September 2011 marked the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Peace Corps created by President John F. Kennedy who signed an Executive Order establishing the Peace Corps in March 1961. ...

The controversial Amendment One ballot referendum that establishes a constitutional ban against same-sex marriage, in addition to outlawing domestic partnerships and civil unions in North Carolina ...

The 2008 U.S. Presidential election brought us not only a historic election but also record participation of minority voters. More than two million more African American voters and an additional two million Latino voters ...

Spring in coastal Wilmington, NC brings to mind beaches, the Cape Fear River and the beloved azalea plant for the area's many gardeners. However spring is also a time of the year to get out and visit ...

In January through northeastern counties like Halifax, Beaufort and Pasquotank, there were heartrending stories of no jobs; high utility bills; government cuts to vital social programs ...

April is National Autism Awareness Month, and there has been much talk lately in the news and other sources about autism and related disorders ...

We are happy to introduce Dr. Lee Monroe as the newest member of the Charter Day School Board of Trustees,'' said Mark Cramer Superintendent and CEO. Charter Day School ...

In an historic decision, a North Carolina judge Friday reduced an inmate's death sentence to life without the possibility of parole because the prosecutor had deliberately excluded black potential jurors ...

In the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, Congress enacted the federal Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968. This historic federal act made it illegal to discriminate in housing ...

An Alumna of Williston requested that I write an article about Williston and submit the same to The Wilmington Journal. She did not, however, request any specifics. ...