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Armed NC man shot, killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago

February 22, 2026 MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALLEN G. BREED

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the […]

Local Government Commission’s November approvals dominated by housing bond projects

November 16, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Housing project funding requests from around the state were the focus of approvals by the Local Government Commission at its November meeting held last Tuesday. The Local Government Commission (LGC), chaired by State […]

4 schools named in first NC Blue Ribbon awards

November 15, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Four North Carolina schools have been recognized as inaugural statewide “Blue Ribbon” schools by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. “This recognition reflects the hard work of educators, students, families and communities working […]

LGC OKs $200M for Charlotte street, traffic projects

October 18, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Local Government Commission approved a $200 million bond for Charlotte’s proposed street and neighborhood projects during its monthly meeting on Oct. 7. The approval for Charlotte includes a short-term general obligation bond […]

Person County administrator named NC Superintendent of the Year

October 14, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Person County Schools Superintendent Rodney Peterson was named the Burroughs Wellcome Fund A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year for 2026 at an awards ceremony at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro last Thursday. The award ceremony was […]

Chantal relief bill signed by governor

October 4, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — As a full state budget has still not yet been agreed upon by the North Carolina House and Senate, a smaller spending bill with specific carve-outs for disaster relief for Tropical Storm Chantal […]

Spectrum Center upgrades among Charlotte LGC approvals

July 18, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved financing requests totaling more than $900 million at its July 1 meeting. The largest approvals went to Charlotte for $475 million in combined financing to upgrade […]

JACKSON: Amazon data center is a big win for the region

June 13, 2025 Rep. Neal Jackson

Amazon’s commitment to invest $10 billion in a cloud computing and artificial intelligence data center campus in Richmond County signals a transformative era for the Sandhills region. Located in Hamlet’s Energy Way Industrial Park, this […]

Charlotte FBI office offering $25k rewards in 2 NC substation attack cases

February 9, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) field office in Charlotte is now offering two $25,000 rewards for the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for attacks on energy substations in Moore […]

$400M in Florence relief signed into law

October 17, 2018 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper signed the multi-million spending package passed by the legislature earlier this week. The aid brings the total amount the legislature has allocated to $850 million since Florence made […]