The NCDOT is utilizing new technology to help the state’s bridges last longer. After years of research, the department is using a carbon-fiber reinforced polymer to build the replacement bridge that connects Harkers Island to the mainland in Carteret County. This...
The Mooresville Downtown Commission (MDC) has been designated as a Nationally Accredited Main Street America program for the second consecutive year. This accreditation status is the most distinguished recognition that a Downtown community can receive from the...
A $1.5 million grant from SECU Foundation has helped the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation move forward with a multi-phase campus expansion of the Tammy Lynn Center (TLC), its Wake County hub for statewide operations. TLC provides diverse on-site and community-based...
Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Chinese Currency Accountability Act. They were joined by Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Katie Britt (R-AL), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Joni Ernst (R-IA). The bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to...
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (Republican-Cornelius, NC) co-sponsored the End Child Trafficking Now Act, legislation which would require a DNA test to determine the relationship between illegal immigrants coming across the border and any accompanying children. This comes...
Cornelius Today is reporting that at their last Monday meeting, the Town Board honored retiring police dog, Lex, a Cornelius Police canine officer since 2017. Police Chief David Baucom said that due to health conditions, Lex would have been at high risk, so the...
