There is increasing urgency for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the more dangerous new Delta variant is rapidly spreading in the United States, including in North Carolina. Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified the Delta variant as a ‘variant of…

Forsyth County commissioners unanimously approved a $500 million budget that lowers the property tax rate by 6.57 cents while maintaining services and investing in the community. The budget lowers the tax rate to 67.78 cents per $100 of property value, a significant reduction from the current 74.35…

When I joined the North Carolina State University faculty in 1978, the big issue in the economy was inflation. On average, prices at the retail level were rising at double-digit rates, and they continued that pace for several years. It took a severe recession in the early 1980s to bring inflation…

Military veterans and current service members are a priority at Elizabeth City State University, so when the Military Times set out to rank the Best Bet for Vets schools, it should come as no surprise that ECSU is once again a Best Bet for Vets institution. According to the Military Times,…

An ex-soldier from Fayetteville was sentenced today to 44 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On August 18, 2020, Ebenezer Yeboah Asane, a/k/a “Ben” pled guilty to marriage fraud and conspiracy. According to court documents and other information presented in court,…