Warrants say Charles Lightsey assaulted at least four Jacksonville police officers and one Highway Patrol trooper as he was being booked into the Onslow County Jail.
Some Eastern Carolina businesses say they are still feeling impacts from tariffs, even after some Trump administration tariffs were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court earlier this year.
Murphy toured Tull Hill Farms, a three-generation operation in Lenoir County that grows sweet potatoes, and met with owners about rising costs and production.
Murphy toured the new Senator Jim Perry Aviation Center for Excellence, where crews are currently setting up classroom space, maintenance bays, and flight simulators.
President Donald Trump says that he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to finalize an Iran deal, but that the American forces’ blockade of the Iranian ports would remain in place.
Pitt County Schools requested a 17 percent increase in funding for the upcoming school year, but county commissioners are recommending a smaller increase.
