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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] The Saturday Morning Market, in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 14, 2012. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA)[/caption] The North Carolina context From NC Newsline After issuing partial November SNAP benefits to North Carolinians on Friday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) was on track to issue the remaining full benefits over the weekend. However, the decision by the White House to appeal a

  By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On January 22, 1834, a violent confrontation at the Walnut Creek plantation in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, would lead to one of the most significant legal decisions in the antebellum South. Will, an enslaved man owned by James S. Battle, became the center of the landmark case State v. Will, which challenged the legal framework of slavery and recognized, however narrowly, the moral agency

The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) is having its largest conference of the year right now. The event is titled,  Navigating Our New Economy. Some of the largest corporations in the country have sent their diversity teams to recruit small businesses to join their supply chain. Promotions for the event exclaimed: "This year's Annual Conference & Exchange, hosted in vibrant Miami, places us at the epicenter of transformation-where markets

  By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, joined by Gary Salamido, president of the North Carolina Chamber, and Fran Gary, senior vice president of Blue Cross NC, announced the launch of Carolina HealthWorks-a new health insurance initiative designed to help small businesses across the state provide more affordable and predictable health coverage for their employees. The announcement took place Tuesday afternoon at the N.C. Department

By Jordan  Meadows Staff Writer Last Tuesday morning, the Energy Advisory Commission met at the Wake County Administrative Building. Government officials, engineers, and industry representatives gathered to discuss the future of waste management and energy planning as the county prepares for the eventual capacity limits of the South Wake Landfill. John Roberson, P.E., Solid Waste Division Director, opened the discussion by presenting findings from the Beyond the South Wake Landfill

[caption id="attachment_14464" align="alignnone" width="1024"] 1NATION[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - In U.S. cities big and small, mayors are finding their tenures shaped by housing shortages, and efforts to build more homes, so that people of any income can afford a place to live. In a series of conversations, mayors of big cities such as Atlanta and Seattle, as well as of midsize Midwest cities like Columbus, Ohio, and Madison, Wisconsin, told Stateline

[caption id="attachment_14479" align="alignnone" width="1200"] A sign outside the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden alerts visitors that it's closed, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper[/caption] (AP) For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila-Thomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover essentials such as food and mortgage payments for

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Raleigh City Council's Economic Development and Innovation Committee voted last Tuesday to approve the first phase of the long-anticipated Fayetteville Street "streetscape" plan, marking a major step toward reshaping one of downtown Raleigh's most iconic corridors. The overall project will be completed in two main phases, each expected to cost over $3 million, with potential for expenses to climb as much as 25% higher

  By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Mel Alexander Tomlinson's life began in Raleigh, North Carolina, and continued to the grand stages of America's greatest dance companies.  Born on January 3, 1954, Mel Tomlinson grew up in the Chavis Heights public housing neighborhood of Southeast Raleigh. The son of Tommy and Marjorieline Tomlinson, Mel's father worked for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and as a delivery man for a jeweler, while his mother

(The Conversation) When it comes to describing what an antioxidant is, it's all in the name: Antioxidants counter oxidants. And that's a good thing. Oxidants can damage the structure and function of the chemicals in your body critical to life - like the proteins and lipids within your cells, and your DNA, which stores genetic information. A special class of oxidants, free radicals, are even more reactive and dangerous. As