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U.S. Supreme Court building. ) File photo from supremecourt.gov)

U.S. Supreme Court building. ) File photo from supremecourt.gov)

Legislators get opposition, support for U.S. Supreme Court redistricting plea

News Staff
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Each of the plaintiffs in North Carolina's legal dispute over election maps is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay out of the fight. So is the N.C. Justice Department. But Republican state legislative leaders are also seeing support for their plea to the nation's highest court.
Paratroopers assist in preparing aid for distribution in Poland. Source: 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army

Paratroopers assist in preparing aid for distribution in Poland. Source: 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army

Fort Bragg soldiers establishing safe havens for Americans fleeing Ukraine

News Staff
Thursday, March 3, 2022
As the war in Ukraine escalates, soldiers from the world’s largest military base, Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, are being sent to Europe, both as a deterrent to further Russian aggression and to help Americans fleeing the fighting.  “On Feb.
John Locke Foundation’s N.C. Senate Republican Primary Debate at the Carolina Liberty Conference in Raleigh, February 26, 2022. (Image by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

John Locke Foundation’s N.C. Senate Republican Primary Debate at the Carolina Liberty Conference in Raleigh, February 26, 2022. (Image by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Senate primary debate offers fireworks despite Ted Budd's absence

News Staff
Monday, February 28, 2022
A debate Saturday among three Republican candidates to replace retiring U.S. Sen Richard Burr, R-N.C., was substantive and respectful yet offered just enough fireworks to spark small fires throughout. The U.S.
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Image from Pixabay

Local Girl Scout Camps Offer 2022 Summer Programs

News Staff
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
 Girl Scouts and the outdoors have gone hand in hand since Juliette Gordon Low established the organization in 1912. At Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont (GSCP2P), registration has opened for its 2022 summer camp sessions and early bird pricing on programs runs through February 28.
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Image from Pixabay

Cable Cove Campground will not re-open in 2022

News Staff
Thursday, February 17, 2022
 U.S. Forest Service officials announced they will not re-open Cable Cove Campground located in Robbinsville, N.C. on the Nantahala National Forest in 2022. The aging facility has more than $184,300 in current, existing deferred maintenance needs.
Associate Justice Robin Hudson in session at the N.C. Supreme Court. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Associate Justice Robin Hudson in session at the N.C. Supreme Court. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

State Supreme Court spells out details of redistricting ruling

News Staff
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Ten days after throwing out North Carolina's newly drawn congressional and legislative election maps, the state Supreme Court has produced its formal opinion in the case.