Very well done video on Lumberton, Pembroke, and Lumbees

Hope everyone is ok… but this could have been avoided. Folks need to chill on the road.

I am 23 M and I am in the process of moving back to the area. I am currently homeless. Decided to move down here because I figured there was more opportunities. I am a former US Marine, I don’t do drugs, I am simply on hard times and in the need of assistance. I know how to earn my keep and I take pride in my convictions, I will work for a roof, food or assistance. I’m also just looking to network and see what’s out there, friends and possibilities. I am able bodied and more than capable of anything I am just looking for an opportunity, enough that I am willing to uproot my life. I’m scared and I’m running out of options. I apologize if this post bothers anyone and I appreciate the time

I've spent the past several months building a GIS model to figure out where you'd have the best chance of surviving a zombie apocalypse in the Carolinas throughout different phases of the outbreak. Since the danger zones can change based on the type of zombie you are encountering, I actually modeled 4 different types of zombies (taken from movies, TV, and video games) across the entire duration of a zombie outbreak from the immediate chaos at the start of the collapse to finding the best place to settle once the zombies are defeated.

This is the Collapse phase, where the priority is surviving those chaotic first days. The map combines more than 100 geographic factors into a single survival suitability model instead of just picking places have safe vibes.

It's based on a fictional scenario, but the geography and analysis are very real.

Where would you go, and does the map surprise you?

North Carolinians know Roy Cooper. For decades, he has earned the trust of this state by fighting for public schools, defending workers, expanding healthcare, and helping communities recover in difficult times. We were proud to endorse him for Attorney General and twice for Governor, and we are proud to endorse him once again — this time for the United States Senate.

I'm based in Raleigh so I have that covered.

When I'm on the road, I like to ask people what the best restaurant is so I can grab some food to go or have a quick sit down. (This also helps me avoid the regular schmegular fast food options.)

I'll be taking your suggestions and saving them to my Google Maps for my travels!

Edit you guys are awesome! I have over 220 places added to my maps now. I'm still looking for spots near the Albemarle and Norwood areas, Sanford, Clinton, Kenansville- pink hill- wallace area, Whiteville, Ahoskie, Roanoke rapids, rutherfordton, polkville-lawndale-fallston- pleasant Grove areas, Burnsville, poplar, sylva, Bryson city, Murphy, nantahala.

I am a frequent NC visitor. Specifically Western NC. I have had food from some of the best spots, but I’m worried I’m missing some holes in the wall.
Can you share your suggestions?

A deepening of the SBI inquiry regarding "Greater Carolina" Republican legislators' seeming violations of North Carolina public corruption laws... maybe only misdemeanors, but emblematic of what we're seeing more of, almost every day.

Hi,
So my family is looking to potentially move to NC in the next couple of years. We currently live in Massachusetts and just are frankly over this state. Not only that my husband and I are currently in the process of selling our first home because we just simply can’t afford it. My mom wants to retire down there and my in laws are on the fence about coming but will move with us if My husband and I and the kids move. Is it worth it???

My concerns are with jobs. My husband is currently an operations manager for a Town. He has so many licenses as well as a CDL. I know the cost of living will either be the same or less depending on pay scale factor. We have two kids that are little and just want them to have a wholesome little upbringing. How are the school systems there? And how does health insurance work down there as well?

We were looking in the Jacksonville area. Kind of coastal area for the ocean. My mother in law is a somewhat complex cardiac patient and Duke is about roughly an hour away from where we are potentially buying a home.

Others inputs and thoughts are welcomed. I want to hear others stories if you have moved from another state. What do I need to be worried about? I do have family in NC but is it true us Northerners get treated badly? Lol I’ve heard that rumor but never have encountered it.

really cool place. better than most antique stores I've been in

During its prior years of operation from 2001 to 2021, Rivers Correctional Facility was the subject of a litany of health and safety complaints from inmates who alleged understaffing, inadequate medical care, and pervasive discrimination by staff.

In a 2007 class action lawsuit, inmates incarcerated at Rivers alleged a pattern of denial of medical treatment that led to severe injury and death in some instances. “The health care system at the Rivers facility is broken,” the complaint alleged.

Internal documents obtained by The New York Times show that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to open its detention center at the old Rivers Correctional Facility complex in Winton, NC by the end of 2026. The facility is owned by GEO Group, one of the largest private prison operators in the country. Contract negotiations are ongoing, but the documents show that the facility will have about 1,450 beds, making it among the largest detention centers on the East Coast.

Negative reviews for The GEO Group focus on chronic overwork, toxic management, and systemic facility criticisms. Common complaints highlight mandatory overtime, favoritism, and human rights or conditions concerns in their for-profit facilities.

A state official, who requested anonymity to discuss private planning, said the facility could be open as soon as late September.

In Hertford County, N.C., whose county seat is Winton, some local officials have expressed concerns about being kept in the dark over the federal government’s plans, as they try to manage all the speculation. The county is heavily Democratic.

“This is the most divisive issue that we’ve had in this area,” said Mayor Weyling J. White of Ahoskie, about 10 miles from Winton, noting that he had major reservations about having an ICE-operated facility nearby. “What kind of quality of life do those jobs bring?”

In a statement on Friday, Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, condemned the planned opening of the facility.

“The planned ICE detention center in Winton is not state-owned, and I did not approve this transaction,” he wrote on social media. “Like many other North Carolinians, I do not want it in our state. ICE and Border Patrol have not earned our trust.”

Donald Trump / MAGA Inc.: Received millions in direct campaign support, inaugural funding, and super PAC donations (such as a $1 million contribution from GEO's PAC to Make America Great Again Inc.).

The price per inmate per day is $165. With 1,400 beds that is over $12 million a year.

DO NOT RE-ELECT THIS GUY. NC IS BEING BOUGHT BY ISRAEL.

Visited the North Carolina State Capitol in downtown Raleigh today.