While his college friends celebrated the end of midterm exams with a spring break trip to Florida, 21-year-old Wyatt Gable entered the home stretch of his bid to oust a 10-term Republican from the North Carolina House. Weeks spent phone banking after class and driving about an hour home on the weekends to knock on […]
Kim Parker was spending a normal weekend afternoon with family in the living room when she spied something out the window that left her momentarily speechless. “I looked out and at first I couldn’t get the words out. I’m just pointing at the yard. The bear just came down from my neighbor’s yard, and then […]
The Mayor of Sparta addressed his sudden resignation during a meeting Friday. In a room full of people, Mayor Wes Brinegar explained what unfolded at Tuesday’s town hall meeting. The Mayor spoke for nearly 30 minutes, getting emotional at times. He said there’s so much that needs to be said about what led up to […]
After months of deliberation and more than $40,000 spent, the Buncombe County Board of Education begrudgingly approved an electoral map Thursday night that will cause some parents to vote for officials who will not represent most of their children’s districts. The state legislature required redistricting for the Buncombe school district during the 2023 session. Local […]
Pinehurst Manager Jeff Sanborn, in a Feb. 27 resignation letter to the Village Council, cites a volatile “political environment” within the community and a lack of trust among staff for the council as reasons for his decision. Sanborn, who has led the village for almost nine years, made his resignation effective Oct. 25, but the […]
Soon after Ben Hanna and his wife Mandy bought seven acres of land near Nevada City, California in 2015, the one flaw of the weekend retreat that they’d imagined became apparent. Wildfires were becoming increasingly common and destructive throughout the state, and the property didn’t have cell service. Whenever Hanna saw smoke, he’d use a […]
Gov. Roy Cooper attended the state board of education meeting Thursday morning to share his thoughts on public school funding. Cooper, a Democrat, joined State Superintendent Catherine Truitt and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, both Republicans, at the head of the boardroom. Cooper and Truitt are now in the lame-duck phase of their tenure. With Cooper […]
Based on the conversation the Guilford County Board of Commissioners had with water infrastructure experts on Thursday, March 7 at the board’s annual retreat, it’s an absolutely critical issue facing Guilford County – one that can either thwart or promote economic development in a huge way. Water infrastructure was also a big theme that morning […]
When Gastonia resident Michael Whatley was running for chair of the North Carolina GOP several years ago, some of his critics tried to dismiss him as just some “Washington, D.C., guy,” says state Sen. Brad Overcash, R-Gaston. “Oh no,” says Overcash, who’s known the new leader of the Republican National Committee for almost a decade. […]
The $6 million budget shortfall facing the University of North Carolina Asheville is forcing a reorganization of the school, resulting in faculty layoffs, early retirements, and cuts to academic programs. UNCA’s sharp decline in enrollment — down 22.2 percent from 2018 to 2023, the steepest decline of any of the 16 schools in the UNC […]
A former Durham city council member is suing the city of Durham, some city council members, city staff members and a developer. City Council Member Monique Holsey-Hyman filed a 59-page lawsuit on Tuesday against the city of Durham, Mayor Pro Tempore Mark-Anthony Middleton, former city council member Jillian Johnson, Planning Director Sara Young, City Attorney […]
The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing construction of its $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia to speed production and save money. California-based Rivian had planned to start building its new R2 midsize SUVs at the Georgia site east of Atlanta. State and local governments offered an incentive […]
After Covid-19 arrived in 2020, a lot of wealthy people fled locked-down California. Elon Musk, the world’s second-richest human, moved to Texas, griping that the Golden State had become “a little complacent, a little entitled.” Venture capitalist Keith Rabois headed to Miami, saying that “San Francisco is just so massively improperly run and managed that […]
Lisa Carter described her problems sleeping. When she hears a noise at night, she said she checks on her daughter across the hall. Carter said she was afraid the floor under her daughter’s bed would fall through soft spots in the floor and into the crawl space. Her daughter, Kierra, has Crouzon Syndrome, is nonverbal […]
As New Hanover County looks to update its comprehensive plan addressing development on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, planning board members at Thursday’s meeting took issue with a few considerations being left out. Rebekah Roth, planning director for the county, suggested to the board a handful of land-use amendments staff thought should […]
