UNC Health officials say they’ve applied to state Department of Health and Human Services for certificates of need that would allow them to build new hospitals in Wilmington and Asheville. The Wilmington application proposes a 150-bed hospital on 62 acres at the corner of South 17th Street and Shipyard Boulevard. The one for Asheville, meanwhile, […]
Supporters of restricting “adversarial foreign government” land purchases in North Carolina have coalesced around one bill that’s now one stop away from a Senate floor vote. House Bill 133 cleared the Senate’s Judiciary committee on June 17 and awaits only a review by Senate Rules before reaching the floor. It remains to be seen whether […]
Paul Woolverton/CityView An employee of the Cumberland County Board of Elections has filed a complaint against Board of Elections Chair Linda Devore, accusing her of breaking the law by interfering with the office’s operations, coercion, and questioning him about a private family health matter. He asserted that Devore offered him a “professional bribe” of promotion […]
Drew C. Wilson/The Wilson Times Students who have lost sleep over end-of-year testing may appreciate the dilemma faced by retiring Wilson County Schools Superintendent Lane Mills. “I need to learn how to back a trailer so I can put my new boat in the water. That’s my next test,” Mills told the Times earlier this […]
Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online North Carolina lawmakers pushed forward a pair of bills Wednesday that, in tandem, would repeal a decades-old ban on hardened coastal erosion-control structures and secure state funding for terminal groins. Senate Bill 1009 aims to erase the state’s 40-year prohibition on hardened structures, including breakwaters, bulkheads, seawalls, jetties, revetments, and terminal […]
Nick de la Canal/WFAE Radio Inside a small cubicle at the Bladen County Department of Social Services, Vanesa Sanchez balances her phone on her shoulder as her fingers fly across the keyboard. She’s one of 12 caseworkers who check eligibility for SNAP in a rural county where roughly one in five residents relies on federal […]
Ben Humphries/EducationNC The U.S. Department of the Treasury has revealed some new details about the federal school choice tax credit that will offer people in participating states up to a $1,700 annual refund for donations made to qualifying “scholarship granting organizations.” A document released by the department reiterates that donations supporting public school students will […]
Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is considering three options for a possible property tax increase in the wake of a moratorium on property revaluation through a bill signed by Gov. Josh Stein on Friday. Last month, County Manager Victor Isler presented a budget plan to the commissioners with […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Raleigh’s WakeMed hospital system is seeking approval to combine with Charlotte-based Atrium Health, but leaders of the two healthcare networks are adamant that the proposed $2 billion deal is not a sale. The “planned strategic combination” sparked public controversy and pushback from state leaders when it was first announced last month. […]
Aarik Long/The Waynesville Mountaineer Maggie Valley residents will see a two-cent increase to their tax rate this year after the town board approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The two-cent increase pushes Maggie Valley up to a tax rate of 42 cents. “This increase is mainly attributed to outstanding FEMA payments, capital needs, […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Though the passage of its budget took center stage on Tuesday, the Wilmington City Council also discussed an amendment to make way for new city residents — goats. The city has been exploring using the grass-eating livestock as an all-natural landscaping solution amid dense greenery in city parks. The item first […]
Ana Risano /The Southern Pines Pilot Early data from a county-wide travel demand model has members of the southern Moore’s transportation planning group concerned with future road capacity. The model, still under development by the state Department of Transportation, is anticipated to be another tool as local officials and transportation experts plan out road updates […]
James Farrell/WFAE Radio In a statement released Friday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill says she has “not been told” what specific concerns prompted the investigation that led to the CMS Board suspending her with pay this week. She also said she has not been given information about “how the process will work or how long […]
Chloe Adams/WLOS Small business owners seeking a share of the more than $14 million Asheville Recovers Together Small Business Grant Program are being urged to carefully review eligibility requirements before investing time into a lengthy application process. Applications for the grant program opened June 15, aiming to distribute federal money through the City of Asheville […]
Hank Lee/WCNC North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced Thursday that the Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved eight grant requests totaling over $4 million for local governments across the state. This funding aims to create 396 jobs, with 300 jobs from previously announced projects. The total investment expected from both public and private sources as […]
