Ray Gronberg
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5. More presidential candidates could be on North Carolina ballot with signature drives
This fall’s presidential ballot in battleground North Carolina appears poised to lengthen after three political movements seeking to run candidates...
6. NC Board of Education upholds closing of troubled Kinston charter school
Children’s Village Academy, a K-8 charter school in Kinston, will be forced to close at the end of this month....
7. New zoning could spur development along railroad corridor in Waynesville
A new economic engine for Waynesville would open up the railroad track corridor through town to more types of development,...
8. Summerfield council trying to change staff engine in mid-flight
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again; however, the Summerfield Town...
9. Former Greensboro city manager takes interim manager role for town of Zebulon
A former Greensboro top official has been named the interim town manager for the town of Zebulon. Taiwo Jaiyeoba abruptly...
10. NHC school board bans student art, family photos from classrooms, school grounds
At last night’s New Hanover County Board of Education meeting, members voted four to one to further amend policies 7300...
1. HCA tells employees NCDHHS found Mission has met federal standards
Mission Hospital has been found to be compliant with federal standards after a state inspection late May at the HCA...
2. Conservative attacks on birth control could threaten access
Republican lawmakers in Missouri blocked a bill to widen access to birth-control pills by falsely claiming they induce abortions. An...
3. State ‘forever chemicals’ spotlight: North Carolina’s drinking water contamination
Drinking water for at least 2.5 million North Carolinians is contaminated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS at...
4. Toyota car certification probe prompts calls for rules review
The safety requirements that led Toyota, Honda and other Japanese carmakers to falsify certification tests may be overly stringent and...
5. NC sheriff’s office losing insurance coverage after 11 jail deaths, costing county
Eleven deaths in the county jail, a subsequent lawsuit and criminal charges against an employee proved too much for an...
6. Appeals panel sends Kituwah LLC back to court: Lawsuit alleges theft of trade secrets from other tribally owned company
A lawsuit filed against Kituwah LLC that was initially dismissed is heading back to court after the 11th Circuit Court...
7. Early College stirs passions at Dare Board meeting
Several meetings are now scheduled to discuss the plan for a new Dare County Early College after it became a...