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April 15, 2026

Albemarle, Tar Heels legend Woody Durham remembered

March 14, 2018 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Woody Durham loved everything about his job during his 40 years as the play-by-play voice of the North Carolina football and basketball teams. More than anything else, though, he loved calling the Tar […]

NC A&T’s Broadway a ‘pillar of black college football’

January 4, 2018 Brett Friedlander

There were only two realistic options available to young men coming of age in Oakboro during the during the late 1960s and early ’70s. As far as Rod Broadway was concerned, only one of them […]

Albemarle’s Harris becomes a ‘Legend’ this weekend

November 29, 2017 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Fifty years ago, right around this time of year, Bob Harris shed a tear as he packed up his broadcast equipment after calling a high school football game between West Stanly and Anson […]

Albemarle native Bob Harris named ‘ACC Legend’

November 8, 2017 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Every year, the ACC picks a class of “legends,” one from each member school to represent their teams at the league’s championship game festivities in December. At least half of those selected never […]

Wolfpack overpowered by Notre Dame running attack

November 2, 2017 Brett Friedlander

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The NC State football team couldn’t have drawn up a better start Saturday at Notre Dame. The middle and end didn’t go nearly as well. The 14th-ranked Wolfpack quieted a festive […]

Albemarle’s Prince paves the way for UNC running backs

October 24, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — R.J. Prince has been a fixture on the North Carolina offensive line for the past two seasons, starting the Tar Heels’ last 19 games at right guard. But if not for […]

ECU defense rises to the occasion in badly needed win against BYU

October 24, 2017 Brett Friedlander

GREENVILLE — As bad as things have been going for East Carolina’s defense this season, the last thing it needed was for its offense to put it in a bad spot right out of the […]

Tar Heels looking for answers after blowout loss

October 11, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Larry Fedora’s postgame press conference lasted a shade over three minutes Saturday, by far his shortest of the season. At this point, there’s not much left for him to say. His North […]

ECU’s slide continues with AAC loss to Temple

October 11, 2017 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — East Carolina’s defenseless defense gave up better than 500 yards for the sixth time in as many games this season, but Saturday it was the offense that let it down most in a […]

Hill goes from West Stanly to ACC’s best defensive line

October 4, 2017 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — It’s hard to imagine someone 6-foot-4 and 315 pounds going about his business without being noticed, especially on a football field. But that’s what can happen when you’re a no-nonsense defensive tackle flanked […]

Mullin visits western NC, reaffirms commitment to cutting red tape
RALEIGH — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made his first official trip as secretary on April 8 when he visited Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Village, areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene. During [...] The post Mullin visits western NC, reaffirms commitment to cutting red tape first appeared on The North State Journal.
ECBI’s Ferguson tapped to fill remainder of NCGA term for late Clampitt
RALEIGH — The Republican Party in House District 119 has tapped Anna Ferguson to fill the remainder of the term for Rep. Mike Clampitt (R-Swain), who died in March after a battle with cancer. In [...] The post ECBI’s Ferguson tapped to fill remainder of NCGA term for late Clampitt first appeared on The North […]
Trump seeks $1.5T in defense spending in 2027 budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released earlier this month, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments [...] The post Trump seeks $1.5T in defense spending in 2027 budget first appeared on The North State Journal.
UNC will go it Malone
Compared to the other coaches on UNC’s rumored big board of coaching candidates, Michael Malone was not the most intriguing name. Heck, as far as names go, he wasn’t even the most intriguing Malone in [...] The post UNC will go it Malone first appeared on The North State Journal.
The Word: A living Christ
It has been suggested that one of the faults of much evangelical preaching is the too exclusive presentation of a suffering, dying, dead, and buried Christ — rather than of a risen, living, ever-sympathizing, ever-helping [...] The post The Word: A living Christ first appeared on The North State Journal.
NC minor league teams start season
For the second year in a row, North Carolina has a minor league team on the move. Last year, Kinston’s franchise moved to the Spartanburg, S.C. area. This year, the state lost another longtime fixture [...] The post NC minor league teams start season first appeared on The North State Journal.