Myron Pitts

2 weeks ago | fayobserver.com | Myron Pitts

A Dairy Queen Grill & Chill and Atkinson's Convenience Store combo is planned for Bingham Drive in Fayetteville. The location, between Raeford and Bailey Lake roads, may seem unusual but fills a gap for nearby neighborhoods lacking ice cream shops. The timeline for the project is still unclear. In a patch of land on Bingham Drive, currently occupied by scrubby grass and next to a couple of abandoned buildings, is a large, hopeful sign that seems oblivious to its immediate surroundings.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Myron Pitts |Fayetteville Observer

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey held the Senate floor for 25 hours and five minutes on Tuesday to rail against the policies and actions of President Donald Trump. The Democratic senator criticized the Trump administration for enacting deep cuts to the federal workforce; turning its back on our longtime world allies; enforcing truculent and legally suspect deportation policies; and threatening cuts to Medicare and Social Security, among other concerns.

2 weeks ago | fayobserver.com | Myron Pitts

A panel of the state appeals court ruled that more than 60,000 voters would have to go to their elections board and prove again that they legally cast ballots in a state supreme court race. A North Carolina court ruled that 60,000 voters must verify their ballots or risk disenfranchisement. The ruling has drawn criticism, with some Republicans even expressing concern over disenfranchising voters. Voters are urged to check if they are affected and take immediate action to verify their ballots.

2 weeks ago | gastongazette.com | Myron Pitts |Fayetteville Observer

A panel of the state appeals court ruled that more than 65,000 voters would have to go to their elections board and prove again that they legally cast ballots in a state supreme court race. (This story was updated to add new information.)The battle for the country’s last undecided statewide race from 2024 took a dramatic turn on Friday.

3 weeks ago | fayobserver.com | Myron Pitts

Booker’s speech surpassed the previous record for longest Senate floor speech, held by Strom Thurmond since 1957. The speech, which criticized actions of the Trump Administration policies, drew 350 million TikTok ‘likes.’Booker's speech was partly motivated by a desire to break Thurmond's record, which was set during a filibuster of the 1957 Civil Rights Act. U.S. Sen.