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Christmas in Hart Square Village educates, embraces holiday season

November 26, 2025 The North State Journal

A historical interpreter leads a service in the church at Hart Square Village. (Courtesy Rebecca Hart / Hart Square Foundation) VALE — Visitors can jump back to Colonial times and beyond this Christmas season with […]

State Sen. Andy Wells leaving General Assembly early

July 20, 2020 The North State Journal

State Sen. Andy Wells RALEIGH – On Monday July 20, state Sen. Andy Wells (R-Catawba) announced his retirement a few months before the end of his term. Wells unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor, losing in […]

100 in 100: Catawba County’s Ned Jarrett, auto racing’s ’Gentleman’

April 10, 2020 The North State Journal

Ned Jarrett waves to the crowd after being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte in 2011. (Terry Renna / AP Photo) North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best […]

The Word: Look up
“I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from whence comes my help. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2. It is good always to look up. Thousands […]
Category 5: Hurricanes look to rebound after crushing Game 3 loss
LAS VEGAS — Anyone who scoffed at a Vegas-Carolina Stanley Cup final is eating plenty of crow right now. The two teams have spent just three minutes, 24 seconds with a lead that held, and […]
GOP groups claim victory in two elections cases
RALEIGH — The Republican National Committee and the North Carolina Republican Party claimed victory with consent judgments of two court cases dealing with noncitizens on North Carolina voter rolls and “never residents.” The first consent […]
Hurricanes’ storybook rally ends on Theodore’s lucky bounce in double OT
LAS VEGAS — The Hurricanes have shown they can rally against all odds. Now they’ll need to show they can bounce back from a crushing Game 3 loss. Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore’s point shot in […]
Trolls come indoors as Danish recycling artist stages first museum exhibit
ISHØJ, Denmark — For more than a decade, Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has scattered wooden troll sculptures around the world. He has created almost 200 in 19 countries. Now the poet and former hip-hop […]
CARTER & CHOE: The U.S. ally that figured out China’s gameplan long before Washington
Washington has spent decades talking about the U.S.-Japan alliance in military terms. Carrier groups. Missile defense. Deterrence. Those things matter enormously. But the alliance runs far deeper than defense planning, and right now the economic […]