If I didn’t believe public-policy research mattered, I wouldn’t have spent so much of my career commissioning and funding it.

University of Mount Olive (UMO) senior Emily Sierra-Uriostegui is interning at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh. Contributed Photo MOUNT OLIVE – As the summer sun rises over Raleigh, NC, ...

Governor Stein has appointed Ginger M. Cash of Johnston County to the North Carolina Interagency Coordinating Council for Children from Birth to Five with Disabilities. Cash is the ...

Kathryn Farrior is the 2025 Employee of the Year for Curriculum, Instruction, and Accountability. SMITHFIELD – Kathryn ...

Battle of the Badges between the Clayton Fire Department and the Clayton Police Department at East Clayton Community Park ...

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature ...

Family members of two victims took the stand Friday in the sentencing hearing of Joshua Stewart, in a case which has become ...

By Mike Walden When I recently reviewed my columns of past years, I was surprised I hadn’t written about “the debt” — meaning ...

Mayor asks board to save time with censure Angier city attorney Dan Hartzog talks with Commissioners Steve Crisp, left, and ...

Andres Juarez, Tim Owens, Ashley Love, Dave Mosgrove, Saul Portillo, Elvin McCormick, and Norberto Pena of AAF International ...

Melanie Lee is the 2025 Employee of the Year for Administrative and Auxiliary Services. SMITHFIELD – Melanie Lee has been ...

Tuesday night, members of the Selma Town Council approved a new Incentive Agreement with Culver’s. Culver’s is considering building a new restaurant at 1801 Outlet Center ...