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Joy Anderson who was enslaved for seven years before Lanie George, the founder of a Charlotte-area home for trafficking victims, rescued her during an FBI bust. (Photo from Carolina Journal)

Joy Anderson who was enslaved for seven years before Lanie George, the founder of a Charlotte-area home for trafficking victims, rescued her during an FBI bust. (Photo from Carolina Journal)

Senator touts N.C. budget's measures to attack human trafficking

News Staff
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
A state senator is drawing attention to the new N.C. state budget's measures to fight human trafficking. The budget "provides a lifeline to victims" of trafficking, according to a news release from Sen. Ted Alexander, R-Cleveland.
Franklin Graham watching as a young girl open her shoebox from Operation Christmas Child. (Photo courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse)

Franklin Graham watching as a young girl open her shoebox from Operation Christmas Child. (Photo courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse)

Samaritan’s Purse brings Christmas joy, relief to tornado-ravaged communities

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
Yuri Lopez was orphaned at the age of two and spent her childhood shifting between 14 orphanages in Honduras. But her life was transformed one Christmas when she received a shoebox filled with gifts from the North Carolina-based international Christian ministry Samaritan’s Purse.
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GaDOE creating Electric Vehicle Career Pathway

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
The Georgia Department of Education is creating a Career Pathway that will equip students with the skills to enter the electric vehicle industry, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced today.
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Winterizing Your Lawn Mower

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
With winter months ahead, it is important to consider taking time and preventative care for your gas-powered lawn mower at either the end of the mowing season or at the start of spring.
Gov. Roy Cooper and DHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen. (Carolina Journal)

Gov. Roy Cooper and DHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen. (Carolina Journal)

N.C. gets low overall ranking for pandemic response

News Staff
Thursday, December 16, 2021
North Carolina ranks among the bottom 10 states in the country on Politico's new State Pandemic Scorecard. The Tar Heel State's overall ranking of No. 41 combines high marks for health and the economy with low scores for social well-being and education.
N.C. DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen speaking to a legislative committee on state COVID restrictions.

N.C. DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen speaking to a legislative committee on state COVID restrictions.

School closures still on the table this winter

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Outgoing N.C. Health Secretary Mandy Cohen told lawmakers recently that schools could still close in the event of a COVID infection surge this winter. Cohen delivered this news as teachers and students scramble to wrap this semester and kids try to catch up from the year of remote and missed school.
State Board of Elections director, Karen Brinson Bell, at a hearing in an N.C. Senate committee. (Carolina Journal file photo by Maya Reagan)

State Board of Elections director, Karen Brinson Bell, at a hearing in an N.C. Senate committee. (Carolina Journal file photo by Maya Reagan)

Modems removed from voting machines in five N.C. counties

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The N.C. State Board of Elections recently removed analog modems from voting equipment in five counties, a move that has drawn criticism from the N.C. House Freedom Caucus. The Freedom Caucus — 25 House members chaired by Rep.