By Vaya Health Source: The Daily Dispatch OXFORD — Local officials, law enforcement, health care providers, and other community partners came together last week to celebrate the opening of a new walk-in center in Oxford. The center will primarily serve residents of Granville County, offering support and services to help people experiencing a behavioral health crisis in the same way…
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By Chantal Allam Source: The News and Observer After two-plus years of plummeting inventory and sky-high home prices, the Triangle housing market may finally be settling down. Mortgage rates have more than doubled from the historic lows seen in 2021, resulting in slower home sales and double the number of active listings, said Matt Fowler, executive director of Triangle MLS,…
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Sinclair Public Affairs has proven time and time again that successful independent expenditure campaigns don’t have to be negative in nature, or funded by dark money groups. Sinclair transforms this negative perception by disseminating positive media that focuses on what candidates have done for their constituents- highlighting specific and important voter interests. This honest, strategic, and positively focused approach to…
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By Dave Cruz Source: Rocky Mountain Telegram State Sen. Lisa Stone Barnes, R-Nash, garnered 55 percent of the vote in defeating her Democratic opponent Mark Speed, 41,502 to 34,046 votes. Barnes, 56, is a former Nash County commissioner. She was elected to the board’s District 4 seat in 2012 and served in that post for six years. In 2018, she…
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By Cheyenne Pagan Source: WNCT RALEIGH, NC – Thread Capital, a subsidiary of the North Carolina Rural Center, and Array Community Development Corporation announced Friday the launch of a new loan program designed to foster shellfish aquaculture in coastal North Carolina. The Shellfish Growers Loan Program, created in partnership with the North Carolina Coastal Federation, will provide loans of up to $50,000 to qualified…
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By Charles Duncan Source: Spectrum News The races at the top of the ballot, for Congress, General Assembly and local leaders, have been getting much of the attention ahead of the midterms. But voters around the Triangle will also decide on hundreds of millions in bonds this election. The bonds include new parks in Raleigh and Wake Forest, school funding…
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By Kristen Johnson Source: The News & Obeserver The three bonds on the ballot in Wake County were approved by voters on Tuesday, making way for improvements to schools, parks, and the expansion of Wake Technical Community College. On the ballot Tuesday was the Raleigh Parks Bond Referendum, Wake County Public School Bond, and the Wake Tech Workforce Forward Bond.
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With a little over two weeks to go until Election Day, many people are starting to see the light at the end of what has felt like a very noisy election season. But, as everyone starts to countdown the days until political ads cease- for those in the industry, the sprint to the finish line has only just begun. Since…
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The gist of incorporating smart brevity in your work? Stop thinking about what you want to say and start thinking of how the reader is going to consume what you’re saying. While the book Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less offers helpful tips for incorporating brevity and frankness into your own writing, critics have pointed out…
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By Evan Hoopfer Source: TBJ CLAYTON, NC - One of the largest mixed-use developments in Johnston County is quadrupling in size. The development team behind the Copper District in Clayton said that plans for their project have ballooned in the past few months. The project, which started out at about 70 acres, will now encompass about 270 acres – and…
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