Author: Carolina Journal News Service | Special to The County Compass

By Brayden Marsh FORSYTH COUNTY – The first Spotted Lanternfly sighting in North Carolina has happened in Forsyth County.  North Carolina Department of Agriculture reports the creature has been seen near Interstate 40 in Kernersville. Spotted Lanternflies have been a…

 Cooper finally signals end to face cover mandate By Theresa Opeka RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper, on Thursday, Feb.17, called for an end to local mask mandates for schools and local governments, though state lawmakers are seemingly forcing his hand….

By David Bass | Carolina Journal News Service CHAPEL HILL – The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to make what could be a landmark ruling on the constitutionality of affirmative action after justices decided Monday, Jan. 24, to take up…

By Dallas Woodhouse | The Woodshed for Carolina Journal | Guest Commentary | carolinajournal.com RALEIGH – It would be outrageous. It would be unprecedented. It would damage the credibility and validity of North Carolina’s highest court for decades. It would…

By John Trump RALEIGH — A Durham County Superior Court judge has dismissed a New Bern eye surgeon’s lawsuit challenging the state’s certificate-of-need law. Judge Michael O’Foghludha heard roughly two hours of arguments Thursday, June 3, before agreeing with state…

RALEIGH — The Democrat-controlled N.C. State Board of Education approved Thursday, Feb. 4, a sweeping rewrite of the state’s social studies standards that will now teach nearly every aspect of American history through the lens of racism and discrimination.  The…