From the North State Journal

• This week in history: May 14 to May 20
  May 14 1607: Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was established by members of the Virginia Company. 1804: The Lewis and Clark expedition, organized to explore the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific […]
• Famous birthdays this week: May 10 to May 16
  These celebrities have birthdays this week: May 14 Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Pérez is 84. Filmmaker George Lucas is 82. Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis is 75. Musician David Byrne is 74. Actor Tim Roth is […]
• Canvas breach strikes NC
  RALEIGH — North Carolina’s largest school district was among those around the country alerting parents and staff to a cybersecurity incident involving the Canvas learning management platform. According to the statement by Wake County Public […]
• MATTHEWS: Virginia Democrats running out of options in redistricting wars
  To say the last two weeks have not been good for Democrats in the redistricting wars would be an understatement. The biggie, of course, was the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Louisiana v. Callais […]
• NC Folk Festival announces The Roots, Molly Tuttle as 2026 headliners
  GREENSBORO — Following a set from Asheville bluegrass sensation Holler Choir, and with a crowd of eager locals gathered outside downtown staple Natty Greene’s on Friday afternoon, organizers rolled out two major headliners for one […]