Author: The Carolinian

WUNC - Rocky Mount's water and sewer system could pass into private hands, under a proposal offered to the city council this week. American Water, based in Pennsylvania, will offer the city $174.6 million and retain all water and sewer employees. "From there, we would take ownership and responsibility for investing in those assets," said Brooks Crislip, Vice President of Business Development at American Water. He said the company has

ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA - North Carolina Wesleyan University is expanding its athletic offerings with the addition of NCAA Women's Flag Football, with the Battling Bishops set to begin competition in Spring 2028 as a member of the USA South Conference. Kenny Inge has been named the inaugural coach of the Women's Flag Football program. Wesleyan will begin recruiting student-athletes for the new program in Fall 2027, allowing the inaugural

WASHINGTON (AP) - A nonprofit run by Black federal lawmakers launched a multimillion-dollar effort Tuesday to engage lower-propensity voters in key districts in the midterm elections, following years of dissatisfaction over traditional efforts to reach such voters. The Congressional Black Caucus Institute's "SO VOTE" campaign will seek to register and mobilize young voters, as well as voters in majority-Black and rural communities, across the South, Midwest and West. The campaign

The topic of increasing civic engagement in the current political landscape was one of several topics discussed during a non-partisan forum, recently hosted by the Wake County chapters of Omega Phi Fraternity Incorporated, at the Omega Multipurpose Center, in Garner. The Omegas of Raleigh co-hosted the forum representing the fraternity's Sixth District Political Action, Voter, Registration, Education & Mobilization (VREM), and NAACP's committees. The fraternity's Sixth District consists of chapters

INSIDE HIGHER ED - oncerns about enrollment plague college leaders across the country, who fear what will happen to their institutions as fewer 18-year-olds graduate from high school and fading faith in higher education deters others. But even as many predominantly white, regional and private colleges struggle to fill seats, some historically Black colleges and universities are seeing heightened-in some cases record-interest, applications and enrollment. As one expert put it,

WUNC - Two longtime staples of owning a car in North Carolina will soon go away Starting Oct. 1, the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles will no longer issue paper registration cards and license plate stickers. For decades, drivers were required to keep a registration card they could show when pulled over by a police officer. The stickers showed the month and year when that registration would expire. Law

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lisa Leslie left her mark on the Los Angeles Sparks franchise as one of the top players in its history. The organization honored her Sunday with a bronze statue outside the arena, immortalizing the WNBA great. She became the 16th person honored with a statue in Star Plaza in a ceremony that featured Magic Johnson, Candace Parker and Michael Cooper and others. "I am beyond happy

By Steve Worthy Photography DURHAM, N.C. - Shaw University powered its way to a 49-27 victory over Lincoln University on Sept. 19, putting together a strong offensive performance in Durham. Shaw established its ground game early, with running backs Trey Thorpe and Fabian Diggs helping move the Bears down the field. Thorpe found the end zone during the first half and later dove across the goal line for another score

WUNC - As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he's digging into the country's political past to reference one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes. During a campaign stop Wednesday in Gastonia, North Carolina, to stump for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley, Trump resurrected a 1988 George H.W. Bush presidential campaign ad featuring Willie Horton,

  RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center reported today that since the inception of the Main Street program in North Carolina in 1980, designated Main Street and Small Town Main Street communities have leveraged more than $6.6 billion in public and private investment in their downtown districts. This investment supported more than 8,700 building rehabilitations and a net gain of more than 8,800 businesses and