Jule Hubbard/Wilkes Journal-Patriot Wilkes County’s labor force, defined as the number of people working plus those unemployed but looking for work, reached a record low of 24,969 in July. The N.C. Department of Commerce listed Wilkes with 1,012 people unemployed and an unemployment rate of 4.1% in July. The state only includes people who are […]
Scott Bolejack/The Johnstonian News The next home of the Tobs must be within 35 miles of Wilson. That’s nonnegotiable, says Greg Suire, the team’s president. Like the Asheville Tourists, Durham Bulls and High Point-Thomasville HiToms, another Suire team, the Wilson Tobs are synonymous with baseball in North Carolina, he said. “These four brands are recognized […]
Lora Lavigne/WRAL News Crabtree Valley Mall is preparing to welcome a new and improved shopping center while also saying goodbye to several small businesses. As previously reported, Crabtree Valley Mall is making big moves. It’s getting a $60-million facelift after being sold to a California-based developer. The businesses that rent the so-called “Retail Merchandising Units” […]
State Auditor Dave Boliek’s staff says its latest audit of the USS North Carolina Battleship Commission’s finances found a lack of “adequate internal controls” led to several errors in the commission’s fiscal 2023-24 books. All told, there were $2.1 million in errors, Boliek said. There included incorrectly recorded transactions for the commission’s pension and so-called […]
There’s a push on to lower the mandatory wage rates farmers have to pay foreigners who avail themselves of the U.S government’s H-2A guest worker program for seasonal work. North Carolina U.S. Rep. Brad Knott, R-13th, is praising a Trump administration notice that it intends to revise the method federal regulators use for calculating the […]
Andrew R. Jones & Dan DeWitt/Asheville Watchdog Citing potential violations of federal civil rights laws, the U.S. Department of Justice has sent a letter to Buncombe County threatening to investigate and take enforcement against the county if it approves recommendations from the Asheville-Buncombe Community Reparations Commission, according to a DOJ letter obtained Friday by Asheville […]
Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News North Carolina education leaders are again mulling a revision to the state’s most visible school accountability measure: school performance grades. They’re the letter grades — A, B, C, D or F — earned by every North Carolina public school each fall, when the state’s standardized test scores are released. The intent is […]
The Outer Banks Voice The Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA) has formed to push for greater state and federal investment in ferry services, NC-12, and other critical infrastructure that ensures safe and reliable access. In announcing the new coalition, Justin LeBlanc, OAA’s Executive Director said, “The North Carolina Ferry System is the second-largest public ferry system […]
WUNC & The Associated Press The Durham City Council has passed a resolution to make the city a “Fourth Amendment Workplace,” increasing protections for city workers against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests. In a unanimous vote Tuesday, Durham City Council passed a resolution to make the North Carolina city a “Fourth Amendment […]
Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise Plans for an affordable housing project in south High Point have hit a roadblock after its developer missed out on critical public financing. Wynnefield Properties applied this year for a federal low-income-housing tax-credit award for a proposed 72-unit apartment complex at 3023 S. Main St., but it wasn’t among the […]
Caleb M. Soptelean/The Sanford Herald Sanford City Council is being asked to help bring a Target retail store to the city. Specifically, the city is being asked to fund approximately $4 million for infrastructure improvements for an estimated $64 million project. The site would be at the Riverbirch Corner Shopping Center, according to a Sept. […]
Sofia DiStefano/Niner Times UNC Charlotte has once again broken its own enrollment record, welcoming 32,207 students for the fall 2025 semester. This milestone marks the University’s highest enrollment in its history, continuing a trend of steady growth over the past decade. The fall 2025 enrollment record shows an increase of over 1,000 students in comparison […]
Andrew Marshall/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Clyde’s governing board is planning to change its zoning ordinance to allow for “conditional” zoning, bringing the town’s zoning procedures in line with much of the rest of the state. Under conditional zoning, rezoned property could be approved for a specific use — say, a convenience store — with specific conditions, […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily A new report from UNCW details more removals and alterations leadership have made to comply with the UNC System’s 2024 equality policy, showing the university is continuing to dig deeper into ensuring compliance. After the UNC System implemented a policy banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices and affirming institutional neutrality last […]
Katie Myers/Blue Ridge Public Radio Helene washed out sewer pipes, overflowed septic systems, and washed water treatment plants into rivers all over. Much of this infrastructure was old, and extreme rainfall caused by climate change poses new risks. A new tranche of funding from the Environmental Protection Agency could help communities fix this expensive damage […]
