RALEIGH — House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) announced the establishment of a House Select Committee on Redistricting and named the assigned committee members on Wednesday. The committee will be co-chaired by Reps. Hugh Blackwell (R-Burke) and [...] The post NC House Select Redistricting Committee announced first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
RALEIGH — The State Fair returns Thursday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 26, bringing the smells, sights and sounds that have made it a fall tradition for generations — plus a few new flavors you’ll [...] The post 88 new food, drink options with familiar favorites to spice up midway first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
RALEIGH — Person County Schools Superintendent Rodney Peterson was named the Burroughs Wellcome Fund A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year for 2026 at an awards ceremony at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro last Thursday. The award ceremony was [...] The post Person County administrator named NC Superintendent of the Year first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
RALEIGH — North Carolina Speaker of the House Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) announced they will take up congressional redistricting plans to “thwart blue state attempts to steal Congress.” According [...] The post General Assembly leaders plan redistricting to ‘thwart blue state attempts to steal Congress’ first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
NEW YORK — Lights, camera, action. Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” has arrived. Are you ready for it? Swift announced her latest era back in August, when she began teasing [...] The post Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ out now, breaking records first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
GREENSBORO — With only a passing sense of Karla Johnson’s music background, a few impressive Instagram clips and the fact that our daughters play on the same soccer team, I went to her performance at [...] The post Karla Davis returns to stage with soul, humor, gospel grace first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
The Bible takes especial pains to assure us of the everlastingness of God’s love. In one passage, for example, it is declared that while even the mountains shall depart, God’s loving-kindness shall never depart from [...] The post The Word: Is God always kind? first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
Congress is not going to allow Big Auto to sideline consumer privacy and safety while getting subsidized massively by the federal government. That is because in late September, by an overwhelming vote of 50 to [...] The post BLACKWELL: Big Auto wants your data; Trump and Congress aren’t having it first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
RALEIGH — Chapel Hill’s Martha Jenkins was elected president of the National Federation of Republican Women during the organization’s 43rd Biennial Convention in Orlando, Florida. Jenkins will be the first National Federation of Republican Women’s [...] The post New National Federation of Republican Women president from NC first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage, bringing a surprising end to a long and seemingly successful union that brought together two superstars from the [...] The post Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban divorce after 19-year marriage first appeared on The North State Journal.| The North State Journal
RALEIGH — An organization with sub-groups that serve as a pass-through for dark money has set up shop in Durham. Arabella Advisors describes itself as a “philanthropic advising firm” that is a “Certified B Corporation that provides guidance and support to the world’s leading philanthropists and i| The North State Journal | Elevate the conversation.
