RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has named this year’s nine regional finalists for the 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s North Carolina Teacher of the Year. The finalists are Gina Holste, Valle Crucis School, Watauga County […]
RALEIGH — The Local Government Commission approved more than $868.4 million in financing requests at its Aug. 5 meeting to support various public projects across North Carolina. The largest approval was for Wake County, which […]
RALEIGH — Orange High School Principal Jason Johnson was named the Wells Fargo 2025 Principal of the Year at a ceremony at the Umstead Hotel in Cary last Friday. “Jason Johnson’s breadth of leadership not […]
RALEIGH—Bills seeking to allow local school boards to alter the opening and closing dates of their K-12 public school districts have flooded the General Assembly during its short session. So far, 27 such bills have […]
VALE — The economics and technology of farming are getting a boost in Western North Carolina through expansion of rural broadband infrastructure. The expansion is supported by state and federal dollars, along with private investment […]
North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]
RALEIGH — N.C. State Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Mecklenburg) says the I-77 project to add toll lanes outside of Charlotte is a “catastrophic mess.” Traffic accidents have increased 55 percent since the construction started two years […]
LINCOLNTON — In politics, timing is everything. For Rep. Jason Saine of Lincoln County, timing has played a major role in his rise in the N.C. House of Representatives, his placement on an influential Federal […]
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