The jobs will have a potential annual payroll impact of over $16 million on the local economy.

The board’s Republican majority voted to sign an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections has certified all municipal election results except for the mayoral and town council races in Hertford County.

The pie with the biggest difference between state and national results was sweet potato.