Carolina Journal and the John Locke Foundation are tracing North Carolina’s bold and often overlooked role in America’s fight for independence — from the Edenton Tea Party to the the Mecklenburg Declaration and beyond. Through its NC 250 project, Locke brings those stories back to life. Now, the countdown gives way to the main event:...
US Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, said he can’t support a supplemental funding request from President Donald Trump that would help pay for the Iran war among other things because additional Helene recovery funding was not included.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced more than $72 million from the Public Assistance grants and $44.6 million in Hazard Mitigation grants funds for Hurricane Helene recovery projects.
In just a few short weeks, North Carolina’s annual state fair will kick off on October 16 and run through October 26th. This 11-day event takes place at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh and showcases the state’s No. 1 industry, agriculture, which brings in $111.1 billion annually. “The NC State Fair is a tradition that...
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene approaches, the US Department of Homeland Security announced earlier this week that western NC has been approved for more than $12 million in FEMA grant disbursements.
If we’re serious about building a stable foundation for the future, then tourism must be recognized as a core leg of the economic development stool — just as important as residents, corporations, and government.
Tourism spending in North Carolina exceeded $36 billion, up from the previous year's record.
More than $36.7 billion was spent on tourism in NC in 2024, a record, and up from $35.6 billion in 2023, according to a press release issued by Gov. Josh Stein this week, which is also being recognized as National Travel and Tourism Week.
Despite the challenges residents have faced after Hurricane Helene, voter turnout in the 13 western North Carolina counties hit the hardest has slightly exceeded that in the rest of the state at this point in the election cycle.
Watauga County and three of its towns urge the N.C. Supreme Court to reject Boone’s request to take up a dispute involving local sales taxes. Boone is trying to drag the state’s highest court into a "messy, local political squabble," according to a document filed Tuesday with the state’s highest court.
The Town of Boone is urging the N.C. Supreme Court to consider a lawsuit challenging Watauga County’s distribution of local sales tax revenue. Town officials filed a petition Tuesday with the state’s highest court.
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