North Carolina is falling behind on site-readiness. A new program aims to address the problem by getting land ready for industrial development. A new program from the North Carolina Railroad ...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS North Carolina Railroad Company launches program to help acquire industrial sites. Program offers grants for five-year land options to local bodies. Trish Haver hopes to assemble ...

A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...

North Carolina Railroad Company is launching a new economic development program to help local governments and economic development organizations secure land for future industrial use. “Speed to market ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

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Austin tiptoed through the Civil War. The major battlefields lay hundreds of miles away. Much of the Texas capital's business was put on hold. Union and Confederate sympathizers skirmished in the ...

Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty As a teen, Brittney Spencer discovered the country genre via music from trio The Chicks. Two decades later, she’s featured on the album that won best country a ...

The Grapevine Vintage Railroad offers special event trains throughout the year, including Santa's North Pole Express at the end of the year.(Rich Skies LLC / Rich Skies LLC) The Grapevine Vintage ...

Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, is the younger brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales and is the maternal uncle of Prince William and Prince Harry. Charles succeeded as 9th Earl Spencer ...