Author: The Carolinian

[caption id="attachment_15864" align="alignnone" width="1030"] (Photo: Knight Facebook page)[/caption] 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 County Sheriff's Office, maintained he has been a registered Republican since 2012. But in December, when he says he tried to update

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 miles along the highway, while Chatham County Sheriff's officers escorted the group. Hundreds waited for hours in hopes of catching just a few minutes of the peaceful walk - some

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 further. Genealogical records confirmed her great-grandmother on her mother's side was born in what is now Benin and, at the height of transatlantic slavery, was trafficked across the Atlantic Ocean.

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 growing staff, which will allow for added efficiency of services provided to the greater Wendell community. As Director, she will also work towards streamlining processes and ensuring the growth of

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 the lexicon, encapsulating a burgeoning trend that sought to redefine professional success. Rometty's advocacy shone a light on the transformative nature of the labor market, drawing attention to an emerging

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - When USA Bobsled and Skeleton unveils its Olympic rosters, the most likely scenario is that either eight or nine women will wind up competing for that federation on the ice at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Most of those sliders will almost certainly be women of color. By the time the Games open, this could be the most diverse U.S. Olympic winter roster ever assembled.

NC NEWSLINE - A partial federal government shutdown appeared Sunday to unexpectedly be on the horizon, after another fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis led key U.S. Senate Democrats to say they will oppose a spending package that includes immigration enforcement funds. Senators have until a Friday deadline to clear a package of six House-passed funding measures, including the $64.4 billion Homeland Security appropriations bill that includes funding

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jan. 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns. April 15 is the filing deadline to avoid penalties and interest. Tax season is the annual period when taxpayers prepare and submit their income tax returns for the previous calendar year to the IRS and most U.S. citizens and permanent residents need to

NC NEWSLINE - North Carolina's community land trusts are working to raise the profile of their housing preservation model, which its members see as a vital tool in the struggle for affordable housing in a rapidly growing state. Community land trusts keep housing permanently affordable by maintaining ownership of the land and selling the homes or buildings sitting on it to individuals or groups. The model removes the land cost

NC Newsline-Retaliatory tariffs could have harsh economic consequences for North Carolina's agricultural sector, according to a new report from the John Locke Foundation. Over the past year, President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on foreign imports to the U.S. Major trade partners like the European Union, China and Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs in response, leading to trade wars and increased prices across the board. "How Tariffs Threaten North Carolina Agriculture: