Do yourself a favor and vote yes for the proposed quarter-of-a-cent sales tax increase to generate an estimated $2.6 million for direly needed capital improvements in Wayne County Schools. No one … more

Fertilization is an important step for having a successful harvest of pecans and fruit in the home garden. However, it can be very confusing determining how much and what type of fertilizer is … more

Eight North Carolina counties have declared themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries in a preemptive strike against gun control measures like those making their way to the lawbooks in neighboring … more

GUEST EDITORIAL Cancer remains a dreaded diagnosis, but there’s heartening news. America is showing great progress against some of the most deadly forms of the disease, particularly lung cancer … more

RALEIGH — “Prudence,” wrote the British statesman Edmund Burke, “is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director, the regulator, the standard of them … more