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Curtis Wynn, president and CEO of Roanoke Electric Cooperative (Photo from NC Electric Cooperatives website)

Curtis Wynn, president and CEO of Roanoke Electric Cooperative (Photo from NC Electric Cooperatives website)

Curtis Wynn honored with North Carolina Rural Leadership Award

News Staff
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Curtis Wynn, president and CEO of Roanoke Electric Cooperative, has been selected to receive the 2021 Larry Wooten Rural Leadership Award, awarded by Governor Roy Cooper and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler.
(Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

(Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

General Assembly releases N.C. budget plan, including input from Cooper

News Staff
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
The N.C. General Assembly will begin votes Tuesday on the newly-released 2021-23 conference budget. The 2021-22 budget plan of $25.9 billion represents a 4.3% increase over the previous plan. The fiscal 2022-23 portion of the biennial plan is $27 billion, and the state’s rainy day fund grows to $4.
Volunteers packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child. (Photo from samaritanpurse.org)

Volunteers packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child. (Photo from samaritanpurse.org)

Operation Christmas Child continues despite rising costs, supply chain issues

News Staff
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Rampant inflation, supply chain issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic aren’t dampening the Christmas spirit at the international Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse. Volunteers are hard at work this week collecting shoeboxes filled with gifts for needy children across the globe.
N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby listens as attorney Paul "Skip" Stam argues before the court on November 9, 2021. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal.)

N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby listens as attorney Paul "Skip" Stam argues before the court on November 9, 2021. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal.)

State Supreme Court takes second crack at AG's hog farm 'slush fund'

News Staff
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
A controversial environmental program controlled by North Carolina's attorney general and funded by hog farm proceeds returned today to the N.C. Supreme Court. The court must decide whether the AG can maintain control of the funding moving forward.
Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay

Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay

Walmart Recalls Better Homes and Gardens Essential Oil Product

News Staff
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Name of Product: Better Homes and Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones Hazard: Tests conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that a bottle of the room spray contained the rare and dangerous bacteria Burkholderia...