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ROCKINGHAM — With four decades in the business world, Gene McLaurin has been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve as chairman of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.

RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge asked repeatedly Thursday, Feb. 18, for evidence that would justify state government orders that keep private bars closed across North Carolina.

RALEIGH — The N.C. House and Senate have come to terms on legislation to reopen schools for in-person instruction. 

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper signed a more than $2 billion COVID relief bill on Wednesday, Feb. 10, despite his call for more spending.

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s call for more money for schools while also indicating he would veto a bill that could send students back to school has many in the state scratching their heads.

RALEIGH — The N.C. General Assembly passed a bill Thursday, Feb. 4,  that provides more than $2 billion in COVID aid across the state, most of it to public schools.

RALEIGH — A week after the Richmond County Board of Education voted to let students return to school for in-person instruction, Gov. Roy Cooper and other state officials calling for the same.

ROCKINGHAM — Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday extended his modified stay-at-home order for another month.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives. But few in North Carolina can argue that they’ve taken as big a hit as owners and operators of private bars.

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is again pushing for a multibillion-dollar infrastructure bond, but Republican leaders caution that North Carolina’s still-unsteady economy makes it impossible to tell whether it would be prudent.