Shortly after Lord Cornwallis captured Charles Towne, he focused on North Carolina. The first engagement in his North Carolina campaign occurred at Ramsour’s Mill in what is now Lincoln County. …
This past week 97.7% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone. Nevertheless, 39 out of 40 (97.4%) adult North Carolinians — and more…
I have seen that several of the congressional redistricting proposals posted in the North Carolina Senate Redistricting and Elections committee divide Mecklenburg three or four times. Would are such divisions…
In a 5-2 ruling, the N.C. Supreme Court is allowing a Lincoln County man to get a new trial on charges of online solicitation of sex from a teenage boy.…
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper pulled $50 million from reserve accounts and funds set aside for summer reading camps (which will not occur this summer for obvious reasons). Districts and…
A three-judge N.C. Court of Appeals panel ruled this morning in favor of Lincoln County property owners who want a county permit that would enable them to build a solar…
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released estimates for the distribution of $100 million in lottery funds for school facilities. Charter schools are not entitled to lottery funds for this…
The May primary ballot in at least a dozen North Counties will include a referendum to raise the local sales tax rate by a quarter-cent. The counties are below. Find…
At last count, 12 North Carolina counties will include an increase in the local sales tax on their May ballots. In all 12 of those counties, it’s a bad idea. …
Here I go, here I go, here I go again (again?) Readers, what’s my weakness? (financial data published by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction!)
Earlier this week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction published the final 2015-16 student counts for all district and charter schools. I used Average Daily Membership (ADM) data to determine…
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled against Lincoln County in the case of a proposed solar farm in Denver. Twice county officials have voted…