Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News An attorney representing former Graham County Sheriff Brad Hoxit said his client will appeal a recent decision by Superior Court Judge William T. Stetzer that bars Hoxit from returning to office. District Attorney Ashley Welch filed a petition for Hoxit’s removal on Jan. 29, alleging Hoxit abused his power as his […]
Dan DeWitt/Asheville Watchdog Officers left the Asheville Police Department in droves following the protests sparked by a Minneapolis officer’s murder of George Floyd, according to APD statistics provided to Asheville Watchdog. The exodus left its sworn force about 30 percent understaffed from 2021 through 2025 and overwhelmed by a surge of complaints about unsafe and […]
Kirstyn Clark/WRAL News Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell said she does not support a $200 million housing bond for the city. It comes as ONE Wake, a local faith-based group, held an assembly Saturday, demanding affordable housing initiatives and to hear where officials stand on those demands. Mary Kintz, a strategist with ONE Wake, said the […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The chief of the Wilmington Police Department is defending his officers’ handling and the department’s dissemination of information in the wake of three stabbings in downtown Wilmington over the weekend; however, he said he will be readdressing resource allocation, including where he assigns officers, as the city experiences an increase in […]
Brianna Atkinson/WUNC News North Carolina college students are concerned a UNC System policy draft could end some financial aid and legal services programs. The regulation would prohibit student activity fees from funding initiatives that aren’t available to the whole student body. This includes individual grants and financial assistance, which outgoing UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate Student President […]
Allen G. Breed & Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press An Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist, which one official said put the country, members of the U.S. military and the nation’s allies at risk. Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, is accused of […]
Shabnam Danesh/WNCN Raleigh city leaders are facing a $13 million budget shortfall, and it could result in higher property taxes for residents. While property taxes make up a big chunk of the city’s $1.8 billion budget, city leaders said that revenue isn’t coming in as expected. Budget Director Sadia Sattar said the likely solution to […]
Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press A recent state audit of Elm City found almost $64,000 in outstanding checks dating back to 2012 and a series of financial policy violations by town officials, which the auditor said “increased the risk of fraud, waste, or abuse of tax dollars.” Elm City is a small town of about 1,200 […]
William F. West/Rocky Mount Telegram The town of Speed is on track to give up its town charter, with a dissolution set to officially happen by June 30 if everything goes according to plan. Once those final steps are complete, the Edgecombe County town will be a town no more. The subject of the ongoing […]
Joe Marusak/The Charlotte Observer A defiant Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney said Tuesday he sees no reason to resign after Monday night’s 4-2 no-confidence vote by the town board. “There is nothing that came out last night that would make me believe that should be an option,” Carney said in an interview with The Charlotte Observer […]
DJ Simmons/WFDD Radio Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough called for better funding to support his staff during a press conference on Wednesday. The press conference follows a county commission meeting, where it was revealed that his office could be over budget by more than a million dollars. Sheriff Kimbrough says more than $600,000 of the […]
Kara Fohner/Gaston Gazette Gastonia has a baseball stadium, but its parking lot is off-limits. The now defunct Gastonia Honey Hunters baseball team owns it, according to the city. The owners, N.C. Gas House Gang, have been embroiled in a lawsuit with the city of Gastonia for years. The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball terminated the […]
Cierra Noffke/WilmingtonBiz Wilmington-based Off the Hook Yachts has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Bellhart Marine Group LLC, a Wilmington-based boat dealer, according to a press release. “This is an infrastructure-driven acquisition,” said Jason Ruegg, founder and president of Off the Hook Yachts, in the release. “We are building what we believe will be one […]
One of the key backers of Rockingham County Sheriff’s successful bid to unseat Senate leader Phil Berger has a message for the rest of the Senate: No more casinos. “Voter have already made it clear to leadership: They do no want casino gambling in North Carolina,” say Bob Luddy, who wrote Page a $6,400 check […]
One of Japan’s largest financial companies, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., or SMBC, plans to establish a second U.S. headquarters in Charlotte by investing $50.5 million and adding 2,000 jobs over the next six years. State and local officials used a $78.8 million incentives package to land the project, which adds to a streak of large […]
