My prayer for all of you all here today is that you have one person in your life who is your biggest cheerleader, as my dad was for me,” Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt said.

The pews inside First Presbyterian Church in Wilson were nearly full more than an hour before Friday’s service as people from ...

Former Gov. Jim Hunt was remembered in Wilson on Friday for his impact on the state, particularly in education.

Hunt died on Dec. 18 at home on his Wilson County farm where he lived with his wife of 67 years. He was 88 years old.

Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt has died. The Wilson County native served the state for four terms as a Democrat, expanding the role of the governor and pushing for major education initiatives.

Former Gov. Jim Hunt, who redefined the office of governor in North Carolina, championed public education and helped focus the state's economy on high-tech industries, has died. He was 88. Starting on ...

Hunt was instrumental in the successful campaigns of former Gov. Roy Cooper and former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, the last Democrat to represent the state in the upper chamber of Congress.

"He is somebody who gave so much of his life and himself to the state of North Carolina," said Mike Easley, who followed Hunt ...

Scene of one of three New Year's shootings in Jacksonville. Hunt, whose career provided a prototype for the modern "education governor," served an unprecedented 16 years as governor as the state ...

Services for former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt are set for Friday, Dec. 26.The funeral is from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Gov. Josh Stein ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities lowered to half-staff beginning Friday through the interment of former Gov. James (Jim) B. Hunt Jr., ...

Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped the Democratic Party focus nationally upon public education reform, died ...