Content warning: This article contains reference to suicide and death. When Sree Yallapragada found out her friend and NC State classmate died unexpectedly of health complications last February, she said she was struck with an indelible pang of shock, regret and deep sadness. The death of Yallapragada’s classmate, Toni Tutt, hung over their small, tight-knit […]
Six hundred and eighty rural advocates and leaders from 79 counties gathered March 20-21 in Raleigh for the NC Rural Center’s annual conference, focusing this year on the essential building blocks of rural community economic development — physical assets, business growth, social and civic vibrancy, talent development, and authentic leadership. Patrick Woodie, president and CEO […]
Officials from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office say that a promotional shift in the office has not altered much of the investigation surrounding the Dec. 3, 2022 substation attacks. Following the retirement of Chief Deputy Richard Maness at the end of December, Eric Galloway was one of three promoted within the leadership of the sheriff’s […]
Democratic state Rep. Michael Wray plans to appeal the dismissal of one of his election protests. Bruce Thompson, one of Wray’s lawyers, sent the elections director in Halifax an email Thursday notifying her that Wray planned to appeal the county board’s unanimous dismissal of his protest to the State Board of Elections. The state board […]
After seven hours of recounting ballots, county Board of Elections workers confirmed Thursday Democratic Cumberland County Board of Commissioners candidate Ronald Pittman’s loss in the March 5 Dist. 2 primary. Pittman requested a recount last week when certified election results showed him behind fellow Democrat Karla Icaza by 38 votes. Thursday’s recount reduced Pittman’s vote […]
Some Connecticut lawmakers are hoping to lure businesses away from North Carolina by highlighting controversial rhetoric of a high-profile North Carolina politician. Democratic Senate leaders in the Nutmeg State wrote to officials in Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development, urging them to “explore opportunities to attract businesses from the state of North Carolina to […]
On Tuesday, nearly three months to the day since Florida State sued the Atlantic Coast Conference to challenge the league’s grant of media rights and exit fee, Clemson became the second ACC member to file suit against the ACC, albeit with a more tactful approach. The Tigers are seeking a declaration of their rights related […]
HCA Healthcare, which owns Mission Hospital in Asheville, had to submit an amended plan of correction to regulators March 13, which the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved in a notice to Mission Hospital CEO Chad Patrick. That plan was made public March 20. HCA’s amended plan of correction includes an addendum on […]
A schedule change could be coming to the Bald Head Island ferry system, and once again, the Village of Bald Head Island is intervening in a case before the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Bald Head Transportation, which currently owns the ferry system but is in the process of selling it, has filed to reduce frequency […]
A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute studied whether evaluations of charter applications by North Carolina’s former Charter School Advisory Board (CSAB) were good predictors of the success of new charter schools. North Carolina removed its statewide cap of 100 charter schools in 2011. The institute’s report tracked charter applications after the cap […]
The comptroller hired to delve into Durham Public Schools’ finances in the aftermath of the classified pay debacle is presenting recommendations to the Board of Education on Thursday. Among them: Put every employee in a new salary grade based on all their previous experience plus the calculated reclassification increase or 11%, whichever is greater. Don’t […]
UNC-Chapel Hill Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts sat down with founders of the nonprofit Coalition for Carolina Wednesday for a webinar discussion spanning campus and UNC System issues as well as broader political and higher education matters. When UNC System President Peter Hans appointed Roberts in January, after the exit of previous Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, the […]
The Wake County Board of Education has voted to end a partnership with Saint Augustine’s University. The agreement allowed students attending the WCPSS Wake Young Leadership Academies to take college-level courses at Saint Augustine’s University. Students could take up to two years of tuition-free credits that could count toward a bachelor’s degree. The Wake County […]
The US Department of Justice sued Apple today, alleging that the company violated antitrust laws by restricting rivals’ access to iPhone features and monopolizing the smartphone market. The lawsuit in US District Court for the District of New Jersey alleged that “Apple suppresses… innovation through a web of contractual restrictions that it selectively enforces through […]
UNC announced the creation of a new scholarship for undergraduates studying the humanities, after sharing news of a major investment by an alumnus on Tuesday. Stephen Israel, a former vice chairman of the consulting firm Korn Ferry and UNC graduate in the Class of 1966, gifted $10 million to the university with the goal of […]
