Jaqueline Morado recently served as a page in the state Senate.

Morado is the daughter of Gerardo and Diana Morado of Elm City and attends Saint Thomas More Academy.

She was sponsored by state Sen. Toby Fitch, D-Wilson, and appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, R-Rockingham.

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Gov. Roy Cooper recently appointed Sheila P. Martin, executive director of the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, to serve as a member of the License to Give Trust Fund Commission.

Established in 2004, the 15-member License to Give Trust Fund Commission awards grants to nonprofit groups to be…

Micajah Pettaway Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution honored the winners of the DAR Good Citizens Award at its May meeting.

The DAR recognizes and rewards seniors who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism in their homes, schools and communities.…

ZEBULON — They sat at long, brown tables on the concourse at Five County Stadium. Nearly 50 Carolina League All-Stars in all, signed autographs and shared stories as fans gathered on Tuesday to interact with future stars.

And in a league where starting pitching has presided over the first…

ZEBULON — Catcher Max McDowell became a mini Twitter phenomenon this season as a member of the Carolina Mudcats. He gained recognition throughout the corner niches of minor league baseball as a defensive plus with an impressive pop time.

And yet, Carolina League base runners kept daring him.…

ZEBULON — It’s one of the few luxuries the preps-to-pro players in professional baseball may have over the more polished four-year college players: A few extra years to figure it all out.

After three solid but not remarkable seasons biding time in Rookie and Low-A ball, it has so far…