Bill Clinton Visits Greensboro
Former President Bill Clinton was in Greensboro Monday, asking residents to vote for his wife Hillary in the North Carolina primary next week.
Clinton spoke for nearly an hour, praising his wife's experience and commitment while stressing the importance of keeping a Democrat in the White House.
The News and Record of Greensboro reports hundreds of people packed into the Elon University School of Law library. They lined up outside the school for hours before the event.
Trump Campaigns in Concord
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump spoke before several thousand people in Concord, North Carolina yesterday.
The News and Record reports his speech at the Cabarrus Arena was interrupted every few minutes while protesters were ejected.
Trump's unscripted speech bounced from issue to issue, and focused on attacking enemies. Targets included GOP primary rivals, illegal immigrants, ISIS, and American corporations he considers unpatriotic.
Trump will return to North Carolina Wednesday with an appearance in Fayetteville.
Cruz Latest Presidential Candidate To Visit North Carolina
Ted Cruz is the latest presidential candidate to campaign in North Carolina as next week's primary approaches.
The Texas senator's campaign scheduled a midday rally Tuesday at the Calvary Baptist Church and School south of Raleigh. The ticketed event is free.
Officials Meet To Promote Bond Package
The campaign is heating up for a $2 billion dollar statewide bond referendum.
State and business leaders are attending an event Tuesday in Greensboro to support the Connect North Carolina funding. The focus will be on the potential economic impact it would have for the Piedmont region.
"Dirty Dancing" Seeking North Carolina Extras, 1950s Cars
A remake of the 1987 movie "Dirty Dancing" is seeking extras and dancers for on-screen roles as well as cars from 1950 to 1975.
Documents that a production company submitted to the North Carolina Department of Commerce say the movie will be filmed in the spring and will employ about 900 extras from North Carolina.
For more information about casting, people can search for Tona B. Dahlquist Casting on Facebook.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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