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Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer The inaugural Soul City International Roots Music Festival was held on Saturday at Seven Springs Farm & Vineyard in Norlina, NC. Hosted by the Soul City Community Development Corporation, the festival brought together music and culture enthusiasts to celebrate a shared heritage, stemming from the theme of the festival: 'From Soil to Soul'. An array of world-renowned artists performed at the festival, each expressing their cultural

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Martin St. Baptist Church partners with local interfaith food shelter to hold a successful blessing in bags giveaway event this past Saturday, providing much-needed assistance to those in need.

Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer On Sunday, the North Carolina Football Club (NCFC) Youth hosted a day of competitive soccer games between the Triangle's young athletes aged 3 to 19. Traffic poured into the WRAL Soccer Park on Perry Creek Road in what the league deemed a "normal soccer weekend." NCFC Youth, formerly known as the Capital Area Soccer League, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Since its inception in

The United States took on Belgium in Lake Nona, FL, on April 12th and 13th, 2024 as part of the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup qualifier match to move into the final playoffs to be held in Seville, Spain in November 2024. Losing teams take part in playoffs to see who moves into the finals at that time. The USA team, led by world's singles #5 Jessica Pagula, #20 Madison

(AP NEWS) It was a common scam that ended with an uncommon outcome, tragically in an Ohio driveway. William J. Brock fatally shot an Uber driver because he wrongly assumed she was part of a scheme to extract $12,000 in supposed bond money for a relative, authorities said this week. Lo-Letha Hall was a victim of the same con, summoned by the grifters to Brock's house to retrieve a purported package for

Raleigh, N.C. - Better Business Bureau serving Eastern Carolinas (BBB) is launching a comprehensive online guide for those who are starting a business in North or South Carolina. "BBB's New Business Roadmap Presented by Strazanac Solutions" is an online business bootcamp that will guide enrollees through the steps of creating a business, growing and keeping it running successfully.  This program is for new entrepreneurs in our 48-county service area as

Ahmed Jallow, NC Newsline The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will cancel student loans for 277,000 more borrowers nationwide, including 8,100 individuals from North Carolina. The administration said it's using existing student loan forgiveness programs such as the SAVE Plan to provide debt relief totaling $7.4 billion to borrowers. The latest round of debt relief targets borrowers enrolled in the SAVE Plan, other income-driven repayment plans, and public sector

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and Idaho this year - with wording supplied by Bayer - would protect pesticide companies from claims they failed to

Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer Central Wake High School stands as a beacon of optimism for students who have stumbled along the path of education. This fully accredited, tuition-free public charter school is part of the Accelerated Learning Solutions (ALS) network: an educational management consultancy that provides services to public school districts and charter schools struggling with high dropout rates among other educational failings. Among nearly 20 sister schools scattered across