BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, May 19 (TNSres) -- Campbell University issued the following news: Two students in Campbell University's School of Education & Human Sciences were among eight in the state chosen for North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities' Undergraduate Research Program. Senior Rebecca Roope and junior Hannah Vogel, both psychology majors, have received funding for their research from NCICU, and both will have an opportunity to participate in the annual State of North  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, May 13 (TNStalk) -- Campbell University issued the following news: Two commencement ceremonies on Saturday wrapped up a Graduation Week at Campbell University that saw 1,145 students earn their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Commencement speaker, 1995 Campbell graduate and chairman of the University's Board of Trustees Gene Lewis told Saturday's honorees to view this final step in their undergraduate journey as an "opportunity" and invited the new alumni to c  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, May 20 (TNSper) -- Cape Fear Community College issued the following news: Dr. Marc Sosne was sworn in to the Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) Board of Trustees during their bi-monthly meeting. Dr. Sosne is a lifelong educator who began his career as an instructor in Rochester, New York, in 1972 and was quickly promoted to principal of an elementary school at the age of twenty-six. He remained a school administrator for the next forty years, spending twenty-three y  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, May 20 (TNSper) -- Chowan University issued the following news: The Chowan University Business Office recently welcomed alumnus David Liverman as Accounts Receivable Associate and April Matthews as Manager of Business Services. David Liverman, a 2023 graduate with a bachelor's degree in business and a minor in management, will serve as a point of contact for student accounts for the university. While a student, he worked in the Office of Financial Aid, assisting w  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after Gov. Cooper signed S206 into law to address the growing threat of counterfeit pills. The North Carolina Department of Justice helped draft Part I of the legislation. "This law takes a big step forward to help prevent drug dealers from using pill presses to make counterfeit pills laced with fenta  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with the North Carolina Rate Bureau on its proposed insurance rate increase for Mobile Home - F (MH-F) policies and Mobile Home -Casualty (MH-C) policies, averting a potentially costly administrative battle with insurance companies. On Oct. 31, 2022, the Rate Bureau, which represents companies writing property insurance in  more

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, May 19 -- Raleigh-Durham International Airport issued the following news release: April was the busiest month of the year at RDU, with nearly 1.2 million passengers flying through the airport - a three percent increase over March and an 18 percent increase over April 2022. "Spring break travel gave RDU another boost in passenger traffic in April," said Michael Landguth, president and CEO of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority. "As we approach Memorial Day and the   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 20 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Glenn Youngkin has remained relentless in his mission to force an abortion ban on women across Virginia. After seeing his MAGA Republican neighbors in North Carolina successfully strip away women's ability to make their own health care decisions, Youngkin is renewing his call to do the same in our Commonwealth. After repeatedly failing earlier this year, Youngkin yesterday revived his push to ban abo  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 15 (TNStalk) -- Warren Wilson College issued the following news: Warren Wilson College celebrated the Class of 2023 at its commencement on Saturday, May 13. More than 120 undergraduate students received their degrees. As they walked across the stage, the students received white pine tree saplings. A Warren Wilson tradition, the sapling represents the part of Warren Wilson that each graduate will take with them. Just as each graduate leaves the college to go, lay   more