Author: Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Donald Trump’s visits to North Carolina netted his greatest difference in raw votes and second-best winning percentage over Kamala Harris in the seven consensus battleground states of the America’s 60th presidential election. As unofficial absentee and provisional votes are finalized before canvasses across the country, Trump secured the 16 electoral college…

(The Center Square) – Throaty chants of “USA! USA! USA!” drove up the decibels. So did the talk of immigration policy in North Carolina, some 1,600 miles from the southern border. Well beyond the halcyon days of the Bible Belt, faith still matters in eastern North Carolina. And the Rocky Mount Events Center crowd of…

(The Center Square) – More than 56,000 people have taken advantage of same-day registration during the early in-person window in North Carolina, pushing the voter roll to nearly 7.8 million. In the last two weeks, the unaffiliated bloc is up 23,228, Republicans 17,656, and Democrats 13,434. The total for unaffiliated registrations is just 7,862 shy…

(The Center Square) – Hurricane Helene has killed 99 people in North Carolina, and as the fifth week of recovery progresses, there remain 10 people unaccounted for or missing. At least one county, Buncombe where 42 perished, said last week it would reopen the search if new information comes to light for the 10 it…

(The Center Square) – Citing fall harvest losses at the top of a list, respective state House of Representatives leaders from North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama have petitioned Congress for fiscal assistance. The Monday letter to U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell and U.S. Reps. Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries…

(The Center Square) – A proposal senators from Michigan and North Carolina say could be helping victims of natural disasters was already filed before Hurricanes Helene and Milton ruptured lives in the southeastern United States. On Wednesday of the third week since Helene struck the Blue Ridge Mountains in Sen. Thom Tillis’ native North Carolina,…

(The Center Square) – Silicon carbide power solutions company Wolfspeed, headquartered in North Carolina, has a tentative memorandum of understanding to get three-quarters of $1 billion from the Biden administration. Wolfspeed, in Durham, has been battling losses and a price share down 71%. Still, it remains an American market leader and challenged by Chinese competitors.…

(The Center Square) – Hello, football! And welcome, from the North Carolina bottom line for tax proceeds. To no surprise, the gridiron’s first full month of action led to increased activity – and money for state coffers – through sports wagering. Estimated tax proceeds in September were $12,611,330, a 107.6% increase from the previous month.…

(The Center Square) – About a week or so after Election Day every year, the aroma in the cool air begins to change downtown in the 1,300-population community of West Jefferson in the North Carolina mountains. Frasir firs by the truck and trailer load, most open-air, are hauled into central distribution sites to be loaded…

(The Center Square) – False claims by a Biden administration official on the way to North Carolina sparked one controversy. Plenty more are rumbling from the hills and hollows of the Blue Ridge and Appalachians. Members of Congress from the region are trying to learn facts in addition to sharing knowledge, their plight as steep…