NC Court of Appeals Removes RFK Jr. From Ballot 

A North Carolina appeals court ruled unanimously Friday that presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name must be removed from the state’s Nov. 5 presidential election ballot.

The three-judge panel instructed the State Board of Elections to distribute the ballots without Kennedy’s name on them the same day ballots were to be mailed out.

More than 2.9 million absentee and in-person ballots had already been printed across North Carolina’s 100 counties. Reprinting and assembling ballot packages could take more than two weeks.

Kennedy requested the removal of his name from North Carolina’s ballot after exiting the presidential race and endorsing former president Donald Trump. Trump also received an endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte Friday.

Republicans Announce Plan to Clear Private School Waitlist

North Carolina’s Republican House and Senate leaders announced Friday that $463 million of taxpayer funding will be used to eliminate the state’s waitlist for private school vouchers.

The Opportunity Scholarship program, created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2014, awards scholarship funds that can be used to pay tuition and fees required for attending eligible private schools.

Last year, the General Assembly removed income caps for qualification, resulting in a surge in applications that left 55,000 children on the waitlist. The newly appropriated funds will help clear the list.

NC Hotels Dominate Fall Foliage Views List

Five North Carolina hotels made Southern Living magazine’s 2024 list of the “12 Best Southern Hotels for Spotting Fall Foliage.”

The Swag in Waynesville took the No. 1 spot, while the Inn on Biltmore Estate in Asheville came in at No. 5 and High Hampton in Cashiers got No. 6. The Greystone Inn in Lake Toxaway took No. 11 and the Snowbird Mountain Lodge in Robbinsville finished up the list at No. 12.

In August, Southern Living published the 20 “Best Fall Trips in the South,” with four North Carolina locations making the list: Nantahala National Forest was No. 2, the Blue Ridge Parkway was No. 8, the Great Smoky Mountains was No. 14, and Asheville was No. 18.

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➤ Greensboro: Soul food restaurant Kim’s Kafe is making news after posting rules that no shorts, crop tops, leggings, T-straps, white T-shirts, short skirts, skimpy clothes, or revealed cleavage are allowed in the restaurant. (More)

➤ Raleigh: Country star and North Carolina State University alum Scotty McCreery officially released “Fall of Summer (NC State Version)” as a shoutout to his alma mater ahead of his upcoming tour. (Listen to Song)

➤ Charlotte: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians launched sales of marijuana and cannabis products Saturday at its tribe-owned dispensary. (More)

➤ Hendersonville: The owners of a mobile petting zoo are facing penalties after unlawfully setting up shop near the North Carolina Apple Festival. (More)

➤ Goldsboro: David McPeak of LaGrange captured a rare photo of the U.S. military jet known as the “Doomsday Plane” after his grandson saw on radar that it was heading to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. (See Photo)

➤ Duke and UNC football improved to 2-0 on the season, while No. 24 N.C. State fell to No. 14 Tennessee 51-10. (More)

➤ Statesville native and Paralympian Emma Schieck helped Team USA win gold in women’s sitting volleyball with a 3-1 win over China. (More)

➤ USA soccer legend Alex Morgan played her final game last night against the Carolina Courage. (See Results)

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➤ UNC-Chapel Hill is considering adding an engineering school and 5,000 more undergraduates over the next 10 years. (More)

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➤ A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution—one of only 100 known to exist—will be auctioned on Sept. 28 in Asheville with a minimum bid of $1 million, which has already been placed. (See Details)

➤ Contamination from a buried military base in Buxton bubbled up to the surface, prompting the closure of half a mile of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. (More)

➤ Little Brother Brewing of Greensboro got Best in Show Lager for its Pleasing Gene brand at the 2023 World Beer Competition. (More)

Which of the four NC locations on Southern Living’s “Best Fall Trips in the South” list is your favorite for fall foliage?

1. Nantahala National Forest
2. The Blue Ridge Parkway
3. The Great Smoky Mountains
4. Asheville
5. Other
6. Not sure … I haven’t been to any of these, yet!

Friday’s Results:

Can you tell the difference between human-made and AI-made music?

1. I’d have to listen to AI music first: 35.8%
2. No: 26.7%
3. I may have already been duped: 20.3%
4. Yes: 17.1%

How many copies of the United States Constitution were originally printed?

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