Eric Miller/WRAL News Knoxville natives Sherri Gibson and Marcia League call it their “backyard.” To everyone else, it’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The two women, both in their seventies, have grown up in and around the Smokies’ 522,000 acres. “I love peace and solitude, getting away from the city,” said League. But in this […]
Port City Daily The Wilmington Planning Commission’s debate over special-use hearings turned into a proxy for how the public contributes in development decisions at the commission’s meeting last week. The commission voted 4-3 — Commissioners John Lennon, Richard Collier and Livian Jones dissenting — in favor of ridding its land code of special use permits. […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square Northeastern North Carolina customers served by America’s largest regional grid operator have been warned about potential summer power shortages. PJM, based out of Valley Forge, Pa., and serving 13 states, says it “should have adequate reserves to maintain reliability.” It also said a company first may happen with all-time peak load […]
Andrew Marshall/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Camp Restore Hope — the Helene relief organization located in downtown Clyde — has until late August to close its doors or move to a new location. Its organizers say the people of Clyde need ongoing support in Helene’s wake, while Clyde officials say Camp Restore Hope is in violation of […]
Emma Cooke/WCHL Chapelboro The Chapel Hill Town Council recently unanimously approved a zoning application for a proposed affordable housing community close to downtown. The three acre property envisions being an attractive addition to town, while also allowing for more workforce housing. Hillside Trace plans to bring 190 affordable units to 607-617 Martin Luther King Jr. […]
UNC Chapel Hill law school dean Martin Brinkley says he’s going to step down as soon as Chancellor Lee Roberts can hire a successor, or at the end of the 2025-26 academic year, whichever comes first. Brinkley has been the Chapel Hill law school’s dean since 2015, uniquely coming to the job from private practice […]
Wake County, being a Tier 3 county, the Genentech deal also calls on the state to put $3.3 million into its Industrial Development Fund/Utility Account to help rural communities finance necessary infrastructure upgrades to attract future business. The county tiers system is integral to the administration of the JDIG, but a recent report from analysts […]
One of the Wake County communities the TriEx serves is Holly Springs, which is handy because the town’s set to host a new fill-and-finish factory for Genentech, a California-based, Swiss-owned pharmaceutical company. Announced Monday, the deal promises at least $700 million in investment and 420 jobs, in return for which Genentech would receive a $44.9 […]
Amanda Seitz & Seung Min Kim/The Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay. The order calls on the health department, […]
Will Atwater/NC Health News Allan O’Briant knows that providing clean drinking water to 125,000 customers can be a tall order. As the water treatment plant supervisor for Harnett Regional Water, he’s constantly balancing the need to disinfect the water supply with controlling potentially harmful byproducts. One of the challenges O’Briant and his colleagues face is […]
Richard Craver/The (Greensboro) News & Record JetZero, a fledgling advanced aircraft manufacturer considering opening a plant at Piedmont Triad International Airport, confirmed that it is pursuing billions of dollars in private-equity funding. The company disclosed in April plans for a U.S. production plant with the potential for 10,000 employees. JetZero projects its airplane will be […]
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Summer tourism in Western North Carolina — hiking, fishing, driving up scenic mountain roads — is a perfect respite for many from the hot southern season. But those idyllic mountain scenes are competing in the public’s mind with images of Tropical Storm Helene’s aftermath: death, devastation and destruction. And for […]
Matthew Dembicki/Education NC There are anecdotal stories about how wraparound services — from child care and transportation, to mental health and academic and career counseling — are helping to keep community college students enrolled and on a path to completion. Now, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Richmond Fed) wants to take a closer look […]
Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio The N.C. House recently passed a bill to allow the state treasurer to invest a portion of state pension funds in cryptocurrency and other digital assets. First-term Rep. Mike Schietzelt, R-Wake, made the case for the bill on the House floor, amid concerns from state employees and others who worry that Bitcoin […]
Zachery Eanes/Axios Raleigh Data analytics company SAS Institute is now using technology from the video game maker Epic Games to make “digital twins” for its customers. Why it matters: It’s the first time that Cary’s two largest tech firms, led by the state’s two richest residents, have ever publicly partnered together on a project. Driving […]
