From left, Senate candidate Michael Whatley, N.C. House Rep. Paul Scott, N.C. Senator Ted Alexander and N.C. House Rep. Kelly Hastings at...

Charlie Kirk, with wife Erika and their two children. Courtesy photo On Sept 10, Charlie Kirk, 31, was killed by an assassin’s bullet...

Iryna Zarutska was murdered by Decarlos Brown Jr., on Aug. 22 in Charlotte while riding the light rail train. courtesy file photo (The...

“We all have to live here,” he said, bluntly, without hesitation. “Being public servant, it made perfect sense to serve in a capacity to invest in my community and help my community grow by keeping their exposes a s low as possible. It's a calling – Plain and simple, it’s a calling to do this.”

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Pullen stated it was the ethical thing to do.

Cooper will be the sixth former governor of the state to try for the U.S. Senate. One from each major party has lost

Hunt, arguably a patriarch of the state party, broke ground as the first two-term governor and remains the only politician to do it twice.

Eason talked to The Shelby Independent about why she is running for 100 NC House

The problem of excessive shooting in the town limits began a few months ago, according to town officials.

Candidate filing ends July 18 Registration deadline for filing is July 18 at Noon. All across Cleveland County, seats are up for...

Rezoning and board appointments were approved at the July meeting of the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night.

SB 205 would strip local governments of zoning authority