Jacob Larkins, former Cardinal Gibbons High School standout’s collegiate team plays on Friday, May 16 in the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship

The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the Montreal Canadiens in this year’s Eastern Conference Final starting Thursday at Lenovo Center. Both teams enter following strong playoff runs; special teams performance is expected to be decisive.

A landmark court case on voting rights will soon be commemorated with a new highway historical marker in Windsor, North Carolina. The Bazemore v. Bertie County Board of Elections decision ended discriminatory literacy tests against Black voters and influenced future civil rights efforts.

The Carolina Hurricanes will face either Buffalo or Montreal in a conference final echoing their historic playoff run from twenty years ago. With past heroes like Eric Staal and Rod Brind’Amour honored by the franchise, anticipation is high ahead of Thursday’s opener at Lenovo Center.