Liberty
Rep. Brockman’s traffic stop
Charlotte’s WBTV obtained dash cam video Rep. Cecil Brockman, D-Guilford, being pulled over and questioned by state troopers in Archdale: The stop begins with Allred trying to pull Brockman over…
Archdale
Greensboro drops, Winston-Salem, High point climb on tax burden list
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $1,900 per person in Greensboro during the 2012 budget year, a total that helped the city drop nine spots to No. 17 in…
Education
UNC professor embarrasses self with ridiculous Common Core letter
Robert Sealock of Chapel Hill has something to say and the News & Observer let him say it! In his May 3 letter “ A standards evaluation commission the way…
Greensboro and High Point climb, Winston-Salem drops on tax burden list
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Lowrey discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $1,935 per person in Greensboro during the 2011 budget…
Winston-Salem jumps, other top Triad cities hold steady on tax burden list
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $1,835 per person in Winston-Salem during the 2010…
Education
Kudos to Jerry Tillman
Jerry Tillman is a Republican state senator from Archdale and serves as co-chairman of the legislative education oversight committee. Yesterday, Tillman’s committee heard a proposal from the NC Department of…
Major Triad cities all fall on annual tax burden list
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $1,907 per person in Greensboro during the 2009 budget…
Liberty
Rainy Sunday roundup
*Missed extra point gives Northern Guilford the state 3AA football championship; *N&R’s Jeri Rowe (unposted) writes up Glenwood neighborhood’s land battle with UNCG, which is crossing Lee Street next summer:…
Greensboro, Winston-Salem move up tax burden list, High Point falls
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $1,971 per person in Greensboro during the 2008 budget year, a total that pushes the city to No. 9 in the tax-burden rankings…
Liberty
DA says officers justified in Courtland Smith shooting
The N&O reports: The fatal shooting of a UNC Chapel Hill fraternity president was justified, Randolph County District Attorney Garland Yates said today. In a news release, Yates said the…
Liberty
Media file to suit to release Courltand Smith video
A Raleigh law firm has filed a motion for a Randolph County Superior Court judge to vacate his order sealing the video tape of UNC student Courtland Smith’s fatal altercation…
Liberty
Did Courtland Smith have a gun?
Here’s the N&O’s write-up of Courtland Smith’s 911 call before he was shot by an Archdale police officer along Interstate 85. Yes, it also occurred to me while writing last…