Elvis Menayese/WFAE Radio A two-day charrette kicked off on Tuesday in Charlotte to gather community input on ways to redevelop Interstate 77 and undo some of the harm it caused by its construction. Consultants and city representatives discussed redevelopment plans with community members near Johnson C. Smith University. They explained the different concepts displayed on […]
Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot A once-stalled piece of legislation has been reintroduced in the General Assembly and could affect the Village of Pinehurst’s efforts to regulate short-term rentals (STRs). Sponsored by Pinehurst’s own State Sen. Tom McInnis, S.B. 291 would prevent municipalities across the state from prohibiting the use of residential property as STRs. […]
Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer A four-block area of downtown Clyde was evacuated and roped off Sunday afternoon as a potential blast radius after the discovery of a so-called ‘military relic.’ At least that’s what the Haywood Sheriff’s office called it. But what was the military relic, how did it end up in Clyde and why […]
North Carolina’s ports in Wilmington and Morehead City could face dire consequences if the federal government imposes massive port-call fees to penalize the operators of Chinese-built ships, their director says. The move would “no doubt result in a contraction of carrier calls and in effect force mid-size ports out of business,” N.C. Ports Executive Director […]
A trio senators wants to reduces the number of continuing-education courses people in a long list of licensed professions have to undertake. Senate Bill 451 takes aim at requirements embedded in regulation or statute for, among many others, landscape architects, athletic trainers, exterminators, appraisers, general contractors, auctioneers, real estate brokers, cosmetologists, foresters, CPAs, electricians, code […]
For years now, the Senate’s been the place where bills that would give school districts flexibility to start classes in early or mid-August go to die. Now, Senate leader Phil Berger and a few of his key lieutenants are floating a proposal to give local school boards the option of choosing a mid-August start. Senate […]
Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, is retiring from the Senate as of 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the chamber’s GOP caucus says. Newton is leaving office in the middle of his fifth term. Sources indicated that he’s departing for the general counsel’s job at UNC Chapel Hill, but a caucus news release was silent on that […]
Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Republican Tariq Bokhari plans to resign from the Charlotte City Council and will become the No. 2 transit official in President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation. Bokhari will serve as deputy administrator for the Federal Transit Administration, which, among other things, is responsible for awarding billions of dollars of grants for transit […]
Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & The Charlotte Ledger A lawsuit filed earlier this month seeks to stop Atrium Health from taking control of organ donation services at partner hospital Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. For 40 years, Wake Forest Baptist relied on HonorBridge, an independent organ procurement organization that serves 75 percent of […]
Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio Southern Bank recently announced plans to close Aurora’s only bank branch. The mayor is talking to other small banks about taking over the location. Credit unions are seeking to expand into rural areas through legislation moving in the state House, a move they say would improve access to banking. Credit unions in […]
Paul Specht/WRAL News North Carolina lawmakers want to ban legal hemp products from public school grounds. Tobacco products are already banned from North Carolina public schools. The House Health Committee on Tuesday advanced a bipartisan bill, known as House Bill 328, that would require public school districts to also adopt a written policy prohibiting the […]
Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise Elected leaders of Thomasville City Schools issued a statement this week about the status of a school board member who was arrested on a felony charge about a year and a half ago. Ja’Quez D. Taylor, one of five members of the Thomasville Board of Education, was arrested on […]
The Associated Press Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday. Many people in the area are still getting over the hurricane that hit in September, according to North Carolina Forest Service spokesperson Bo Dossett. “A lot of the […]
Shea Carver/Port City Daily A couple hundred people, including elected officials and arts supporters, were at Thalian Hall on Monday evening to help usher in its next metamorphosis. As reported by Port City Daily in January, there are major plans to renovate the 167-year-old hall. It comes as the city’s government organizes its full exit […]
DJ Simmons/WFDD Radio The High Point City Council approved a plan on Monday to revitalize the southwest side of the city. The Southwest Mill District Area Plan aims to transform 171 acres into a mix of commercial and residential spaces. It outlines a new zoning district to guide development in the area, but some worried […]
