The Monkeypox vaccine is not currently available in all North Carolina Counties.

Governor Roy Cooper's annual school supply drive for teachers has begun.

The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame will hold inductions for its 2020 and 2021 classes on Thursday, October 21, 2021, in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The full list of the honorees includes six nationally known and award-winning legends from North Carolina: The Briarhoppers, Jermaine Dupri, Michael T Mauldin, Charles Whitfield, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Tony […]

Hospital beds and health care systems across North Carolina are overwhelmed due to COVID and this is trickling into emergency services – EMTs and ambulances.  The medic workforce, like other healthcare personnel, is stretched thin and with mandatory overtime many first responders are tired. To address this alarming issue, state officials have requested help from […]

The high gas price or the shortage may not be stopping some from still traveling during the Memorial Day holiday. According to AAA, 1.1 million North Carolinians are expected to travel during the holiday weekend. That’s about a 61% increase from last year, when fewer than residents traveled, due to the pandemic. Gas prices are […]

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“We can take this step today because the science shows our focus on getting people vaccinated is working,” said Cooper. “But to keep moving forward – and to make sure that we keep saving lives – more people need to get vaccinated.”

Bennett College (one of only two all-female HBCUs) needs to raise 5 million dollars by Feb 1st to maintain their accreditation with SACSCOC.

Around one million North Carolina students have a day off today as their teachers stage a day long strike in protest of working conditions and pay.  Teachers from at least 42 school districts in our state are joining together to demand higher pay and more money for education. As many as 15,000 teachers are expected […]

As Hurricane Irma makes her way towards South Florida and The Carolinas, there are some tips you may need in order to get ready before the storm hits. Here are some tips to consider before the storm: To get ready for a hurricane: Build an emergency kit. Make a family communications plan. Know you’re the […]

Praise Charlotte wants to send a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the finalists of The 2017 National Scripps Spelling Bee Finalists from North Carolina. The three will be competing all weekend long, so watch out for them on ESPN. Let’s send them lots of love and prayer to them. RELATED: Charlotte Student Among Spelling Bee Finalists  Want gospel […]

Crowned the "First Lady of Gospel Music," Shirley Caesar began her recording career at the tender age of 12. With a career spanning over 60 years...

Officials at one North Carolina school suspended and banned an African-American student from graduation after she was almost arrested for wearing a shirt that violated the school's dress code.