These trees were essential to the enslaved people’s labor, yet they also provided refuge and a path to escape,” Jones said.
The state Supreme Court has ruled against gerrymandering complaints, but one lawsuit is using a new strategy of arguing that some districts are so skewed that it's akin to rigging an election.
If both these communities move forward, the city of Oxford, which sits under 10,000 residents, according to estimates from ...
The National Weather Service collects reports of snow, sleet and freezing rain accumulations during winter storms and plots ...
Republican-led General Assembly and signed by former Governor Roy Cooper in 2021, social districts allow people to carry open ...
Funding reductions proposed by Congress threaten hospitals, children’s health and local economies in rural communities.
Kotek directed the state forestry department to pause action based on the map until the Legislature decides to keep, update ...
As plans evolve for a parkway to the southern end of the county, businesses and rural communities are beginning to brace ...