North Carolina

Karla Davis returns to stage with soul, humor, gospel grace

October 13, 2025 Dan Reeves

GREENSBORO — With only a passing sense of Karla Johnson’s music background, a few impressive Instagram clips and the fact that our daughters play on the same soccer team, I went to her performance at […]

Duke Energy files new Carolinas resource plan with projects across North Carolina

October 1, 2025 Dan Reeves

CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy has filed its 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan, detailing how the utility intends to power record economic growth in North Carolina while keeping costs of implementing the plan below inflation. The biennial […]

NC’s main streets get tool to help small businesses thrive

September 12, 2025 Dan Reeves

A new state certification program is aiming to transform how small businesses operate in Main Street communities across North Carolina—by turning them into destinations. The Certified North Carolina Destination Business designation, launched by the N.C. […]

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NC tobacco farmers face uncertainty as China cancels contracts

August 21, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s flue-cured tobacco sector is staring at a volatile harvest season as U.S.-China trade tensions shift month to month and buyers reassess 2025 contracts. China Tobacco International has notified suppliers it will […]

Jabil to invest $500M in new Rowan County facility, create nearly 1,200 jobs

July 11, 2025 Dan Reeves

SALISBURY — Electronics manufacturer Jabil Inc. plans to create nearly 1,200 jobs in central North Carolina, investing $500 million in a new facility that will support the growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence […]

Amazon to invest $10B in Richmond County for data center, AI campus

June 13, 2025 The Associated Press

HAMLET — Amazon plans to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in North Carolina to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure, bringing a massive shot in the arm to a region where […]

NC Dept. of Revenue warns of tax refund paper check delays

May 28, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolinians expecting a paper tax refund check should expect delays. The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) issued a statement on May 15 indicating that the print and mail vendor used for refund […]

2025’s top principal from Orange High School

May 25, 2025 A.P. Dillon

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 […]

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20 NC districts emailed by “threat actors” related to PowerSchool data breach

May 9, 2025 A.P. Dillon

Emails from “threat actors” were received by 20 North Carolina school districts on May 7 per the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The emails are linked to a data breach involving the statewide school information […]

Charter Review Board reverses course on Durham school closure, offering a lifeline and renewal

April 21, 2025 Kristen Blair, EdNC.org

RALEIGH — A Durham charter school facing imminent closure received a lifeline this week from the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB). The CSRB voted on Monday, April 7, to grant a three-year renewal to the Community […]