The inspector general for the DOT reported Thursday that the department does not have a single map that accurately shows the nation's time zones and each local observance of daylight saving time.

Of the state's 67 counties, nine counties operate totally under Central time. Gulf County has both Eastern and Central time.

North Carolina has observed Eastern Standard Time for nearly 80 years. But that didn’t stop the curious from wondering whether the state is one of the few that is in more than one time zone. On ...

The mountain time zone is in some ways central’s partner. Its residents share our temporal confusion, living earlier than most Americans but later than some others.