1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (249+ words) RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Labor recovered a record $3.7 million in unpaid wages for workers in 89 counties during the 2026 fiscal year, Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. The recoveries resulted from investigations by the NCDOL Wage and Hour…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (852+ words) There’s a reason the First Amendment not only defends the right to free exercise of religion, free speech and freedom of assembly, but also of a free press. These all go hand in hand under the freedom of conscience — the…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (870+ words) I stood in the middle of an empty classroom surrounded by boxes. I was in a brand-new school and a brand-new grade level. There was fresh paint on the walls with empty shelves waiting for books. The rug was rolled…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (171+ words) The Johnstonian News Cauley elected president of NC Association of Municipal Attorneys Jim Cauley has been elected president of the North Carolina Association of Municipal Attorneys, which supports municipal law collaboration and education statewide. Attorney Jim Cauley was elected to…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (128+ words) SMITHFIELD — Former Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Jail Administrator Bonnie Strickland died Wednesday, Aug. 12. Strickland joined the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office in 1991 under Sheriff Freddie Narron. During her career, she served as a detention officer, sergeant, captain and assistant jail administrator…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (293+ words) RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson will not sign a proposed settlement in Duke Energy Progress’ rate case that would increase residential electric rates by about 6.8% over two years. Duke Energy Progress serves the eastern half of North Carolina…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (337+ words) CLAYTON — One month after reopening, the renovated Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library is showing what happens when a community embraces its library. During its initial return to 100 S. Church St., library staff issued 722 new library cards, the highest monthly total recorded in…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (591+ words) Government surveillance isn’t new, but new wide-ranging technologies that can detect our faces and track our movements are making it more ubiquitous. While the tools have changed, the purpose remains the same — to chill independent thought, free speech and dissent,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (568+ words) I live in Orange County, where county commissioners give themselves annual “performance” bonuses at the expense of the employees they oversee. Orange County’s Merit Pay program is a countywide performance bonus system that has existed for several years and has…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (428+ words) SELMA — Sheetz has opened a new location at Eastfield, marking the occasion with a community celebration and $5,000 in charitable donations. The new store is located at I-95 Exit 97, at the intersection of I-95 and U.S. 70 Business. “We are delighted to…...