Absentee voting details and local voter opinions in Craven County
Craven County voters may request absentee ballots by mail or at the Board of Elections office before the October 27 deadline. Near relatives may request ballots for voters. News notes mixed opinions on safety of in-person versus mail voting, with residents citing convenience or health concerns. Local residents discuss voting options and timing.
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Cravenvote.com
N.C. Board of Elections
Ncsbe.gov
Craven County
North Carolina
McCrae Dowless
Mark Harris
James City
Chris Lawson
Lawson
Cynthia Mason
New Bern
Mark Whitford
Vanceboro
Mason Jones
Jones
Lost Colony mystery explored with Croatoan ties and White missteps
Historian Dawson discusses the 1587 settlement of Roanoke, its Croatoan alliance, and the missing colonists. He notes John White’s 1590 return, Virgin ia Dare’s birth, and the carved CROATOAN message, arguing the play’s simplifications erase a complex assimilation history. He encourages viewing the Lost Colony tale as fiction with factual threads.
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Secotans
Virginia Dare
America
John White
Manteo
White
England
Virginia
Dawson
Smith
Digital divide fuels back to school access gaps in North Carolina
Across North Carolina hundreds of thousands of students return to learning unseen at home. Rural areas lack high speed internet while urban families face unaffordable monthly costs. The disparity hits students of color hardest and drives reliance on community centers and libraries for online classes.
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State Department of Public Instruction
State Public Instruction
Eric Davis
State Board of Education
Pat Millen
Millen
Davidson Elementary
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
Charlotte-Mecklenberg
Kelly Lalli
Cotswold Elementary
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Cotswold
Billingsville
Grier Heights
Ames
Lalli
Takeshia Reed -Davis
Reed-Davis
Crescent
Uptown
Sedgefield
Myers Park
J’tanya Adams
EveryoneOn
Youre
Adams
COVID
Ty Reese
Ty’reese
Grier Heights Community Center
Billingsville School
Myers Park High School
Tijna Robinson
Charlotte Observer
Gavin Off
Lottery results and next draws from North Carolina
Evening results from the North Carolina Education Lottery were not available at press time. Mega Millions drawn Friday numbers 3 9 50 53 64 Megaball and Megaplier 3. Powerball drawn Saturday numbers 5 21 22 29 40 Powerball 10 Powerplay 3. Next drawings Tuesday and Wednesday with estimated jackpots of 78 million and 47 million respectively. Also listed are Pick 3, Pick 4, and Carolina Cash 5 results from Sunday and Saturday drawings.
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North Carolina
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