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Billy Ball Explains NC: This NC Marine jumped on two grenades and lived

June 17, 2026

In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take a look at the new Carolina Museum of the Marine in Jacksonville’s long road to opening and tell you why this matters so much.

Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers, CDC study says

February 1, 2024

Camp Lejeune’s drinking water was contaminated with industrial solvents from the early 1950s to 1985, and though the study is not proof that the water caused the cancer clusters, it adds weight to lawsuits brought by those who got sick.

🎖 This NC Marine jumped on two grenades to save others

June 17, 2026

Plus: 13 legendary Black musicians from NC. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we’ve got a pivotal plan to restore SNAP funding in NC and a guide to NC’s best Black musicians, but first: In so many ways, where the US military goes, so goes North Carolina. We’ve covered that before. But in…

How the shutdown is impacting military families in North Carolina and beyond

October 30, 2025

The government shutdown has left military families in North Carolina and across the country wondering when the paychecks will stop.

8 best spots to hunt for shark teeth in North Carolina

January 31, 2025

We’ve scoured the fossil fan chats and expert websites to find out where to hunt for shark teeth in North Carolina.

Army helicopter pilot killed in DC plane crash was one of the NC voters Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise

February 3, 2025

Rebecca Lobach voted by absentee ballot in the 2024 election. She is among the more than 5,500 North Carolina active duty military voters out of state whose votes Jefferson Griffin is seeking to discard so that he can win the state supreme court election he lost.