Trump: Love it or leave it: President strikes back at critics, touts strong economy
GREENVILLE — President Donald Trump continued his feud with four progressive congresswomen while drawing a stark contrast between himself and his Democratic detractors Wednesday evening.
New candidates file for Richmond County municipal races
ROCKINGHAM — With less than two days left in the municipal election filing period, one Richmond County Mayor is facing two challengers.
Collins enters Norman mayoral race; Massagee won't run again for Hamlet council, alleges 'backroom deals'
With one week left in the filing period for this fall’s municipal elections, the mayor’s race in one town is heating up and one city council member explains why she won’t be running again.
COLUMN: Redistricting should favor voters
North Carolina Democrats held the General Assembly after the 2000 elections, as they had for nearly all of the state’s history. During the ensuing 2001 session, top lawmakers, Democratic consultants, and progressive activists devised a set of gerrymanders that would have guaranteed Democratic control of both legislative chambers for years to come, even if most North Carolinians voted for GOP candidates.
Man whose pro-gun speech went viral announces candidacy for lieutenant governor
GREENSBORO — Tuesday, Mark Robinson, a native of Greensboro, announced his candidacy for the office of Lt. Governor of North Carolina, in a bid to become the first black lieutenant governor in the state’s history.
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Tanya Wallace announces retirement
ROCKINGHAM — North Carolina Superior Court Judge Tanya Wallace has served in the field of law for quite some time, and come Aug. 1, that field will be down one less professional.
Wallace announced Thursday morning that she will be officially retiring, effective July 31.
Bishop wins 9th District Republican Primary
ROCKINGHAM ― State Sen. Dan Bishop will be the Republican candidate in the 9th Congressional District redo election.
Early voting for Republican primary starts Wednesday
ROCKINGHAM — Voters will have a chance to cast their ballots in the 9th Congressional District Republican primary when early voting begins Wednesday.
UNC-Pembroke earns ‘Voter-Friendly Campus’ designation
PEMBROKE — UNC-Pembroke is officially designated a Voter-Friendly Campus. The initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations, Campus Vote Project and NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education), held participating institutions accountable for planning and implementing practices that encourage their students to register and vote in the 2018 elections and in the coming years.
Dowless, associates arrested in 9th District election fraud probe
RALEIGH — Leslie McCrae Dowless, the alleged mastermind of an election fraud scheme in the 9th Congressional District, was arrested Wednesday and jailed in Wake County.
