No Democrat has won the state since Barack Obama, in 2008, but Party strategists are betting that heading to more rural areas ...

One rural North Carolina county is on track to be among the first where a hospital reopens owing to a new federal hospital ...

Kamala Harris is targeting women, among other groups, in North Carolina, as GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is ...

Here in 2024, polls suggest Black voters in North Carolina remain about 5 points more Democratic-leaning than Black voters ...

A truck crashed into a home in Rural Hall after the driver fell asleep, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is appealing to rural Republicans to spend taxpayer money on public schools.

The family of 21-year-old Javion Magee has called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

For years, I have worked with Down Home North Carolina – first as a member, then on staff, and now as the leader. At Down Home, we organize in our state’s small towns and rural communities. Our work ...

But Republicans still have one trump card in the Tar Heel State: its significant rural population. According to 2020 exit polls, 27 percent of North Carolina voters lived in rural areas ...