John Hood

RALEIGH — I feel like I’m reliving my youth. It’s not a midlife crisis, I promise. Statistically speaking, I missed that opportunity many years ago. And neither flashy cars nor splashy parties have been or will ever be my thing.

I feel like I’m reliving my youth. It’s not a midlife crisis, I promise. Statistically speaking, I missed that opportunity many years ago. And neither flashy cars nor splashy parties have been or …

Construction to replace a deteriorating storm culvert has closed part of South Boulevard near Mount Trashmore, forcing people traveling to South Plaza Trail to take an alternate route.

RALEIGH — North Carolina routinely makes national lists of the top states for business in America. The underlying economic data support such accolades. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic

North Carolina's rapid growth is straining an outdated road funding system as construction costs rise and fuel-tax revenue falls short.

When I began covering politics in the late 1980s, Labor Day unofficially signaled the “homestretch” of election campaigns. After winning their party’s nomination in late-spring primaries, candidates would spend the

It was 40 years ago this week that I wrote my first column for North Carolina newspapers. Still in journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill, I was interning that summer at two outlets based in Nash County: the Spring Hope Enterprise, which covered the southern part of the county; and a startup called the Rocky Mount Record.

I feel like I'm reliving my youth. It's not a midlife crisis, I promise. Statistically speaking, I missed that opportunity many years ago. And neither flashy cars nor splashy parties have been or will ever be my thing.

It was 40 years ago this week that I wrote my first column for North Carolina newspapers. Still in journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill, I was interning that summer at two outlets based in Nash County: the