Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News When the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill in Canton closed after more than a century of operations in June 2023, the shockwaves went far beyond the hundreds of workers who lost their jobs. The closure of the 115-year-old plant left behind an enormous industrial footprint in the heart of town, a community […]
Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press A federal appeals court has ruled that a North Carolina law that made it a crime for felony offenders who vote before they have completed their sentences without knowing they were breaking the law is unconstitutional. A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday unanimously upheld […]
Abraham Kenmore/CityView For Mike Lopez, the small 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum at Fort Bragg is a cornerstone of the military unit he once served with. But he worries it may not remain there much longer. In June, the Army announced plans to consolidate its current 41 museums down to just 12. (The plan […]
Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise A south High Point medical distribution company plans to expand in a shuttered furniture factory near its headquarters. Exemplar Health earlier this month acquired the 16-acre property at 1914 S. Elm St. that included the former Richloom Weaving, which recently closed, laying off 54 workers. Exemplar Health owner Russell Patterson […]
While Elon and Queens are merging, the UNC System’s institutions are poised to expand their academic offerings. Four new programs are on the docket for Board of Governors review this week, highlighted by UNC Charlotte’s proposal to set up new bachelor’s and master’s degrees in artificial intelligence. UNCC also wants to establish a bachelor’s in […]
North Carolina’s higher education sector is getting a major shakeup, as Alamance County’s Elon University and Charlotte’s Queens University are merging. Tuesday’s announcement from the private institutions left no doubt that in practice, the deal is more an Elon takeover of Queens than it is a merger of equals. At the end of a process […]
Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The Federal Emergency Management Agency has reneged on an implied promise to pay for Helene-related repairs on a bridge that provides a vital link to downtown Waynesville. And the end result could be costly to the town’s taxpayers. Waynesville leaders were under the impression that FEMA would reimburse the town for […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press The North Carolina General Assembly pledged to rein in “unelected bureaucrats” with an overhaul of the state’s creation of regulations in one of its most contentious legislative actions of 2025. But what does it really mean when lawmakers say they intend to cut through red tape? House Bill 402, which became […]
Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Radio As the bell rings to start a new period at Green Hope High in Cary, students settle into Harrison Miller’s earth science class. Hanging on the wall by the door is a set of small numbered pouches, most of them already holding a student’s phone. “Anyone who still hasn’t put their cell […]
Port City Daily Developers are seeking to transform a large tract of land into a new community that could add nearly 12,500 homes to the county’s growing landscape. A massive new housing project is in the works for Brunswick County, with developer Strategic Real Estate Partners LLC planning to develop a 4,378-acre site for 12,500 […]
Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise The city of High Point is trying a different approach to create its proposed Southwest Mill District. Instead of rezoning a 171-acre old industrial area along W. Green Drive between downtown and Ward Avenue, the plan is now to leave the existing zoning in place but add an overlay district […]
John Staton/Wilmington StarNews Over the decades, Wilmington’s film and television industry has been likened to a roller coaster, with years when the number of productions soars, sometimes followed by a steep decline. Right now, however, the industry in Wilmington is largely at a standstill. In addition to a handful of commercials, only five productions of […]
Lilly Knoepp/Blue Ridge Public Radio Five Tribal Council newcomers won in Thursday’s election on the Qualla Boundary, which saw lower-than-normal turnout. Eastern Band of Cherokee (EBCI) voters headed to the polls to cast ballots for all 12 seats of Tribal Council. The results, not yet certified, show that the council will no longer be all […]
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro After returning test results from THC-A products purchased at two businesses in Chatham County, the sheriff’s office announced charges against the operators and warned the community of their marketing toward minors. A release from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office on Monday detailed a recent investigation that led to sheriff’s deputies seizing items […]
Claire Harutunian/The Daily Tar Heel In the second admissions cycle following the elimination of race-conscious affirmative action, UNC reported an increase in Hispanic students, while the percentage of newly enrolled Black students has stayed the same since its significant decline last year. This shows demographic trends in the class of 2029 and new transfer students, […]
