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As Students Walk Out In Protest, Cooper Calls For New Gun Regulations
Gov. Roy Cooper wants the North Carolina legislature to pass gun regulations that would require background checks and permits for people looking to buy some semi-automatic rifles.
Cooper unveiled highlights of his proposals in an online post the same day young people walked out of schools to seek action on gun violence.
The Democratic governor writes he wants the age to purchase assault-style weapons increased from 18 to 21 until the federal government takes action to discontinue those sales altogether.
He also wants a process through which people can ask courts to take guns away temporarily from someone considered dangerous.
Protesters Rally At Burr's Field Office
About 50 protesters supported student walkouts by gathering at the field office of U.S. Senator Richard Burr to decry his connection to the National Rifle Association.
The protesters braved chilly temperatures and gusty winds outside Burr's office in Winston-Salem on Wednesday. Across the nation, young people walked out of classes to demand action on gun violence.
The NRA has spent nearly $7 million to support Burr's campaigns over his career, according to watchdog group The Center for Responsive Politics .
Protesters held signs saying "Books Not Bullets" and "Is 7 Million Dollars Worth 17 People's Lives?"
Anti-Harassment Training Provided To General Assembly, Staff
North Carolina state lawmakers are getting opportunities to learn more about what constitutes workplace harassment so as to prevent it within the legislative branch.
The General Assembly's chief administrator announced Wednesday training will be offered to all 170 legislators through an online video provided by the National Conference of State Legislatures. Permanent and temporary employees at the legislature also will receive mandatory in-person training sessions during April, offered by an employer trade group.
Farm Fresh Sells Off 21 Grocery Stores To Kroger, Food Lion
(Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com)
The owner of a supermarket chain primarily found in Virginia is selling off 21 of its 38 stores.
Minneapolis-based Supervalu said in a statement Wednesday evening that 20 Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy grocery stores in Virginia and one in North Carolina will be sold for $43 million in cash.
Kroger's Harris Teeter brand is acquiring 10 of the stores, while its Mid-Atlantic Division will acquire another eight. Food Lion has bought the remaining three, including the one in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Former Wake Forest Golf Coach Jesse Haddock Dies At 91
Jesse Haddock, the long-time Wake Forest golf coach who molded the early careers of many PGA Tour stars while collecting conference and national titles, has died.
A statement from the school said Haddock died Wednesday. He was 91. The Winston-Salem Journal reports former Wake Forest golfer Mike Brown said Haddock was admitted to hospice care about three weeks ago.
Bones McKinney resigned as golf coach in 1960 to focus on basketball and Haddock was named as his successor. With Haddock in charge, the Demon Deacons men's golf team won 10 straight Atlantic Coast Conference championships from 1967 to 1976 and 15 ACC titles overall. He also captured three national titles in 1974, 1975, and 1986, and finished second in the NCAA Tournament three times.
A memorial service for Haddock is scheduled for Monday in Wait Chapel on the Wake Forest campus.