1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (343+ words) North Carolina has the highest growth in Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completions of any state in the country so far this year, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid. As of late June,…...

8+ hour, 15+ min ago  (874+ words) The recent passage of the budget bill came with several important and beneficial provisions, including a bump in teacher and law enforcement pay, personal income tax cuts and continued OSP funding. However, it should have repealed one of the worst…...

9+ hour, 30+ min ago  (357+ words) SELMA — Local business leaders gathered at The Farm at 95 on Thursday, July 16, to celebrate the Best of Johnston County, presented by North Carolina Auto Solutions of Smithfield. The program served as the finale for a months-long campaign that saw 96,631 votes…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (625+ words) A year ago, Republicans in Congress passed the wildly unpopular “One Big Beautiful Bill,” setting off one of the greatest transfers of wealth from working people to the wealthy in history. The political, social and cultural makeup of our home…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (327+ words) On June 9, Graham Platner won the Democratic Party’s nomination for U.S. Senate from Maine with 72.1% of the primary vote. On July 10, Platner withdrew from the race, presumably due to popular demand by the same voters who nominated him. I’m tempted…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (274+ words) Healthcare affordability has become one of the most urgent issues facing North Carolina. The question is not whether enough money is flowing into healthcare. The question is whether that money is reaching the patients, physicians, nurses, clinics and rural hospitals…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (247+ words) RALEIGH — As prolonged high temperatures continue to strain heating and cooling systems across the Carolinas, Better Business Bureau serving Eastern Carolinas is encouraging homeowners to research contractors carefully before repairing or replacing an HVAC system. “Over the past month, BBB…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (678+ words) I was 13 years old. We’d just returned from Christmas vacation, and I was asleep in my room. My mother tells me she heard a noise and found me in my bed, twisted up like a clam, frothing at the mouth....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (332+ words) I am, however, a slave to the news cycle, and for some reason, that’s one of late June’s dominant stories. So hey, let’s talk about it. U.S. President Donald Trump touted a “makeover” for the Reflecting Pool, including a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (246+ words) BENSON — The N.C. Department of Transportation expects to reopen the N.C. 50 interchange at Interstate 95 on Sunday night, July 12, as work continues on a bridge overhaul and new roundabout project. Contract crews have completed several major improvements in recent weeks, including…...