Both of Heidi Zanan’s parents died between 2017 and 2021, which meant she had to plan two funerals in the span of four years. Working with the funeral home left her feeling frustrated, lost and abused. “You block out parts of it,” the 54-year-old Garner, North Carolina, resident said. And when Zanan called a funeral […]
Before North Carolina Central faces Alabama State in the Orange Blossom Classic on Sept. 1, the athletics department must tackle a budget deficit first. The Charlotte Post reports that the NCCU Athletics Department has some major challenges to overcome. At the last Board of Trustees meeting, Akua Matherson, NCCU’s chief finance officer and vice chancellor […]
At a July 11 meeting, Buxton Civic Association (BCA) Board Members Brian Harris, Heather Jennette and Wendi Munden outlined a plan of action to address continuing concerns about the contamination from the former Naval Station site and the actions the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are taking to correct the situation. Because the Naval […]
Though July has, thus far, received more rainfall than this past June, farmers in the county are still struggling through the drought facing the state. The National Weather Service continues to report a moderate drought across most of the southeastern United States. Rainfall, while expected over the weekend, often falls in inconsistent locations across the […]
Mission Health System, owned by HCA, continues to see lawsuits about the hospital systems commitment to the asset purchase agreement signed in 2019. Buncombe County cannot intervene in North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s lawsuit against HCA Healthcare, the NC Business court held this week. The county is already part of another lawsuit but had […]
With the nation’s best education system and policies that give companies room — both literally and figuratively — to grow, Virginia is America’s Top State for Business in 2024. This is the Old Dominion’s sixth time at the top of CNBC’s rankings, and its third win in five years — a record unmatched by any […]
In a rare public appearance Wednesday, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson declined to speak with reporters and decried attempts to ask him questions about past comments as “pure shameful,” as his security detail shuffled him into an elevator leaving the building. It came weeks after Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, made comments that […]
In Transylvania County, community leaders say HCA’s governance of Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard is causing mounting frustration. The discovery phase of the City of Brevard’s lawsuit against the massive hospital corporation is ongoing. Pardee Hospital, located in the adjacent Henderson County and operated by UNC Health, continues to build temporary facilities to fill the […]
A contractor at the Greensboro-Randolph megasite has tolerated drug use and serious safety violations by its workers and racist language and behavior by its supervisors, according to a federal lawsuit filed by a subcontractor hired to monitor safety compliance. Shiron Vick and Vick Cos. of Charlotte filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Charlotte […]
Clemson’s request to dismiss an Atlantic Coast Conference lawsuit that was filed in response to the school challenging the conference bylaws in court was denied Wednesday by a judge. The case stems from Clemson’s attempt in March to release itself from the ACC’s grant of rights and a potential $140 million exit fee if it […]
EBCI Tribal Council has reversed its decision to ban “hemp shops” not “wholly owned by the tribe … or one of its wholly owned subsidiaries.” Any enrolled member of the tribe has 10 days following the passage of an ordinance to submit a protest. In this case, that protest was submitted by Robert Mark “Bertie” […]
North Carolina state superintendent candidate Michele Morrow has made protecting students central to her campaign. The Republican home-school mother running to oversee the state’s public school system has assembled a 10-person school safety advisory board, pledged to rid schools of pedophiles and vowed to address gun violence by putting in place added security measures. “North […]
If there is a hurricane on the Outer Banks that renders Hatteras Island’s only highway impassable, the emergency channel between the island at Rodanthe to the Dare County mainland at Stumpy Point currently would not be accessible for ferries to provide supplies or evacuations. “This needs to be very clear to our county commissioners,” said […]
Growing up in land-locked Oklahoma, learning to swim wasn’t a high priority in Rebecca Pearson-Yates’ household. Nonetheless, the Greensboro mother of five made sure her children took lessons. Her youngest daughter, who will be 5 next month, started classes at the YMCA in the spring. “It’s just necessary in order to stay safe,” she said. […]
The sky was blue and the temperature in the low 80s, balmy for the Cape Fear region, the day Sheriff Ennis Wright fired the shot heard ’round the county. Via letter dated May 21, 2024, Wright informed local government officials that the Sheriff’s Office would not be able to provide school resource officers in most […]
