Because North Carolina is one of the seven states likely to determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, and also boasts highly competitive contests for governor and other statewide offices, local races may not be top-of-mind for most voters. Nevertheless, North Carolinians will elect hundreds of county and municipal officials this year — which […]
A new development that could add 350 apartments to southern Durham won unanimous approval from the City Council on Monday night, despite surrounding neighbors speaking out against it. The project is called Aura 751 and it’s located on 12 acres on the west side of N.C. 751, less than a mile south of Interstate 40 […]
In 2019, Amazon chopped down almost every tree on a 95-acre site to build a distribution center off Wilkinson Boulevard, near Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Only two small patches of forest were left, sandwiched near Interstates 85 and 485. Charlotte’s tree-save ordinance requires developers preserve 15% of the trees on a commercial development site, but […]
After a month of deliberations, Brunswick leaders agreed to enforce a new rule for traffic-generating developments in the county. Traffic impact analyses — studies to determine necessary roadway improvements and to get an understanding of congestion in an area — have always been required of developers if their project will generate more than 100-peak-hour trips. […]
The memorandum of understanding between Jackson County Public Schools and the Catamount School is up for annual review, and this year, JCPS is reconsidering the agreement that permits the Catamount School to operate on the campus of Smoky Mountain High School, where it occupies valuable classroom space in a system that needs all the room […]
Almost 3 in 10 child care centers throughout North Carolina say they’d be forced to close if state lawmakers don’t step in with financial support when pandemic-era grants expire this summer. Why it matters: That many closures (29%) would mean a loss of care for some 91,660 children in the state. This would have ripple […]
Ariel Wolf unpacks Newt, her German Wirehaired Pointer, from the back of her car. She trains dogs for competitions and has trained Newt as her service dog. Wolf is diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that affects her skin and joints. “All the little things that he does, being able to, you know, […]
Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice. The Transportation Department’s Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule Tuesday morning after working on it for two years. Out […]
Thousands of North Carolinians with intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on caregivers, known as direct support professionals, for help with everyday tasks like bathing and eating. But those workers are in short supply. A recent study by The Arc of North Carolina, a nonprofit that advocates for people with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other […]
Ahead of Vice President Harris traveling to North Carolina again this week, President Biden’s campaign announced Tuesday it’s expanding its staff in the Tar Heel State, a key battleground in 2024. The campaign is bringing on Harrison Peel as deputy campaign manager, state Sen. Natalie Murdock as political and coalitions director, James Sonneman as general […]
In the 2024 North Carolina primary elections, 1,647 ballots were not counted because voters either didn’t have a photo ID or didn’t return their absentee ballots by the deadline, according to data that Carolina Public Press requested from the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Elections were finalized and the state board voted unanimously on […]
County commissioners did not decide the fate of Port City United, the county’s violence intervention program, on Monday, despite two commissioners’ distaste for it. The program is in the spotlight after a PCU supervisor was arrested in connection to a Houston Moore shooting that took place March 21. New Hanover County manager Chris Coudriet suspended […]
According to information sent from Guilford County Emergency Services Director Jim Albright to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, the Emergency Services Department has been unable to get all the auto chassis it needs – which are used to build emergency vehicles by adding the box unit on top of the frames and drivetrains. Albright […]
More than 75 percent of visitors to Haywood County are making return trips, and about that same percentage rank their visit very highly, according to surveys sent out by the Tourism Development Authority. Some 1,100 visitors answered the survey, designed to address questions regarding their spending, attractions, chosen activities and elements that lured them to […]
UNC Asheville has selected Yvonne Villanueva-Russell for the position of provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, effective July 1. The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees Executive and Governance Committee unanimously approved her selection on March 28, following a nationwide search that began in December 2023. Villanueva-Russell will succeed Interim Provost Herman Holt. UNCA’s […]
