Keely Arthur/WRAL News North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking a judge to order a husband-and-wife photography team to pay nearly $1.7 million after the company allegedly failed to deliver wedding photos and video, and then failed to comply with a court order requiring it to do so. The Attorney General’s Office sued Holly […]
Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press With four audits still missing, the town of Littleton faces its sales tax distributions being held back after a failed appeal to the North Carolina Local Government Commission at its latest meeting on Tuesday. The town previously told the LGC that it was aiming to finish the 2022 audit by this […]
Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise One of High Point’s largest employers has advanced its plans to expand into Randolph County. HVAC manufacturer Environmental Air Systems, or EAS, last month acquired a 62.6-acre parcel on the southern tip of Asheboro along U.S. 220 Business that includes about 425,000 square feet of industrial building space that […]
Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView Fayetteville has begun searching for its first Downtown & Urban Development Manager, moving from months of discussion to action as the city seeks a single leader to coordinate downtown development, business support, and day‑to‑day problem solving. Applications opened August 23 and will close Friday. The move comes after months of debate over […]
Mark Rogers/The Sanford Herald Along Lower Moncure Road, signs reading “No Data Center” have become a common sight in front yards and along the roadsides, visible evidence of opposition that has persisted for months over a proposed large-scale data center development in the area. Now, some of those residents are taking their concerns back to […]
Caroline Yaffa/WRAL News The North Carolina Utilities Commission on Monday cleared the way for faster construction of a transmission line in Johnston County — a move expected to help power a $920 million plant expected to employ up to 1,000 workers. The 1.31-mile, 230-kilovolt line is expected to serve Vulcan Elements, a North Carolina-based maker […]
Ahmed Jallow/NC Newsline North Carolina’s graduation rate reached a record high last school year as overall test proficiency climbed to its highest level in three years. The four-year graduation rate reached 88.8%, up from 87.8% the previous year and marking the fourth consecutive annual increase, according to results the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction […]
Nolan Wilkinson/The Raleigh News & Observer A developer wants to build a new seven-story student apartment complex next to N.C. State University. The problem, some Raleigh residents have pointed out, is that the new apartments would replace existing “naturally occurring” affordable housing. Developer Gilbane is asking the city of Raleigh to rezone about 3.5 acres […]
Mary Ramsey/The Charlotte Observer Mecklenburg County rolled out its plan Tuesday to address “systemic” problems within its social services department that were found after a child’s death triggered a state investigation. The Department of Health and Human Services ordered the county to develop a corrective action plan in May after a review of child welfare […]
Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC News An aging apartment complex where evicted tenants left empty units behind is a typical jobsite for Tito Sabillón. That’s because landlords in the Charlotte metro area consistently hire Sabillón to do what he does best: professionally remodel the apartments before they’re listed for rent again. Paint-stained hands and jeans and a trusty […]
Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio Carolina Farm Trust closed its farm stand in the Thomasboro-Hoskins community in July. Charlotte and Mecklenburg County awarded millions in federal grants to nonprofit Carolina Farm Trust, or CFT, to open a local food distribution center and grocery store in west Charlotte. But over the past year, Carolina Farm Trust has closed […]
Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog In August, UNC Health Pardee celebrated the opening of a 23-bed adolescent mental health unit. Dozens of people crowded into the future dayroom; standing against walls painted carefully chosen tones of soothing blue and green and sitting in chairs that are too heavy to lift, or throw. The opening of the facility […]
The Bladen Journal Recreational fishermen heading out for flounder will have a new step to remember this year as North Carolina’s recreational flounder season gets underway. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding anglers that state law now requires recreational fishermen to report flounder they harvest, along with several other popular species. The requirement […]
Greater Fayetteville Business Journal An east-facing view of Creek Road approaching U.S. 74, where drivers are redirected into turning right. This reduced conflict intersection will be upgraded into an overpass. Photo provided by NCDOT. The N.C. Department of Transportation will take another step toward upgrading U.S. 74 in Robeson County to interstate standards by constructing […]
Jonathan Bym/The Southern Pines Pilot Internet access in rural areas has always been a shortcoming, and the COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the need for ways for students to stay connected. Hotspot accesses temporarily provided in parking lots at schools and grocery stores helped to keep northern Moore County students without internet access at home online […]
