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RALEIGH, NC – The State Board of Education approved 11 grant proposals for 10 public school units today that will fund effective digital learning practices in North Carolina’s K-12 public schools. The state-funded competitive grant program under the state’s Digital […]

NNPA Just days after Howard University announced it would revoke the honorary degree awarded to Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2014, additional details have emerged about the decision and the mounting legal issues facing the hip-hop mogul. On Friday, June 7, […]

CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS – The North Carolina tourism economy reached its highest level ever in 2023, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday, with travelers spending more than $35.6 billion on trips to and within the state. That’s up almost 7% from […]

WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (AP) – Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many […]

Jordan Meadows Staff Writer At the Word Tabernacle Church in Rocky Mount on Thursday afternoon, the Biden-Harris reelection campaign joined local elected officials, community leaders, and advocates from across Eastern North Carolina for an event focused on rural and Black […]

Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer Harris’s journey to the Senate began with a resounding victory in the November 2016 election, where she captured over 60% of the vote, carrying all but four counties in California – becoming the second Black woman […]

Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer In a rapidly digitizing financial world, the United States is witnessing a significant decline in the usage of cash and checks, according to a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (FRBA). The report, […]

By: Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer In 1990, Deborah Holder, a former Flight Attendant from New York, found herself captivated by a television advertisement featuring McDonald’s operator Robert Lee Dunham discussing the intricacies of owning and operating a McDonald’s franchise.  Intrigued […]

Cheryl Cooky, Purdue University Though the college career of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark ended with a disappointing loss, the point guard’s record-breaking season helped fuel widespread interest in this year’s NCAA women’s college basketball tournament. The women’s Final Four garnered higher […]

  Greg Childress (NC Newsline) Durham officials are hoping for the best this legislative short session – knowing the worst is likely to come – regarding a bill to allow the Board of Education and the county to build workforce […]