Craven County sees surge in mail-in ballot requests
Craven County Board of Elections reports 5871 mail-in ballot requests for the November 2020 election, more than double the 2600 in 2016, amid COVID fears. Of those, 5024 are valid and ballots will be mailed starting September 4. Aged requests include 342 duplicates and 256 incomplete forms.
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Digital divide grips Charlotte’s East Side families without internet
Yolanda Ames, head of a family in Grier Heights, lives with crowded housing and no broadband. Across North Carolina about 20 percent of homes lack internet, with urban minority neighborhoods hit hardest. The pandemic exposed gaps as schools moved online and aid failed to reach many families like hers. This NC News Collaborative report, part of the Growing Back series funded by the Pulitzer Center, highlights the ongoing struggle to afford service, settle balances, and connect Ty’reese Johnson to his freshman year.
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Grier Heights Community Center
Jessica Koscielniak
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Shorter Named 2019 FAA Southern Region Air Carrier Manager
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Director Andrew Shorter wins 2019 FAA Southern Region Air Carrier Manager of the Year for exceptional leadership. Announcement made during Aug 11 12 virtual airports conference. Shorter, formerly deputy director in 2014 then director in 2016, also earned Airport Professional of the Year earlier this year.
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Joe Leahy
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Lost Colony theory links Roanoke to Croatoan on Hatteras
The piece argues Roanoke’s fate may be relocation with Croatoan allies on Hatteras Island. It cites Scott Dawson’s research showing mixed European and Indian artifacts, John Lawson’s later memories, and a wartime clash with the Secotans that shaped early colonial peril and a mass departure aboard arriving ships.
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