The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to join the state legislature to succeed his brother, adding attention around the Lumbee’s efforts to attain full U.S. government recognition.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Monday requested $13.5 billion more from Congress in recovery aid for Hurricane Helene almost a year after the historic storm.
In the student growth data recently released by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, two out of the three districts that fully reached their growth goals are local: Orange County Schools and Chatham County Schools.