With bed tax collections up 14 percent so far this year, Flagler County’s spot on the tourism map is growing. But with more local organizations looking for funding assistance just midway through the year, the cupboard at the Tourist Development…

Two teenagers lost their arms in shark attacks just off the North Carolina coast Sunday, in what experts say is a rare instance of bites within 90 minutes and a few miles of each other. The teens were both swimming…

General Electric hasn’t been innovating and making money since the 1890s by sitting on its hands. The multinational conglomerate that traces its roots to Thomas Edison is constantly bobbing and weaving as economic conditions change. Last week, for instance, it…

Members of an 8U baseball team traveled with their families and friends from St. Louis to complete in a tournament at the Sportsplex last weekend.(Photo: PAM DIETZ / The Jackson Sun) Last weekend, hotels across Jackson were filled with baseball…

It looks like North Carolina House and Senate Republicans are nearing the same impasse they reached a year ago over the best way to overhaul how the state Medicaid program pays to treat its 1.8 million patients. As House leaders…

Members of Pittsylvania Historical Society and Chatham First met at Frances Hallam Hurt Park Saturday for a cleanup day. Mary Lee Black, co-chairman of Chatham First, said, “We have spent four years in the park to create a welcome recreational…

LUMBERTON — With about a month to go until the filing period for elections begins, the Lumberton mayoral race is already taking shape. Lumberton City Councilman Don Metzger has declared he will run for mayor, joining former Councilman Bruce Davis…

From the panting yellow lab with the nasty ear infection to the quivering Siamese cat in need a nail trim, the Veterinary Treatment Facility at Dover Air Force Base is not as high-drama as one might expect. Established in the…

Saints Stardom Reaching Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015 11:00 am The Helene Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series at An Appalachian Summer Festival Posted on Jun 12, 2015 by Sandy Selvy-Mullis BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA — An Appalachian Summer Festival will showcase…

Variety of special events ▪ Myrtle Beach Elvis Festival, with second round of Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Myrtle Beach contest, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and “Elvis Presley, The Legend” concert starring Michael Chambliss, Dwight Icenhower and Cody Ray Slaughter, 4-5:30 p.m., all…