24-year-old city council member wins SC House race, keeping seat blue
A 24-year-old Bishopville City Council member will be the newest legislator at the Statehouse. Democrat Keishan Scott cruised to victory Tuesday over former Sumter County GOP chair Bill Oden. Scott received almost 71% of less than 3,700 votes cast in a special […]
Read MoreWake County Commissioners Approve $2.1 Billion Budget Amid Controversial Cuts
By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Wake County Board of Commissioners approved a $2.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 on Monday night in a 6-1 vote, setting in motion a plan that increases public school funding while making cuts […]
Read MoreUrgent Call to Action: Controversial Voter Registration Bill, HB127, Key Hearing Canceled
By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Readers of The Carolinian will recall our previous coverage of House Bill 127, a piece of legislation that has drawn significant concern for its potential to drastically impact voter registration efforts across North Carolina. […]
Read MoreRaleigh Renames and Reimagines Community Hub as John P. “Top” Greene African American Cultural Center
By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer In a significant move to honor and amplify the rich heritage of its African American community, the City of Raleigh has officially renamed the John P. “Top” Greene Community Center to the John P. […]
Read MoreAdventure Awaits: Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park
By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Get ready to play, explore, and celebrate! The highly anticipated Gipson Play Plaza is set to open its gates at Dorothea Dix Park this June, promising an 18.5-acre wonderland designed to transform how Raleigh […]
Read More10 sources of emergency cash, ranked from best to worst
If unanticipated expenses exceed your emergency fund, here’s a look at where to go next. 1. Your own emergency fund/short-term securities Emergency funds should be held outside of tax-sheltered wrappers and include highly liquid investments like bank savings accounts, money market […]
Read MoreNC DMV, now under new leadership, wants to ‘triage’ long lines and ID backlogs
By: Galen Bacharier | NC Newsline Every day at the east Raleigh DMV office, customers begin lining up at 7 a.m. Most of them wait around three and a half hours for service. For a few minutes on Friday, Gov. Josh […]
Read MorePBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case
(AP News) PBS filed suit Friday against President Donald Trump and other administration officials to block his order stripping federal funding from the 330-station public television system, three days after NPR did the same for its radio network. In its lawsuit, […]
Read MoreAfter video shows state trooper lying about fatal police chase, victim’s family demands justice
By: Brandon Kingdollar | NC Newsline Following the release of a video showing a North Carolina state trooper and his supervisor agreeing to lie about the police chase that led to the death of Tyrone Mason, attorneys for the family demanded they […]
Read MoreMusk put a spotlight on federal spending, but cut less than he wanted
(AP NEWS) Elon Musk’s effort to dramatically cut government spending is expected to fall far short of his grand early pronouncements, and perhaps even his most modest goals. It didn’t have to be that way. According to experts across the […]
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