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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The Cheerwine logo on the side of a Salisbury building. Credit: Anne Blythe[/caption] NC HealthNews - Cheerwine, a cherry-flavored soda brewed in Salisbury for slightly more than a century, has become widely known as the "nectar of North Carolina." On May 17, the Rowan County city held its annual festival to celebrate the beverage that L.D. Peeler, a general store owner, created in 1917. Peeler was

Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Last Saturday, Wilson Community College hosted a dedication ceremony to officially rename the Wilson Post Office in honor of the late Milton F. Fitch Sr.-a World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and pioneering postal worker whose life and legacy have left a lasting mark on eastern North Carolina. The event, led by Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) in partnership with the United States Postal Service, celebrated

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors sort debris pulled from the bottom of Lake Lure in Rutherford County, North Carolina on April 14, 2025. Vegetative and man-made debris was washed into Lake Lure after Hurricane Helene devastated the region. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Michael Davis)[/caption] NC Newsline - The House unanimously approved $464 million in new relief for western North Carolina on Thursday,

[caption id="attachment_11988" align="alignnone" width="980"] Coco Gauff of the U.S. waves to fans after defeating Australia's Olivia Gadecki during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)[/caption] PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff caused a brief and amusing delay at the French Open on Tuesday when she stepped onto Court Philippe-Chatrier without her rackets. Gauff looked confused before a ball boy ran out

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1400"] Culpepper, VA, USA - April 21, 2024: Exterior of a Target Department Store on a cloudy day (Photo by Douglas Rissing)[/caption] NNPA - Target Corporation is projecting a decline in annual sales and profits for 2025 as the retail giant struggles with fallout from its decision to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, pressure from new tariffs, and organized boycotts by Black consumers and

[caption id="attachment_11975" align="alignnone" width="1440"] Free Geek employee Ashley Martinez points to the screen while helping John Castro during a keyboard basics class offered by Free Geek on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)[/caption] PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  For many years, the Gullah-Geechee people were thought to exist primarily along the sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia, distinct communities of African American descendants of enslaved West Africans who retained much of their cultural, linguistic, and culinary heritage. [caption id="attachment_11945" align="alignleft" width="448"] The Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is a 12,000 square mile National Heritage Area that spans the coastal regions of North Carolina,

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer  Get ready, Raleigh, our very own professional basketball team, the Raleigh Firebirds, are delivering electrifying performances and making a real impact in our community for the seventh year! With an impressive 17-3 record, the Firebirds are a force to be reckoned with as they head towards the playoffs, starting May 29th, in Saint Augustine's gym. More than just thrilling basketball, the Firebirds are deeply

On the evening of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police outside a grocery store in Minneapolis. From the outset, the incident became a battle of narratives. The local police initially reported Floyd was experiencing "distress" and died from a medical incident. A day later, bystander Darnella Frazier uploaded a video that showed the graphic details, including the police's excessive use of force leading up to Floyd's death. Floyd's murder, and Frazier's

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  In a pivotal move toward addressing long-standing transportation challenges, the Raleigh City Council has endorsed a proposal that could reshape one of the city's busiest corridors. In a 7-1 vote during the May 6 council meeting, members supported a plan to implement tolls on Capital Boulevard (U.S. 1) - a key arterial road connecting I-540 in North Raleigh to Wake Forest - as part of