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NC Supreme Court Censures Former District Court Judge Randy Pool

Yesterday the N.C. Supreme Court censured former District Court Judge Randy Pool for violations of the North Carolina Code of…

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State Board of Education cut ties with Innovative School District operator

By Greg Childress June 4, 2021 In Education NC POLICY WATCH The rocky relationship between the firm that manages the…

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UPDATE: June 1 Discovery Hearing Subpoenas Sheriff & RC Deputies Held Open

Due to the unavailability of witnesses on June 1, Defense Attorney Garland F. Byers, Jr. asked the Superior Court judge…

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4:48 For Ethan Calton…….A Mother’s Anguished Search For Answers – Column by Deborah Keller

May 28, 2021 Yesterday I went to court to support Ethan Calton's mother Gwynne Miller King in her quest for…

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Petition Filed To View Body Cam Footage in Ethan Calton Shooting

May 14, 2021 Rutherfordton- Here in Rutherford County we have our own issue with the justice system withholding body cam…

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Attorney Krinn Evans announces Candidancy for District Attorney Office

I am Krinn Evans, and I am pleased to announce my candidacy for District Attorney for McDowell and Rutherford Counties. …

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Column: A Celebration of Ethan Calton’s Life

A memorial for Ethan Calton was held on Sunday. A good crowd of people gathered to release balloons with attached…

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2 years, 6 months, 3 days in jail awaiting trial that found defendant NOT GUILTY

MARION -District Attorney Ted Bell''s Office left a man in jail for 2 years, 6 months and 3 days awaiting …

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Pasquotank sheriff says he will show body cam footage to family of Andrew Brown Jr.

Rev. Dr. William Barber II, president of Repairers of the Breach, addresses a crowd at the Mt. Lebanon AME Zion…

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Supreme Court Adopts Electronic-Filing Rules for the Implementation of eCourts

Supreme Court Adopts Electronic-Filing Rules for the Implementation of eCourts The Supreme Court of North Carolina has adopted amendments to…