Election Officials Rush to Reprint Ballots  

The North Carolina Board of Elections is rushing to reprint mail-in ballots after the State Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Monday that Robert F. Kennedy’s name must be removed.

The NCBOE may seek a Department of Defense waiver if it can’t meet the federal deadline on Sept. 21 to have mail-in ballots distributed at least 45 days before the election.

More than 146,000 North Carolinians, including 13,000 military and overseas voters, requested mail-in ballots for the November election.

The elections board says 2.9 million ballots had been printed prior to the ruling. A spokesperson estimated it could cost $1 million to reprint the new ballots.

Each county is responsible for printing their own ballots, but all of them must go out the same day to ensure North Carolinians have the same amount of time to cast their vote.

UNC System Releases DEI Repeal Details

Public universities within the UNC System have eliminated 59 diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, and realigned another 132 to other areas in response to the Board of Visitors’ repeal of the system’s DEI policy in May.

The board voted to replace the policy with a new one that enshrines “institutional neutrality.”

UNC System senior vice president and general counsel Andrew Tripp reported the changes to the Board of Governors Wednesday.

All schools within the system were required to submit reports for how they would follow the new directives to UNC System President Peter Hans by Sept. 1.

After the May vote Hans stated, “It is not the job of the university to decide all the complex and multi-dimensional questions of how to balance and interpret identity.”

NC Pizza and Burger Joints Make 2 Lists 

Restaurants in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, and Lexington received high marks on two new lists ranking the country’s best pizza and burger joints.

Mission Pizza Napoletana in Winston-Salem took the 21st spot on the “50 Top Pizza USA 2024” list, and Pizza Baby in Charlotte came in at 43. The list is published annually by an independent online guide.

Meanwhile, Yelp’s list of the “20 Best Places to Grab a Cheeseburger” ranked Nick’s Old Fashioned Hamburger House in Lexington 17th, noting that Yelp “Elites” rave about “The Noah” burger, which features pimento cheese, bacon, jalapeño peppers, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, and onions.

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➤ Fayetteville: The U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum’s “Field of Honor” exhibit features flags representing soldiers who are currently serving, who served in the past, and who lost their lives defending our country. (See Details)

➤ Rodanthe: Officials are scrambling to save a stretch of homes along Cape Hatteras National Seashore that may collapse into the ocean due to beach erosion. (More)

➤ Chapel Hill: A symbolic stair climb at UNC’s Kenan Stadium Wednesday honored those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. Students, faculty, and other community members participated. (See Photos)

➤ Durham: Duke University reversed a decision to make student ID DukeCards fully digital after the university failed to get it approved as an acceptable photo ID by the North Carolina Board of Elections. (More)

➤ Raleigh: A man’s body was found in a Food Lion supply freezer Tuesday. Since then, an investigation revealed he suffered from a medical emergency the night before he was found. (More)

➤ Clayton: A six-year I-40 widening project designed to ease traffic between Raleigh and Johnston County is nearing completion, with five lanes now fully open both ways. (More)

➤ The Carolina Panthers signed veteran pass rusher Charles Harris, who spent the last three seasons playing for the Detroit Lions. Harris turned in his best season in 2021 with 7.5 sacks. (More)

➤ Former Wake Forest University pitching star Rhett Lowder continues to dominate major league hitters, going five scoreless innings in his third career MLB start. (See Highlights)

➤ The Wake Country Tornadoes, a North Carolina-based Special Olympics softball team, won a bronze medal in the women’s North America softball championships. (More)

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➤ A new map identifying which states have hosted the most presidential debates shows that North Carolina hosted debates in 1988 and 2000, with both taking place in Winston-Salem. (See Map)

➤ Wildlife experts are warning North Carolinians to prepare for increasing copperhead activity as temperatures cool and baby copperheads are born. Copperheads can produce up to 18 snakes per litter during the middle to end of summer. (More)

➤ Duke baseball standouts Ben Miller and Macon Winslow participated in Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby X Saturday at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. (More)

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