Month: January 2026

7. Departed firm got incentives

Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise Truck manufacturer Ox Bodies got city incentives but fell far short of its overall goals for an expansion in High Point that ended when it closed its facility after five years in operation. The city paid $15,000 to the company in 2021 after it documented it had created 10 new […]

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9. At Airlie Gardens, a problem is lurking just under the lake’s surface

Gareth McGrath/USA Today Network Several species of waterfowl frolicked in the lake at Airlie Gardens as a kingfisher zipped by on a warm November day. Nearby, some turtles sunning themselves on an old stump took no notice of the aerial noisemaker. Even a few roseate spoonbills were hanging around in the majestic oaks that line […]

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10. NC Atty General sues Dept. of Ed after $50M cut to funds supporting rural schools

Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice On Dec. 31, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education in U. S. District Court for terminating nearly $50 million in federal education funding for North Carolina public schools, most of it for rural and low-income communities. One of those communities is Hyde […]

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