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By Karl Cameron Special To The Carolinian A Ligon Legacy Committee, formulated by Wake County Public School Superintendent Dr. Robert Taylor, has had two meetings to "Provide cultural insight, historical context, and community perspective in telling the story of J.W. Ligon Jr./Sr. High School and provide inspiration for the reimagined Ligon Middle School." The Committee is composed of the WCPSS Superintendent, two WCPSS Board members, two City Council Members, three

By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian RALEIGH, N.C. - For many North Carolinians, the State Fair experience begins with food. From turkey legs and funnel cakes to deep-fried desserts and fresh lemonade, food vendors have long been one of the fair's biggest attractions. But now, some vendors say major pricing changes could threaten whether smaller businesses can afford to return at all. The North Carolina State Fair is moving

NC NEWSLINE - Private equity firms own nearly 3 million apartment units, about 13% of the total apartments across the country, according to a new analysis from watchdog group Private Equity Stakeholder Project. And most have been fairly recent purchases. The companies acquired more than 1.7 million of those, or 57%, since 2018, and about 45% of them since 2021, the report found. More than two-thirds of those units are

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The purple glow sticks lit up the arena before tipoff Thursday night as fans wearing paper crowns filled the stands for the Charlotte Crown's historic home opener against the Jacksonville Waves. Outside the arena, families gathered around inflatable games, face painting stations, balloons, and photo areas decorated for the inaugural UPSHOT League season. By the time the game began, the energy inside the building was impossible to

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Althea Gibson was one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis and golf, becoming one of the most historically significant figures in sports. Born on August 25, 1927, in Silver, South Carolina, Gibson was the daughter of sharecroppers before her family relocated to Harlem during the Great Migration. There, she grew up in a working-class neighborhood and developed an

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump has expanded the number of refugee places available for white South Africans, saying there have been "recent increases in the incitement of racially motivated violence" against them by their Black-led government and other political parties. It's not clear what incitement Trump was referring to when his administration made the announcement Tuesday of 10,000 additional places for white South Africans in

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina House lawmakers on Wednesday voted to override Gov. Josh Stein's veto of House Bill 87, a measure that would align the state with a new federal tax credit scholarship program and allow families to benefit from up to $1,700 annually in tax credits tied to educational expenses. The override passed 73-46, with unified Republican support and key backing from two now-unaffiliated lawmakers. The

THE CONVERSATION - With the release of his encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV has signaled that he wants the church to respond to artificial intelligence much as a predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, responded to upheavals during the Industrial Revolution over a century ago. Since the first act of his papacy - choosing his name - the current pope has repeatedly invoked the earlier Leo's

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Rising gas prices are often expected to accelerate a shift toward electric vehicles, but recent U.S. market data suggests the transition is more complicated. Even as fuel prices climbed above $4.50 per gallon nationally and more than $4.20 in North Carolina, new electric vehicle sales declined in April, according to estimates from Edmunds and Cox Automotive. Depending on the dataset, EV sales fell between roughly

NC NEWSROOM - House Republicans have proposed a slate of rules governing development of data centers that use at least 100 megawatts of power in an effort they say is intended to protect electricity users from paying for development of the facilities and to protect against potential negative impacts. "Everybody in the world is concerned about data centers making their rates go up, so we're being proactive to protect the