WFDD Radio The Randolph County Board of Education is considering closing a school due to low enrollment and reductions in state funding. District officials say enrollment at Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve has been steadily declining despite multiple recruitment efforts. This year, it only had 369 students — roughly half of its capacity. Randolph County School System […]
When it comes to General Assembly primaries, the Phil Berger-Sam Page GOP battle in Senate District 26 commands most of the attention for understandable reasons. But it’s not the only show in town. Down in Cabarrus County, appointed incumbent Sen. Chris Measmer is trying to hold on to the seat he gained after former Sen. […]
The NC Chamber is backing a Trump administration move to lower the minimum wage rate for migrant farm workers hired under the H-2A visa program. Lawyers representing the Chamber in late January filed a friend-of-the-courtbrief in a California federal-court case, opposing an attempt by the United Farm Workers to get an injunction blocking the change. […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square More than a quarter-billion dollars has been generated for North Carolina coffers by sports wagering revenue since becoming legal in March 2024. January produced the fourth-largest month on record, according to figures from the North Carolina Lottery Commission. With $14,460,977 for state coffers, the 23 months of legalized gambling has brought […]
Laura Hackett/Blue Ridge Public Radio North Carolina only has enough money to repair around 300 of the thousands of private roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Helene, state officials said at a Monday meeting for the Governor’s Recovery Office of Western North Carolina. The state launched the $175 million program last year as a way […]
Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Under a mountainside that had slipped again and again, residents of Thistle Ridge faced a grim reality — unstable ground, blocked roads and no clear path forward. For more than four years, bureaucratic delays and shifting priorities left a vital infrastructure fix stalled while families worried their homes could be lost […]
Ahmed Jallow/NC Newsline The Charter School Review Board on Monday unanimously approved a Wake County charter school’s request to separate its virtual program into a standalone charter school. The decision allows Pine Springs’ Virtual Academy, which enrolls more than 3,500 students from across the state, to break away from Pine Springs’ brick-and-mortar charter and become […]
Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press A months-long saga has unfolded surrounding the Cleveland County Board of Education’s decision not only about selling a shuttered school building but also about the buyer. The board has opted to forgo traditional bidding processes in order for the building to land in the hands of a local religious nonprofit, drawing […]
Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC Reports of crime and violence in North Carolina public schools decreased during the 2024-25 school year for the second consecutive year, according to an annual report from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) presented to the State Board of Education this week. The report — which is required by state law […]
Andrew Jones/Asheville Watchdog On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in this small Yancey County community on the northern edge of Pisgah National Forest began to fill up with patients. An older couple in flannel pajamas sat together in the waiting room. A toddler waved as Patricia Hall walked past him, a stethoscope draped […]
Destinee Patterson/WRAL News Empty units sit side-by-side in Camelot Village seven months after Tropical Storm Chantal rocked Chapel Hill. One condo owner said the community has largely turned into a ghost town. Both renters and owners are wondering when it will come back to life. “I hope that progress will be made quickly on getting […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Wilmington City Council is already contemplating a property tax rate increase to take effect this July, which could be in the range of 4 cents to complete capital projects and boost personnel pay — and that doesn’t include potential budget increases still to come. On Friday, city staff provided council […]
Michael Koh/WCHL Chapelboro The ACC has fined UNC $50,000 after fans rushed the floor twice during the Tar Heels’ 71-68 win against No. 4 Duke at the Smith Center Saturday night. “The conference’s event security policy is designed to protect the safety and well-being of all student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans,” the league said in […]
State campaign-finance reports are still trickling in, but in the most closely-watched legislative primary, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page says he’d raised $46,466 as of the end of 2025. This includes $20,903 in new receipts as of the second half of the year. Page is running in the District 26 Republican primary against Senate leader […]
NC State has a chance to participate in a $151 billion federally funded R&D program designed to bolster the country’s defenses against missile attacks. The Defense Department’s Missile Defense Agency in December and January qualified 2,440 companies and universities to compete for grants under what it’s calling the “Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense” or […]
