Rockingham County

Berger trails Page as primary delivers NCGA upsets

March 13, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina March 3 primary delivered upsets in several state legislative races, with the most consequential in Senate District 26 — the race between Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) and Rockingham County […]

MATTHEWS: The thrill of watching … primary night results?

March 12, 2026 Stacey Matthews

I’ve written before about the thrill of general election campaign seasons, watching how things play out between party nominees as they battle for the hearts and minds of the voters they want to represent. For […]

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 […]

LGC approves health care, airport funding

May 17, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved financing packages for health care infrastructure and airport improvements during its May 6 meeting. The Local Government Commission (LGC), chaired by State Treasurer Brad Briner, authorized […]

NCHSAA releases third draft of proposed conferences

February 21, 2025 Asheebo Rojas

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released its third draft of conferences Friday as it continues the transition to eight classifications ahead of the 2025-26 school year. The third draft is the final proposal […]

Berger says he’ll run again; would face local sheriff

February 21, 2025 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Kings Mountain) confirmed plans Tuesday to seek reelection to his chamber seat in 2026, days after his home-county sheriff said he’d run for the seat regardless of […]

2024 Look Ahead — Bold Predictions: Deep postseason runs, rumored relocation, return to Rockingham and realignment fears

January 3, 2024 North State Journal Staff

The North State Journal’s sports staff of editor Cory Lavalette and writers Jesse Deal, Ryan Henkel and Shawn Krest isn’t afraid to be fearless in 2024. In our annual exercise, each member of the staff […]

Local areas want say in casino debate

August 2, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Proposals to add casino gambling in North Carolina are met with anticipation from state leaders and trepidation from some in the expected landing spots of the projects. Throughout the summer, details of state-sanctioned […]

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