May 2019 Archives

UNC rallies, Wolfpack in need of rally in NCAA baseball opening round

May 31, 2019 North State Journal Staff

North Carolina barely avoided a first round NCAA baseball tournament upset at the hands of an in-state rival Friday when it came from behind in its final at bat for a walkoff win against UNC […]

Opinion

CARTER: Farm Act a potential boon for state’s hemp farmers, agriculture industry

May 29, 2019 Billy Carter

Being a farmer in North Carolina means being resilient. In recent years, hardworking farm families in our state have been hit by devastating hurricanes, the decline of tobacco prices, labor shortages and tariffs. In the […]

Opinion

HILL: The Reason Why We Remember on Memorial Day

May 29, 2019 Frank Hill

Memorial Day has come and gone. Many people went to the beach which signifies the official beginning of summer. Others had cookouts with family and friends or attended baseball games. Less than 5% of Americans […]

Six NC schools punch ticket to baseball NCAAs

May 29, 2019 Brett Friedlander

The last time East Carolina and NC State were supposed to play a baseball game, on April 24, 2018, it got rained out and wasn’t made up. It was a cancellation that became a point […]

Truex overcomes early problems to win Coca-Cola 600

May 29, 2019 Cory Lavalette

CONCORD — Martin Truex Jr. gave team owner Joe Gibbs another reason to celebrate at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Truex overcame an early flat tire after hitting the wall, then broke to the front on a […]

The five key plays from the ACC Baseball Tournament

May 29, 2019 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — The North Carolina Tar Heels won their first ACC Baseball Tournament since 2013 and just their second in the last 29 years, going undefeated in four games at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park […]

NBA Finals feature several NC products

May 29, 2019 Shawn Krest

There is some new blood in the NBA Finals. For the first time in five years, the championship round of the playoffs will not include the Cleveland Cavaliers or LeBron James. With James in Los […]

Offseason decisions will come sooner for Hurricanes

May 29, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The offseason will be much shorter than the Carolina Hurricanes have become accustomed to this summer, thanks to their run to the Eastern Conference Final. There’s also less work to be done than […]

Retired Broadway gets another honor

May 29, 2019 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Rod Broadway has one regret about walking away from his job as NC A&T’s football coach after leading the Aggies to the Historically Black Colleges and Universities national championship in 2017. But it […]

MATTHEWS: The Voices of Pro-Life Men Should Be Heard, Not Mocked, in the Abortion Debate

May 29, 2019 Stacey Matthews

The fact that pro-life men have cast most of the votes in states that have recently passed fetal heartbeat legislation has been the subject of intense scrutiny and ridicule by left-wing commentators and websites. Their […]

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