Pause on ginseng harvesting continues on Pisgah, Nantahala National Forests
The U.S. Forest Service announced today that its pause on issuing permits to harvest American ginseng on the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests will remain in place for the 2024 season. Efforts to restore ginseng populations on both
Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Meta over some COVID-19 content during pandemic
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a
Special counsel files reworked indictment against Trump in election case following Supreme Court ruling
On Tuesday, Special counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump in light of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. A federal grand jury charged former President Donald Trump
Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson out for season’s first four games
Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson will remain on the physically unable to perform list and miss at least the first four games of the 2024 NFL season as he completes his recovery from a torn ACL and
NASCAR to hold 2025 Cup Series race in Mexico City on June 15
NASCAR announced on Tuesday that they will hold a Cup Series race in Mexico for the first time in 2025. The race, schedule to take place on June 15, will be the first points race outside of
Old Dominion, Jon Pardi and Megan Moroney to headline the 35th Annual St. Jude Country Cares Seminar
Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, and Megan Moroney will headline the 35th Annual St. Jude Country Cares Seminar October 21-22 at the historic Peabody Hotel in Memphis. The annual event features music artists and industry professionals who lend
Take a listen to Cold Swindell’s song ‘One Day’
Cole Swindell dropped the song“One Day”, written by Chase McGill, Ernest K. Smith and Jordan Schmidt and produced by Zach Crowell. The song follows the other recently-released tracks from Swindell — “3 Feet Tall” and “Forever To
See Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber in teaser for ‘The Perfect Couple’ for Netflix
Netflix shared a teaser for the new series The Perfect Couple. The upcoming six-episode limited series featuring Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber as a wealthy married couple in a massive home on Nantucket will premiere Sept. 5
Rising Wholesale Power Cost Leads to 1 1/2 Percent Increase Starting in October: $2 Monthly on Average Member Bill
Lenoir, NC – Rising wholesale power and materials costs are driving the need for a rate adjustment that will impact the average member bill by 1 ½ percent, or $2 for the typical member using 1,000 kWh monthly,
$4 Million Grant for North Carolina Apprenticeship Expansion Announced
Governor Roy Cooper announced the North Carolina Business Committee of Education (NCBCE) has been awarded $4 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to expand the use of Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) in high-demand fields. This grant