In 1972, a North Carolina developer bought a large parcel of land in Johnston County and added parcels over the years. Today, his grandson Rob Bailey is developing the homestead with the mission of ...

Novo Nordisk and Grifols together paid for every Johnston County public high school to offer BioWork, a one-semester, ...

A beloved basketball coach has died suddenly at 51 years old, according to reports. Tragedy has struck the basketball ...

The largest gym chain in the United States might soon make its debut in one of the hottest towns for growth in the Triangle.

A North Carolina woman couldn’t take her eyes off her winning lottery ticket, totally unaware that it hid an even larger ...

Seven years after a Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed in eastern North Carolina, killing all four people on board, a lawsuit filed by two of the victims’ families has been settled for tens of ...

Four NC public school football coaches earn six-figure salaries. Search The Observer’s database for earnings from across the state.

CLAYTON – Johnston County will be the location of one of 27 protests in North Carolina against President Donald Trump this weekend. A group called Indivisible of Johnston County is organizing “No ...

Thirteen students from the Carolinas, including four from Charlotte, are competing in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, with 14-year-old Aishwarya Kallakuri from Charlotte advancing to the ...

City passes new sidewalk ordinanceA new city ordinance aimed at enhancing public safety by keeping city sidewalks and streets clear from unnecessary obstructions will go in effect on Monday, May 26.

It’s going to hurt a lot of people in this little town.” SELMA – In a unanimous vote, the Selma town council approved the single largest property tax increase in recent memory. Tuesday ...