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The 2024 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next attorney general of North Carolina. Democratic congressman Jeff Jackson defeated Republican and fellow congressman Dan Bishop in the contest to succeed Democratic incumbent Josh Stein, who did not seek re-election in order to run for governor ...
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. [22] The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
The health care community in Greenville is one of the largest in the state of North Carolina. With 861 beds, ECU Health Medical Center is the fifth largest hospital in North Carolina and is one of five academic medical centers in the state (others include the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, Wake Forest University ...
Rocky Mount is a city in Nash and Edgecombe counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. [6] [7] The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina. [8] The city is 45 mi (72 km) east of Raleigh, the state capital.
Chatham County (locally / ˈ tʃ æ t əm / CHAT-əm) [1] is a county located in the Piedmont area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is also the location of the geographic center of North Carolina, northwest of Sanford. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,285. [3] Its county seat is Pittsboro. [4]
In February 1861 the legislation was introduced and passed by the North Carolina General Assembly. [14] Clay County was formed primarily from Cherokee County, however a small area was taken from Macon County; it was named for statesman Henry Clay, former Secretary of State and member of the United States Senate from Kentucky.
Mark Everette Harris [1] (born April 24, 1966) is an American pastor and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2025. [2] Harris first ran for the United States Senate in 2014, placing third in the Republican primary.
Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,089. [1] The county seat and its largest community is Waynesville. [2] Haywood County is part of the Waynesville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area. [3]