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“I welcome you to the newest courthouse in the state of North Carolina,” said Laquitta Green Cooper as she stood in front of the newly-constructed building.
Eastern North Carolina — An Investing in Rural America Town Hall was held today, Feb. 21 in Tarboro to discuss ways to rebuild the economy and create new opportunities for families in rural communities.
The town hall program focused on many important efforts today. Among those efforts include food insecurities and supporting small businesses and family farmers.
TARBORO, N.C., Feb. 21, 2024 – During a visit to Edgecombe County, N.C., a Rural Partners Network community, U.S.
A Black North Carolina lawmaker wants the federal government to leave menthol cigarettes alone.
A pair of North Carolina lawmakers want the Food and Drug Administration to end a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes.
Rep. Don Davis has wrapped up a weeklong U.S. congressional delegation visit to Israel, one of America’s closest allies in the Middle East.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Congressman Don Davis is learning more from local veterans and people who work with them. He held a roundtable discussion on Monday with some of those people from the state and local levels.
People around the table voiced their challenges with getting veterans the services they need, especially in parts of rural Eastern North Carolina.
Rep. Don Davis replaced retired Democrat Rep. G.K. Butterfield this year and represents the state’s first district in the eastern part of the state.
Populating the walls of Davis’s Capitol Hill office are pictures of his time crisscrossing eastern North Carolina.
Named vice ranking member of the House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Rep. Don Davis, D-Snow Hill, said he is working on a farm bill to help farmers across the nation and at home in North Carolina.