The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Wake Forest University School of Medicine a renewal grant of $8 million over five years for research on alcohol use disorder. With the support...
Severn Peanut Company, a peanut sheller, announced yesterday that it will create 44 jobs in Bladen County. The company will invest $17 million to upgrade and renovate its facility in Elizabethtown for peanut butter production. Headquartered in North Carolina for more...
Charlotte Stories is reporting that the financial planning website SmartAsset released its seventh annual study on the Healthiest Housing Markets in North Carolina yesterday. The study weighed factors including stability, risk of loss, the ease of selling a home, and...
The Local Government Commission (LGC) meets today at UNC-Wilmington. The meeting is part of state Treasurer Dale Folwell’s and other members of the LGC’s desire to highlight the work of the commission, and its impact on local governments, by bringing the LGC to the...
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius, NC),member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, recently co-sponsored the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. This bill will help ensure state and local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities and would...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It’s purpose is to increase awareness and help address this widespread public health issue. More than half of women and nearly 1 in 3 men in the United States have experienced sexual violence involving physical contact during...
