On the coast, crews have started removing pavement and protective sandbags on a two-mile former section of N.C. 12 known as the ‘S-Curves.’ Portions of the road that are being removed are bypassed by the new Rodanthe ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge, which opened to traffic July...
The Department of Commerce has awarded two new television and film projects with North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants to support productions in several locations around the state. Combined, the projects are estimated to generate direct in-state spending of $30...
The much anticipated 2022 midterm elections have finally arrived! North Carolina’s in-person early voting period officially started yesterday (Thursday, October 20th), and ends 3 days before election day, Wednesday, November 2nd. Republicans, get out and vote!...
Ben Houser of Vale won the brand new St. Jude Dream Home in a drawing that aired on WBTV last night. In July, 26,000 tickets were sold for a chance to win the home, raising a record $2.6 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You can watch the full special...
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 17 grant requests to local governments totaling $5,710,255. The requests include commitments to create a total of 1,382 jobs, 1,097 of which were previously announced. The public investment in these...
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded more than $1.4 million in grants to the state of North Carolina to advance and support office recruitment and retention,...
