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Anyone familiar with North Carolina's open meetings law should not have been surprised by the N.C. Court of Appeals' decision to overturn the residency challenge against Rocky Mount Councilman Andre Knight. via Rocky Mount Telegram

“And you will swear again today to defend the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. That is your vow, that is the business you are in.”

That is the question Robert Morgan posed in an address to the Charlotte Law School recently. via The Asheville Citizen-Times

“Pat's been talking tough in his campaign ads about immigration but I don't think his record in Charlotte supports that”

Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory took the brunt of criticism at a televised debate Tuesday night between him and three other Republican candidates for governor, who questioned his fiscal and immigration record while ... via WNCN-TV Raleigh

“We're delighted that a Fibrowatt plant is coming to eastern North Carolina”

A company that creates energy from poultry litter has selected Sampson County for its next plant. via NBC 17

“We felt like we just had to do it. It doesn't mean we're not scared, but we take all the precautions we can.”

No one knows all the twists and turns Giotto's "Peruzzi Altarpiece" took as it made its way from Italy in the 14th century to the North Carolina Art Museum hundreds of years later. via The Dispatch

“At the time, we didn't know it was because he was at the hospital”

The Jackson County Sheriff's Department is covering the $60 towing bill it gave a North Carolina-based Navy medic who had stopped to help perform CPR on a heart attack victim en route to a hospital. via WFMY-TV Greensboro

“Hopefully this will attract applicants that were hesitant about applying because of the uncertainty of their duty station assignment”

The North Carolina Highway Patrol is looking to recruit a few good men and women. via NBC 17

Here are three questions posed by The Associated Press to the eight major-party candidates for governor on the topic of education, followed by their unabridged responses. via WCNC

“For those of us whom I say are out in the trenches, the numbers really aren't startling”

The public school dropout rate didn't much matter in North Carolina a generation or two ago, when students who quit could always find a decent job at the one of the state's many textile mills and furniture ... via WTVD

DURHAM, N.C. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina broke ground Wednesday on an environmentally friendly building that will use 65 percent less energy and half the water per square foot of the companys ... via NBC17.com

Democratic Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will visit the Tar Heel state again Friday to speak to North Carolinians as part of their ongoing campaign. via NBC 17

Hey, read the rules! Registration of scooters that sip gasoline are rising along with the price of fuel in North Carolina, with state figures showing a 46 percent increase in scooters over five years. via WITN

Officials say wildfires have consumed about 1,000 acres in North Carolina 's mountains and could burn for days because of the rugged terrain despite the hope that light rain and higher humidity would help. via The Dispatch

More than 41 percent of North Carolina adults say a candidate's exaggerated statements will have "a lot" of influence over how they vote in the state's May 6 primary. via News & Record

A move by SunTrust Banks to outsource some operations to a Canadian company may mean some job losses in Virginia, North Carolina and other states. via WCNC

Marine Corps officials say three fires have burned more than 1,000 acres on training areas of Camp Lejeune. via News & Record

A Pennsylvania company said Wednesday it plans to build a plant in eastern North Carolina to produce electricity from poultry waste. via The Dispatch

“We need to move slowly with how we proceed at this point”

The federal government will hold back at least $138 million from North Carolina's mental health system until it's convinced the state has fixed problems with community support services, the state said Thursday. via News Observer

“We will have nine early voting sites and they will be set up for higher volume, we are offering expanded and more convenient hours”

There is still time to make sure you have a say in the primary, even if you haven't registered to vote yet. via NBC17.com

Some farmers in western North Carolina said they don't expect extensive damage from the frost and freezing temperatures that moved into the region this week. via WFMY 2 Greensboro