Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press If you’re someone who frequents a North Carolina public library — especially in an urban area like Raleigh or Charlotte — you might be all too familiar with searching the catalog for a buzzy book, only to find the waitlist is hundreds, if not thousands, of people long. Local library employees […]
Molly Steur & Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC Last month, the State Board of Community Colleges announced the selection of Dr. Monty Sullivan as president of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). The Board has been undergoing a nationwide search for the next system president since October 2025, and Sullivan’s nomination now goes to the […]
Felicia Sonmez/BPR News Construction is set to begin soon on a vital road connecting the towns of Saluda and Tryon in Polk County. The road, U.S. 176, has been closed since Hurricane Helene — and there hasn’t been an easy way to travel between the two towns ever since. For nearly two years, residents have […]
Sophia DePhillips/Port City Daily Over two-and-a-half years into its Part 150 Noise Study, the Wilmington International Airport’s consultant unveiled possible solutions to mitigate aircraft sound experienced by residents. It could cost upward of $1.6 million, but only a handful of people would benefit. The last phase of the Part 150 Noise Study was presented to […]
Bill Moss/Hendersonville Lightning Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin has issued a strong defense of his department’s use of Flock cameras, saying that they help investigators make arrests in serious crimes and that his office’s internal affairs policies safeguard against abuse. Griffin responded to the Lightning’s request on Friday to explain how the cameras are used. […]
Ashley Mahoney/Axios Charlotte North Carolina is beginning to see the effects of making private school vouchers available to all families, regardless of income. Why it matters: The expansion is reshaping how North Carolina funds private education, broadening access while substantially increasing the state’s financial commitment. Catch up quick: When state lawmakers approved the budget in […]
Taylor Knopf/NC Health News North Carolina’s supply of illicit street drugs is in a constant state of change. People are no longer buying just heroin, fentanyl or opioid pills anymore, as most samples of these illegal drugs have more than one substance in them. People often don’t know what is in their drugs because dealers […]
Walker Livingston/Carolina Public Press Gary Steiner is proud to be a farmer. He’s even prouder to be a farmer in Henderson County. He grows an array of produce at his farm, Bee-utiful Farm and Garden, which is lush and has sheep, cows, pigs and even a greenhouse, tucked away on farmland in a little neighborhood […]
Emily Putnam/WUNC News Rows of low-lying brick buildings and corrugated tin bungalows crowd a 32-acre property in east Burlington. Photos from the 1990s reveal a silver water tower and pristine pipes glowing white in the sun. Now, these structures are rust-red. This is the former Tarheel Army Missile Plant, or TAMP. A vestigial organ of […]
Amy McCraw/The Hendersonville Lightning Party leaders in Henderson County on Thursday night chose Chelsea Walsh as the Republican nominee for state House District 117 in place of incumbent Jennifer Capps Balkcom, who was tapped on Monday night to be the GOP’s nominee for the 11th Congressional District. Walsh, the former chair of the Henderson County […]
Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Mecklenburg County has filed a lawsuit against Donahue Peebles Jr., the Miami Beach developer county commissioners selected 10 years ago to build Brooklyn Village in Second Ward. The county says Peebles has “failed to deliver” and “made hollow excuses” for not building anything in the ensuing decade. Brooklyn Village was envisioned as […]
Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer After more than a year of dredging stumps, branches and other debris from Haywood’s rivers and creeks, the state-run debris removal program is finally nearing an end. But debris still remains scattered throughout the county’s waterways. Cleaning it up will require new funding and many more months, if not years, of […]
Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Collete, Barry and Corey Coggins filed a lawsuit on July 22 against Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, EBCI Principal Chief Michell Hicks and EBCI Secretary of Operations Anthony Sequoyah. Given tribal council’s Aug. 2 passage of an ordinance prohibiting bear caging, it appears EBCI officials could be taken to court over […]
Sophia DePhillips/Port City Daily The North Carolina Department of Transportation unveiled an accelerated timeline for three bridge replacements coming to Wrightsville Beach in 2030. NCDOT also updated that it is in talks with the U.S. Coast Guard to limit the island’s drawbridge openings to help with traffic flow. NCDOT is working on a $105-million project […]
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The university has begun demolition preparations around Jackson Hall, the former admissions building, and the nearby Cobb recreation courts. UNC Facilities Services alerted the campus community at the end of July that fencing would be installed around the construction zone ahead of demolition work to clear the site and make way for […]
