Ray Gronberg
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9. I-26 Connector Asheville section contract awarded, estimated to cost over $1 billion
The contract for the I-26 Connector section that runs through Asheville has been awarded, the North Carolina Department of Transportation...
10. Transparency provision sought in Air Force divestment at Seymour Johnson
Calling the elimination of an entire squadron and 520 jobs at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base unacceptable, U.S. Rep. Don...
1. ‘Academic freedom is at the core’: UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts on protests and policing
The academic year is over at UNC, but tensions remain high after several weeks of contentious demonstrations against the war...
2. Conservative school vouchers supporter says NC expansion goes too far
Michael Petrilli, president of the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute, says he’s a fan of using public money to help...
3. Jury convicts former Cherokee Co. DSS attorney on 12 felony counts of obstruction in child removal cases
Scott Lindsay, the former attorney for the Cherokee County Department of Social Services who was tied to that agency’s use...
4. Stakeouts and surveillance: WRAL Investigates high-performance car thieves targeting Triangle dealerships
Approximately 700,000 vehicles are stolen each year in the U.S. Around 40% of those vehicles are stolen right off of...
5. North Carolina congressional runoff highlights Trump’s influence in GOP politics
A Republican primary runoff for a North Carolina congressional district on Tuesday could demonstrate yet again the strong influence former...
6. Wildlife groups seek to intervene in Pasquotank man’s case
Environmental organizations are seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit brought by a North Carolina commercial seafood business operator that...
7. Red Springs company’s request for $1.1m in state funds “would not survive an audit”
No payroll. No receipts. No bills or invoices. Lacking any supporting documentation, James Freeman, president of the Emerging Technology Institute,...
8. County incentives hearings delayed
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners has pulled a pair of incentives hearings set for its meeting Thursday so state...
9. All quiet on the Waynesville green: town revokes noise exception for golf courses
Residents living near one of the three golf courses in Waynesville can sleep in an extra hour without the hum...
10. School board questions dual language program
Robbins Elementary School is unique within Moore County, in that its student population is over 50 percent Hispanic, and 28...
8. New Hanover school board fails to pick new attorney, will consider more options
The New Hanover County Board of Education struck down two options for legal counsel, choosing to stick with Charlotte-based Vogel...