|
The North Carolina House unanimously passed the “Dominique Moody Safety Act,” advancing a child-welfare reform package named for the six-year-old girl whose death exposed repeated failures by Mecklenburg County social services officials to act on reports of abuse and neglect.
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2026 @ 2:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
In this Table Talk segment, the speakers discuss major issues facing Beaufort County, North Carolina. They describe the county as large and geographically divided by major waterways, with about 50,000 residents spread across roughly 1,000 square miles.
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2026 @ 11:04 am
By: ENC NOW
|
|
Don Brown grew up in Plymouth, North Carolina, in Washington County. He spent his youth fishing in the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds with his grandfather, including net fishing for herring.
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2026 @ 1:56 pm
By: ENC NOW
|
|
NC Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, is asking the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to conduct a hand-eye recount in his race against Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 @ 12:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has requested a recount in the SD-28 Republican primary against challenger Sheriff Sam Page, after the race ended with one of the narrowest margins in recent North Carolina election history.
Published: Thursday, March 19th, 2026 @ 9:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
A follow-up report from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor has uncovered additional alleged financial management failures in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, including roughly $15 million in expenditures that were kept off the district’s books for months.
Published: Sunday, March 8th, 2026 @ 11:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
A federal judge will not issue an injunction blocking local Watauga County election districts created by the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly.
Published: Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 @ 2:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
A split North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that a Department of Transportation contractor does not need to foot part of the bill for a Robeson County deputy sheriff's injuries in 2019.
Published: Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 @ 10:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
“The people of Eastern North Carolina must have a strong voice in Congress to make sure their values are protected and the America First Agenda is implemented .” Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck Candidate for NC District 1 Congressman
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2025 @ 12:56 pm
By: ENC NOW
|
|
Tucked away in Roper, North Carolina, is Mackey’s Ferry Sawmill, the largest private employer in Washington County, until recently.
Published: Monday, October 27th, 2025 @ 11:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The first hearing in former Provost Chris Clemens’ lawsuit against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill took place at Orange County Superior Court in Hillsborough on Wednesday.
Published: Saturday, October 18th, 2025 @ 2:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Former congressman Wiley Nickel made his candidacy for the office of Wake County district attorney official this week, with his Tuesday announcement.
Published: Monday, October 13th, 2025 @ 12:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Critics of new Watauga County local election districts have filed a federal lawsuit challenging them.
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2025 @ 2:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Groups representing North Carolina's travel and tourism industry support a lawsuit against Currituck County at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2025 @ 8:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) has announced the resignation of James Yokeley, the Surry County Board of Elections chairman. He is facing accusations of drugging food, child abuse and other crimes.
Published: Friday, August 29th, 2025 @ 4:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, NC, K9 Mya will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.
Published: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 4:09 pm
By: ENC NOW
|
|
On Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024, Diane Gentile-Rufino, 64, peacefully departed from this world to be with our Lord and Savior. A beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, her legacy will be eternally remembered by all who knew her.
Published: Monday, December 16th, 2024 @ 4:17 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
A Wake County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood for allegedly using a state vehicle for private purposes.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the case of an Alamance County racetrack that was forced to shut down during the pandemic.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2024 @ 4:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
North Carolina Secretary of State, Democrat Elaine Marshall led a press conference in New Hanover County this week shining light onto counterfeited, THC-infused snacks being sold across the State.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2024 @ 12:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM), India’s leading battery materials company has announced a $650 million investment in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 1:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The Mecklenburg County Republican Party sent a letter on Oct. 19 to the NC Board of Elections and Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather requesting an investigation into alleged false claims made by Carolina Forward
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 9:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services distributed funds this week to county departments of social services to help improve placements for children in DSS custody who have complex behavioral health needs.
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 5:12 pm
By: ENC NOW
|
|
A tree from North Carolina will once again grace the Blue Room at the White House this Christmas. Cline Church Nursery, Fleetwood, Ashe County, was selected for the honor.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 4:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Guilford County is considering an additional 1% Prepared Food and Beverage Tax, with the support of Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 12:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
An attorney and business owner from Salisbury, Rowan County, has joined the growing list of contenders for the GOP nomination for governor in North Carolina in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The state Court of Appeals will tackle a funding fight between Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County over 911 center funding.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 6:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Superior Court judges from Granville, Johnston, and Richmond counties will oversee Gov. Roy Cooper's lawsuit challenging a law that takes away some of his appointment powers.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 12:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has ruled in favor of the state retirement system and against the Harnett County school board in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
A defamation lawsuit related to a political advertisement in a North Carolina state senate race has been resolved through a settlement.
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2024 @ 9:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The US Supreme Court will not take the case of Virginia-based owners of a Dare County beach home who challenged the county's COVID-related shutdown in 2020.
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 @ 10:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Wake Forest filed a series of state Supreme Court briefs Friday defending its decision to reject a proposed charter school in 2020.
Published: Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 @ 7:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The state retirement system and top legislative leaders are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to dismiss the Wilson County school board's appeal in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 11:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
On Friday, Jan. 19, North Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections will begin sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested a ballot for the 2024 primary election.
Published: Friday, January 19th, 2024 @ 9:22 am
By: ENC NOW
|
|
The Gaston County school board is appealing the state Court of Appeals' Sept. 12 ruling upholding North Carolina's SAFE Child Act as constitutional.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 12:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The Wilson County school board is asking the state Supreme Court to review a $400,000 penalty linked to the state's law against pension spiking.
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
VinFast, the electric vehicle maker with plans to open a $4 billion manufacturing plant in Chatham County in 2025, has sold 11,300 vehicles during the first half of 2023.
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 @ 5:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
The small town of Robersonville, population 1,249, in Martin County, is once again in charge of its finances, as the state restored financial control to the town at Tuesday’s Local Government Commission meeting.
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2023 @ 4:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
In a narrow decision, the New Hanover County Board of Education voted 4-3 to temporarily limit access to the book “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.
Published: Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 @ 10:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe has asked a federal court to remove him as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new eCourts records management system.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 6:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
|
A Wake County judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state Republican Party's recent leadership election.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 12:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
|