Gastonia Times

Belmont social media company gifted with funding from NC IDEA

By Charmaine Little | Nov 12, 2020

A Belmont startup company, Curate, has been given an award from NC IDEA Foundation, the nonprofit said in an October release.

North Carolina ranks 5th in Rich States, Poor States report

By Charmaine Little | Aug 28, 2020

North Carolina has come in fifth in the country in the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal Reform’s most recent Rich States, Poor States report, according to The Center Square.

North Carolina's unemployment system 'needs to be reformed': Saine

By Charmaine Little | Aug 21, 2020

A North Carolina legislator said that the state's system to provide unemployment benefits needs to be reformed.

Republican push for conceal carry at worship sites with schools in North Carolina blocked

By Charmaine Little | Jul 24, 2020

Democrats in the General Assembly rejected legislation that would have given concealed carry permit holders permission to carry on houses of worship grounds that also had a functioning school on the property.

Report claims water in hot tubs exposed victims to Legionnaires' at N.C. state fair

By Charmaine Little | Feb 9, 2020

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has concluded its investigation into North Carolina's 2019 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease.