22 hours ago
Yellow Jackets’ Comeback Falls Short Against Coosa Eagles in Battle of the States Tournament
389 Country Staff Report The Hayesville Yellow Jackets delivered an electrifying performance on Saturday, Dec. 28, in round two of the...
top of page
FEATURED STORY
1440 Daily Digest
Oct 181 min read
Goodbye, Kmart Shoppers
The last full-scale Kmart in the continental US is set to close Sunday in Bridgehampton, New York, marking the end of an era for the...
389country
Oct 185 min read
Governor Cooper Joins United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Western North Carolina
Governor Roy Cooper joined United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Western North Carolina for a briefing on recovery...
1440 Daily Digest
Oct 181 min read
Yahya Sinwar Killed
Yahya Sinwar, the military head and de facto leader of Hamas, was killed during an Israeli raid in southern Gaza Wednesday, officials...
Carolina Journal
Oct 175 min read
Opinion: On the frontlines: How local teams and the National Guard deliver hope after Helene
Donna King Carolina Journal I recently had the chance to tag along with service members in the US Army National Guard as they responded...
1/26
LATEST MORNING BUZZ
LOCAL NEWS
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS
Legislative leaders drop appeal in Cooper v. Berger elections board case
CJ Staff Republican state legislative leaders are dropping their appeal in a court battle with outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper over...
‘Petty sniping’: Speaker Moore rebukes NCInnovation ‘Special Litigation Committee’ for targeting House staffer in fiery letter
Jeff Moore Carolina Journal According to a letter released by NC House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, sent to CEO of state funded...
NCDHHS Invests $1.5 Million in School-Based Health Centers to Expand Behavioral Health Services for Children
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a $1.5 million investment to expand behavioral health services...
Governor Cooper Presents Former UNC Basketball Coach Roy Williams with the Order of The Long Leaf Pine
Governor Roy Cooper presented Coach Roy Williams with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the State’s Highest Honorary Society, for his...
Audit finds NCDHHS lax with nursing home oversight
Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal The North Carolina Office of State Auditor (NCOSA) released an audit report this week highlighting the lax...
Griffin asks NC Supreme Court to stop elections board ‘from counting unlawful ballots’
CJ Staff Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin is asking North Carolina’s highest court to issue an order blocking...
A North Carolina Where People Are Better Educated, Healthier, With More Money In Their Pockets: Governor Cooper Delivers Farewell Address
Press Release Governor Roy Cooper delivered his farewell address and celebrated the progress made building a North Carolina where people...
Clayton Resident’s NCCash Windfall Will Assist Her Mission to Help Haiti
Press Release “We weren’t meant to take an easy life. We are supposed to serve our fellow man,” said self-described farm girl turned data...
Governor Cooper Celebrates Finish Line Grant Program, Investments in Community Colleges and Workforce Training
Press Release Governor Roy Cooper celebrated the progress made during his time in office building and strengthening North Carolina’s...
Robinson seeks to have CNN defamation lawsuit moved back to NC court
Carolina Journal Staff Report Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is urging a federal judge to return his defamation lawsuit against CNN and a former...
NC Division of Broadband Launches Tech Resource Finder to Help North Carolinians Access and Use the Internet
Press Release Governor Roy Cooper announced the launch of the state’s Tech Resource Finder , a new website that provides more than 1,100...
Governor Cooper Announces First North American Manufacturing Facility for Lithuanian Furniture Maker
Press Release Governor Roy Cooper announced SBA Home, a furniture manufacturer, will create 250 jobs in Davie County. The newly created...
House Democrat slams own party over ‘disgusting lies’ and using him as a scapegoat
Brianna Kraemer Carolina Journal North Carolina Rep. Cecil Brockman, D-Guilford, blasted his own party in a lengthy statement posted...
Budd introduces bill to expedite disaster relief for Western North Carolina
Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal As the recovery process continues in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene impacted the area in...
Over 600,000 North Carolinians Enrolled in Medicaid Expansion
Governor Roy Cooper announced more than 600,000 people have enrolled in Medicaid Expansion in the first year of implementation, in half...
State Supreme Court backs bars, restaurants in COVID-related insurance dispute
Carolina Journal Staff Report A unanimous North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in favor of bars and restaurants that sued their...
Tillis blasts judge’s ‘brazenly partisan’ decision to reverse retirement
Carolina Journal Staff Report North Carolina’s senior US senator is criticizing a federal Appeals Court judge’s decision to rescind his...
South Korea Impeachment
South Korea's highest court will meet today to begin discussing whether to uphold the impeachment of conservative President Yoon Suk...
House committee on Helene recovery to continue work into 2025-26 biennium
Brianna Kraemer Carolina Journal The House Select Committee on Helene Recovery met on Wednesday and revealed plans to continue its...
Governor Cooper, Governor-Elect Stein File Lawsuit on Separation of Powers
Press Release Governor Roy Cooper and Governor-Elect Josh Stein filed a lawsuit against Republican legislative leaders, contending that...
House overrides Cooper veto, reallocates elections powers
Brianna Kraemer Carolina Journal The North Carolina House voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382 on Monday in a...
NCSBE rejects GOP’s request to throw out 60,000 ballots
Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted Wednesday mostly along party lines to reject...
Labor Commissioner-elect Farley Announces Government Affairs Team
Labor Commissioner-elect Luke Farley announced his incoming government affairs team who will advance the Commissioner’s and the N.C....
NC Office of State Fire Marshal Statement Regarding Temporary Housing Emergency Rule
State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor is proud to announce that the North Carolina Building Code Council (NCBCC) has adopted an emergency rule...
Embattled NCORR orders the stop of new construction, stops paying contractors
The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) is facing new questions after a report surfaced that it has ordered...
WORLD & NATIONAL
1440 Daily Digest
5 days ago1 min read
World's No. 3 Automaker
Two of Japan's leading automakers, Honda and Nissan, have formally announced they are exploring plans to merge. The move would create...
bottom of page