Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer There was no wrapped box with a bow, or even a card. But all the same, Waynesville has received an early Christmas present from N.C. Congressman Chuck Edwards. Town leaders were told at Tuesday’s town council meeting that Edwards, R-Hendersonville, has secured $3 million in federal money for construction of a […]
Amy Zhang/The (Duke) Chronicle In late August, faculty members in the Sanford School of Public Policy received an email directing them to avoid speaking to the media about any issues not related to their research. The email, obtained by The Chronicle, indicated that Frank Tramble, vice president for communications, marketing and public affairs would respond […]
Coastal Review Online The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust has transferred the Pasquotank River Preserve in Camden County to the state for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to manage. The 303.5-acre property lies along 1.7 miles of the Pasquotank River, a blackwater system within the Pasquotank River basin, and part of the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine […]
David Beasley/The Center Square A program offering retirement incentives to tenured professors in colleges and universities in North Carolina with declining enrollment proved successful, according to a new report. The idea for the program started about three years ago as some schools in the state university system, including UNC Greensboro and UNC Asheville, began experiencing […]
Nick Fogleman/The Watauga Democrat The Watauga County Commissioners unanimously adopted a new ordinance regulating solicitation in unincorporated areas of the county, following safety concerns raised by the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. Under the ordinance, it is illegal to beg, panhandle or solicit within 20 feet of an outdoor ATM; while standing on a street, highway, […]
Theresa Opeka/The Carolina Journal Trey Rabon, president of AT&T North Carolina, knew that Hurricane Helene was going to be bad, with the company positioning crews ahead of time in western North Carolina. But he and the company had no idea of the level of destruction the storm would leave behind in its wake. “I have […]
Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times On Thursday, Nov. 20, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners held a lengthy work session in the Carolyn Coleman conference room in the Old Guilford County Court House, where they were brought up to speed on one of the most critical long-term infrastructure challenges facing Guilford County – as well as […]
Duke Pratt School of Engineering An environmental chemistry laboratory at Duke University has solved a longstanding mystery of the origin of high levels of PFAS—so-called “forever chemicals”—contaminating water sources in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. By sampling and analyzing sewage in and around Burlington, NC, the researchers traced the chemicals to a local textile […]
Kyle Ingram/The (Raleigh) News & Observer In a letter sent to The News & Observer, former North Carolina Rep. Cecil Brockman defended himself against charges of sex crimes with a minor and accused the alleged victim of lying to him about his age. “Why should I pay the ultimate price because someone wanted to grow […]
Sergio Osnaya-Prieto & Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC Golden LEAF Foundation President Scott T. Hamilton announced on Friday a $1 million investment to support AdvanceNC, a workforce initiative focused on advanced manufacturing. The announcement came during the State Board of Community Colleges’ November meeting, which also featured updates on the North Carolina Community College System’s (NCCCS) […]
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press If you are having a turkey this Thanksgiving, do you know where it was processed? If it came from certain North Carolina processing plants, it may have been processed on dirty equipment, records obtained by Carolina Public Press show. Federal inspectors found black residue on conveyor belts, accumulated waste on […]
Paul Garber/WFAE Radio North Carolina is a major producer of Thanksgiving essentials like turkeys and sweet potatoes, and it should be a good year for consumers this holiday season when it comes to these agricultural products. Jeffrey Dorfman is the Hugh C. Kiger Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. […]
Tom Murphy/North State Journal Novo Nordisk is chopping prices again for Wegovy, but doctors say the expense will remain challenging for patients without insurance. The drugmaker said Monday that it has started selling higher doses of the injectable obesity treatment for $349 a month to patients paying the full bill. That’s down from $499 and […]
Nick Fogleman/The Watauga Democrat The Boone Town Council held an informal listening session on a proposed redevelopment of Boone Golf Club that would add housing and a public golf entertainment complex while keeping golf on the site, drawing sharp questions from council members and strong opposition from speakers during public comment. Initial design plans for […]
Sarah Nagem/CityView A grandmother frantically banged on Joni’s apartment door in Robeson County earlier this year with a desperate plea: “Are you the girl with the Narcan?” Without hesitation, Joni grabbed two boxes of the medication from her kitchen and ran outside, where the woman’s granddaughter was sitting in a car and barely breathing after […]
