RALEIGH — With the N.C. Senate and the House of Representatives reportedly miles apart on a 2015-16 budget and not yet even negotiating in earnest, local government officials still have no idea whether a controversial sales tax distribution makeover in…

Sanford Rotary Club President Amber Cameron opened the June 23 meeting and called on Tom Spence to direct the group singing of “America the Beautiful.” Jon Carpenter won the 50/50 raffle. Regarding announcements, Cameron reminded the membership to provide their…

This log of vanity plates I’ve collected over the past few months happens to run coincident with the recent attention to the Sons of Confederate Veterans “cause plates.” Apparently this Confederate plate has recently sold out in North Carolina, perhaps…

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Jason Frye, a Wilmington, N.C.-based travel writer, zeroes in on the Southeast. His third guidebook, “Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip,” was published in May (Moon/Avalon Travel, $19.99), with four more books for Moon lined up for 2016. Two will be…

1. Lawmakers weigh options to reduce state commitment to retiree health benefits Despite the fact that North Carolina already ranks near the bottom nationally in the generosity of its retiree health plan—better only than Georgia—Senate and House lawmakers met on…

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Enjoying their majority in the General Assembly, North Carolina Republicans may find it short lived. Because Republican N.C. Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown of Onslow and Jones counties introduced a bill to redistribute state sales tax revenue to counties, cities…

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