Governor Pat McCrory toured Brunswick and Bladen Counties today to assess the damage caused by the recent heavy rainstorm.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 5:40 am
By: McCrory Communications
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This has been one of the most trying months in America leading up to July 4. We have the tragic shooting in SC with their Legislature now debating whether to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from their complex.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 @ 9:17 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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A poet and writer of many short stories, including the ones using the "Flim Flam Yarn" title, Guy Owen was launched into fame with comical and popular The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man.
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 12:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The first words spoken in our newscast caught my attention = suicide investigation.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 8:11 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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There are six counties with quarter-cent increases to their sales taxes on the ballot in November. Some of these counties have tried in years past to increase their sales taxes, and voters have rejected the proposal. For others, this will be the first time on the ballot.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 @ 11:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's an election year and counties once again can't resist the urge to put a quarter-cent sales tax hike on the November ballot, hoping to reap the rewards of millions in extra revenue, all with the consent of taxpayers.
Published: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 @ 10:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Along with Tuesday's primary elections for congressional, legislative, judicial, county, and municipal offices, voters in more than a dozen North Carolina counties decided measures involving taxes, debt, and alcohol sales.
Published: Friday, May 9th, 2014 @ 10:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Gildan Yarns, LLC, a subsidiary of Gildan Activewear Inc., will expand its existing yarn spinning manufacturing facilities in Bladen and Rowan counties and establish a new yarn spinning facility in Davie...
Published: Sunday, October 13th, 2013 @ 5:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When I was introduced to the work of award-winning novelist Guy Owen, I found an author whose subject matter captivated my attention.
Published: Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 @ 3:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Culled out of New Hanover and Bladen Counties in 1764, Brunswick County is the southernmost county in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 @ 11:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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