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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Anna Goodwin to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 20B, serving Union County. She was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the election of the Honorable Matt Smith to Superior Court.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 7:39 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has once again proclaimed April as Financial Literacy Month. State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) kicked off its efforts by teaming up with CUNA Mutual Group and Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Schools to host a multi-school SECU Reality of Money® event
Published: Saturday, May 6th, 2023 @ 12:35 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Approves Nearly $750 Million in School Bonds for Durham, Union, Watauga Counties
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 @ 11:05 am
By: ENC NOW
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Company will invest $46.7 million in new facilities in Monroe
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 @ 7:10 am
By: Governor's Office
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Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union, which was founded on the principle of defending Americans’ civil liberties, filed an amicus brief arguing against Loudoun County Circuit Court teachers who have refused to use “gender-affirming” pronouns.
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2022 @ 6:36 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A retired Union County judge is trying to leapfrog the Republican-led N.C. General Assembly by ordering a $1.7 billion transfer from the state’s coffers to fund public education.
Published: Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 @ 6:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In response to actions taken by the Union County Board of Education, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued a letter to the Board’s Chair outlining required COVID-19 control measures all schools in the state must implement to protect student, staff and community health.
Published: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 @ 10:05 pm
By: Announcements
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We do not consent to giving you this power over us," Jackson Willis, eighth-grader from Union County, N.C.
Published: Saturday, July 3rd, 2021 @ 7:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Joshua Tramaine Allen
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 5:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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Date Chosen in Honor of Union County's SGT Michael Verardo
Published: Saturday, April 24th, 2021 @ 6:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Date Chosen in Honor of Union County's SGT Michael Verardo
Published: Thursday, March 18th, 2021 @ 3:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hamilton Drywall Products to create 34 new jobs in Union County
Published: Saturday, October 17th, 2020 @ 8:30 am
By: Governor's Office
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A Union County teacher recently declared, “This might be rude, but I don’t care about parent child care issues.
Published: Sunday, July 26th, 2020 @ 4:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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WBTV has the details...
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 @ 11:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Erin Hucks to serve as District Court Judge for District 20D in Union County.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2019 @ 2:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Republican Party Executive Director Jonathan Sink released the following statement
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 1:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For at least six weeks and two hours of voting this morning, the Union County Board of Elections failed to update the address for Precinct 30 in its polling district list on its website.
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 @ 12:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed the Honorable Nathan Hunt Gwyn, Jr. to preside in Union County Superior Court. He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Christopher Bragg.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2019 @ 8:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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Kevin Graham, the president of the Chicago police union, sent a letter on March 15 to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting a federal investigation into Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, alleging that Foxx interfered in the police's investigation of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 7:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tuesday morning, the Cook County State's Attorney's office announced that they'd dropped all 17 charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in an odd "plea deal," allowing Smollett to escape trial on accusations that he orchestrated a false hate crime against himself and lied to Chicago police in
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 9:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Direct primary care (DPC) is the Netflix of primary care. In exchange for a small monthly fee, patient members of the DPC clinic have around-the-clock access to the services that their physician offers
Published: Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 @ 6:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Public employee unions can't compel workers to pay union fees, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday, June 27, in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 5:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Sim Augusta Flowe, age 87 years
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2017 @ 8:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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After two decades, the parties involved in the landmark Leandro v. North Carolina lawsuit have filed a joint court motion asking an independent consultant to help enforce a state Supreme Court order guaranteeing a quality education to every North Carolina student
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2017 @ 4:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new Direct Primary Care option helped Union County government save more than $1.28 million on health care claims in its first year, without sacrificing quality of care for county government employeesv
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 @ 11:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mark Watson, executive director of human resources for Union County, will openly admit he is the ultimate skeptic
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I’ve written before how direct primary care networks help private, self-insured employers like Amazon and Expedia save big on health care claims
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 @ 3:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections has posted a webpage containing additional information and documents regarding the special filing period for Superior Court Districts 10C (Wake County) and 20B (Union County). Elections will be for new eight-year terms...
Published: Sunday, February 7th, 2016 @ 11:10 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Allegheny Technologies Incorporated will be constructing a new manufacturing facility adjacent to its current site in Union County.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 @ 11:07 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The resolution honors 127 law enforcement officials across the nation who were recently killed in the line of duty, including Sergeant Jeffrey Wayne Greene of the Union County, NC, Sherriff's Office, and Police Officer Alexander E. Thalmann of the New Bern, NC, Police Department.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 7:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In an April decision, the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned a jury ruling that Union County public schools had not been provided enough money by the county commission
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina announced today that O’Neil Digital Solutions, LLC will open a new facility in Union County and create 250 new jobs over the next five years.
Published: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 @ 10:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Scott Technologies, Inc. will be investing in growth of its Scott Safety headquarters in Union County, NC. The company plans to invest $28.7 million in Monroe...
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 10:24 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Harris Teeter, LLC will expand the perishable facility of its existing Indian Trail Distribution Center in Union County.
Published: Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 @ 11:08 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Liddie Louise Burton, 74, of Rocky Lane, Unionville, died on Friday, July 4, 2014, at the Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, Va.
Published: Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 @ 2:10 pm
By: Announcements
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Taxpayers and motorists would be better served if the proposed Monroe Connector/Bypass were judged on a merit-based system adopted last year rather than the old system that typically rewarded political influence and geography, a top transportation planner said.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 11:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In late November, Phillip Brooks from the Union County community of Marshville notified Carolina Journal that his address probably was being used as part of a scheme to collect a fraudulent federal tax refund check. Marshville is the third North Carolina locality - and fourth overall in 2013 - at...
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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You can always count on the editorial page of our local Arab Journalism Award-winning thrice, um, twice-weekly local paper here in Moore County to produce some shaking-your-head-in-dismay, chuckling-in-disbelief moments.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 12:42 am
By: Brant Clifton
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McLaurin was also among the first African Americans to serve as a U.S. postmaster in North Carolina. He was appointed postmaster at Warsaw in Duplin County in December 1875.
Published: Wednesday, August 14th, 2013 @ 6:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While in North Carolina the Republican Party seems poised for a highly successful election cycle this year, the federal races for president and Congress present no clear partisan trend.
Published: Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 @ 7:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two area students - Hunter L. Brickhouse and Myriah Jade Mason - were recently chosen to receive the State Employees' Credit Union Scholarship to attend Beaufort County Community College this year.
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 @ 1:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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