Voters in the Piedmont and High Country share their thoughts on the role and responsibilities of the media with WFDD reporters David Ford and DJ Simmons. Topping the list are honesty, impartiality, and conveying just the facts.
North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state.
The event was hosted by Turning Point Action, a right-wing activist group known in part for spreading false claims about the 2020 election and COVID-19 vaccines.
Guilford County residents are being asked to vote for or against a new quarter-cent sales tax this election. The proceeds are earmarked for increasing pay for teachers and classified staff in the public school system.
Governor Tim Walz spent the day in North Carolina visiting canvass kick-off events in Greensboro and Charlotte before flying to Asheville to rally volunteers and campaign staff with less than 150 hours to go before Election Day.
Strewn across the coastal plains and backroads of North Carolina lie institutions that could be pivotal in the battleground state in Tuesday's elections — 10 historically Black colleges and universities steeped in a history of activism.
For years, Guilford County Schools has offered optional field trips to the polls for students who are eligible to vote. A small group of Western Guilford High School students cast their first ballots at a voting site Tuesday morning.
A group of three panelists will discuss the need for and art of collaborative dialogue in fraught political times during a workshop Tuesday at Wake Forest University.