

By Marcus Bass Advance Carolina North Carolina joined New York and Virginia in making national headlines this month with historic municipal election results that should serve as a wake-up call to anyone who believes in the myth of “off-year” elections. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy. About 1.25 million federal workers haven’t been paid since Oct. 1. Thousands of […]

WASHINGTON  – When Anthony Taylor stepped into the crosswalk outside Washington Township High School in Indianapolis one August morning in 2018, he didn’t expect his next memory to be waking up in a hospital bed. A car carrying a young […]

AP NEWS – ByHeart, which makes organic infant formula, recalled all of its products sold throughout the U.S. on Tuesday amid a growing outbreak of infant botulism. At least 15 babies in 12 states have been sickened in the outbreak […]

By Dr. Joy Martinez Staff Writer America has been involved in wars large and small since before the actual establishment of the nation. King Philip’s War-also known as the First Indian War, the Great Narragansett War or Metacom’s Rebellion-took place […]

WASHINGTON – Seven U.S. Senate Democrats and one independent joined Republicans on Sunday night in advancing legislation to reopen the government and temporarily keep it afloat until the end of January, after a record-breaking shutdown that began Oct. 1. Democratic Sens. […]