WILLIAM PEACE-NAME CHANGE William Peace University reconsiders name, slaveholder ties RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A small private college in North Carolina is considering a name change amid scrutiny of its namesake’s history as a slaveholder. William Peace University President Brian Ralph told WRAL-TV Tuesday that the school will hold a series of “listening sessions” with…… read more »
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North Carolina News – March 23, 2022
North Carolina News – March 22, 2022
WILLIAM PEACE-NAME CHANGE William Peace University reconsiders name, slaveholder ties RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A small private college in North Carolina is considering a name change amid scrutiny of its namesake’s history as a slaveholder. William Peace University President Brian Ralph told WRAL-TV Tuesday that the school will hold a series of “listening sessions” with…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 21, 2022
PARKING LOT-SHOOTINGS NC police: 3 dead, 2 wounded in hotel parking lot shootings FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police in a North Carolina city say three people were killed and two others wounded following reported shootings in a hotel parking lot. Fayetteville police officers say they went to the lot at the Baymont Ramada on Saturday…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 18, 2022
AP-US-MEADOWS-VOTER-REGISTRATION North Carolina investigating Meadows’ voter registration RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s attorney general office says state investigators are probing the voter registration of Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump. That step comes amid questions about him listing a home he never owned on voter records. The N.C. Department…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 17, 2022
GRANDMOTHER ASSAULTED Sheriff: Man fires shot at grandmother, assaults her BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office says a man is facing multiple charges after he got into an argument with his grandmother and fired a shot a her with a rifle. The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 16, 2022
AVIAN FLU-NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina wildlife officials confirm avian flu cases RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Wildlife experts in North Carolina have confirmed that birds in four separate counties have died from the avian flu. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said in a news release on Wednesday that a snow goose in Hyde County, a redhead…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 15, 2022
SCHOOL-MOCK SLAVE AUCTION NC superintendent apologizes after mock slave auction PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina schools superintendent apologized Monday for a mock “slave auction” in which white middle-schoolers pretended to sell their Black classmates. The school board also is reviewing the student code of conduct and discipline policies dealing with acts of racism.…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 14, 2022
MAIL FACILITY-OSHA REPORT OSHA: Worker lost arm from injury at US mail facility in NC GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Labor Department says the arm of a mechanic working at a mail facility in North Carolina was amputated last year after coming into contact with a machine that had a safety guard removed. The…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 11, 2022
RETIREES-HEALTH INSURANCE NC retiree health insurance case left unsettled by top court RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A legal fight over whether retired government workers were wronged when North Carolina stopped offering them a more generous level of premium-free health insurance is still unsettled despite a state Supreme Court ruling. A majority of justices agreed Friday…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 10, 2022
CONSERVATION GROUP-PURCHASE Conservation group buys unlogged North Carolina forest land ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A nonprofit land conservation group has purchased more than 57 acres in western North Carolina to ensure that forest land that has never been harvested will remain intact. The Asheville Citizen Times reports Conserving Carolina has announced the purchase of an…… read more »
