Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 498: Facilitate Response to Disasters House Bill 724: Truth in Caller ID Act Senate Bill 9: Female Genital Mutilation/ Clarify Prohibition Senate Bill 301: Regional School Modifications Senate Bill 413: Raise the Age Modifications…

Don’t Turn Your Back on Small Business, Governor By Representative Kyle Hall (R-Stokes) Small businesses are the engine of North Carolina’s economy, yet they all suffer from one problem: access to affordable health insurance. This message doesn’t change whether you’re in…

Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Dawn M. Layton to serve as a Superior Court Judge in District 16A, which consists of Anson, Richmond and Scotland Counties. She will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Tanya Wallace. “Dawn’s extensive…

Andre Alan Thorpe, 36, of Roxboro was sentenced to 480 months’ imprisonment, followed by lifetime of supervised release after he pleaded guilty on May 2, 2019, to production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. From around 2013 until April 29, 2016, Thorpe sexually abused…

DALLAS, NC – Dr. Justin Arnold has been hired as the new Associate Vice President for Economic and Workforce Development at Gaston College. He is responsible for managing Business and Industry Training, Continuing Education, and Human Resources Development. He started his new position on June…