Ben Crosbie/WCHL Chapelboro More than two hundred people crowded into the meeting room of the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on May 28 for a community meeting on the future of the property that once was Maple View Farm. Throughout the event, the crowd cheered and applauded emphatically as speakers voiced opposition toward Union Grove Farm […]
Anna Pogarcic/Education NC The Sampson County Schools Board of Education and the Clinton City Schools Board of Education have partnered with their local board of commissioners to sign a joint budget resolution. Under the resolution, both school districts are guaranteed a certain amount of local funding each year. According to a press release, “the school […]
Aaron Thomas/WRAL News Financial troubles continue to mount for Saint Augustine’s University as a Wake County judge has ordered the historically Black university to pay more than $20 million to a wireless company. According to court documents obtained by WRAL, the university is in default and must pay SBA Connect, LLC, a total of $20,234,785.30 […]
Will Hofmann/Asheville Citizen Times An agreement struck between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will address improper waterway debris removal in Western North Carolina, Rep. Chuck Edwards office announced June 3. The agreement comes after Edwards held two meetings with more than 30 different local advocates, environmental nonprofits and […]
The Wilson Times Wilson Medical Center is investing $1 million into Barton College to help train the next generation of health care professionals in Wilson County. The investment will go toward Barton College’s School of Health Sciences with the construction of a state-of-the-art facility. The partnership also includes the establishment of the Barton College Wilson […]
All of the afternoon’s discussion of energy policy followed the announcement that Amazon will invest at least $10 billion in building a new data center campus in Richmond County, near the South Carolina border 80 miles east of Charlotte. The Amazon Web Services project should come with at least 500 new jobs over five years, […]
House leaders are shooting for a Tuesday floor vote on a bill that would make it easier for Duke Energy to recover power-plant construction costs before a facility’s ready to go on line. They’ve ditched the original Senate bill and come up with their own counter, rewriting Senate Bill 266, which previously addressed the issue of […]
Nick Fogleman/The Watauga Democrat An amendment added to the North Carolina House budget proposal could significantly affect how Appalachian State University interacts with local governments in Watauga County. On May 21, the North Carolina House adopted Amendment 23 to legislation that would expand current exemptions for state-managed construction projects. The amendment, which passed 77-36, adds […]
Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio UNC-Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees has approved tenure for select faculty after deferring to vote on the issue twice. The move comes after widespread criticism and concern from faculty at the public institution and other North Carolina universities. The trustees had been delaying the tenure vote since March, but only for faculty […]
Jeffrey Collins/The Associated Press A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the deaths of two of its students who took their own lives. Asheville Academy announced Tuesday that it released all of its students from its Weaverville campus this past weekend, saying the decision […]
DJ Simmons/WFDD Radio Dozens of residents spoke out at an Alamance County Commissioners meeting on Monday, calling for more support in the budget for schools and libraries. The concerns came after a recent presentation showed that keeping the tax rate flat would require deep cuts to services. Officials clarified at the meeting that no decision […]
Jack Igelman/Carolina Public Press Months after Tropical Storm Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, rural communities, unincorporated towns and small municipalities are still trying to recover and rebuild. They face another monumental challenge: ensuring their homes, businesses, and public spaces are more resilient to future extreme rainfall events, intensified by climate change. Solutions, say experts, should […]
WRAL News The downtown Raleigh Holiday Inn on Hillsborough Street will not be torn down. It is going to stay right where it is. Built back in 1969, it’s best known for its circular shape. People who live in Raleigh have described the building at 320 Hillsborough St. as both iconic and an eyesore. The […]
James Farrell/WFAE Radio Intellicor Academy, an Islamic school in east Charlotte, is one of Mecklenburg County’s largest Opportunity Scholarship recipients. The latest data from the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority show Mecklenburg County students received nearly $40 million in Opportunity Scholarship funding this school year to attend private schools. The 2024-2025 school year was […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Wilmington City Council took its first of two votes on its 2025-2026 budget Tuesday night, though one council member dissented based on one-tenth of a cent. Highlights of the city’s budget proposal include $8.6 million for increases to salaries, including for first responders, $30.5 million for capital improvements and $2.3 […]
