Ray Gronberg
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10. Political activist denies lawsuit allegations
Local political activist Margaret Ackiss has responded to a $100,000 libel and slander lawsuit filed against her, denying some allegations,...
1. Latino workers face staggering risks on NC construction sites. Why are so many dying?
For many Latino construction workers, work days in the U.S. begin with a simple prayer, Alexis Goldomez says. People pray...
2. Drone pilot can’t offer mapping without North Carolina surveyor’s license, court says
A North Carolina board that regulates land surveyors didn’t violate a drone photography pilot’s constitutional rights when it told him...
3. Changes to state pension plan, 401(k) rules advance in NC legislature
Part-time state workers could soon be allowed to participate in the state 401(k) retirement savings plan, under a bill that...
4. ILM noise study underway, residents concerned about its effectiveness at open house
Sheila Gasquet, a resident of the Northside neighborhood in downtown Wilmington, grew up on an Air Force base, so she’s...
5. Summerfield Town Council votes to give departing manager severance pay
When, on Sunday, May 19, the entire full-time Summerfield town staff collectively and simultaneously announced their resignation – shocking town...
6. Fayetteville, Cumberland County want to offer millions to attract titanium company
A titanium reclamation plant proposed for Fayetteville and Cumberland County would represent an investment of at least $1 billion and...
7. As NCDOT buys land for I-26 Connector, negotiation can pay off for property owners, Watchdog analysis shows
After 35 years of talking, planning, designing and redesigning, the I-26 Connector project is finally underway, and the North Carolina...
8. Kitty Hawk Planning Board recommends proposal to let businesses create more worker housing
At its May 16 meeting, the Kitty Hawk Planning Board took a step toward potentially making it easier to create...
9. Boone council hits the brakes on downtown parking proposal
The Town of Boone is going back to the drawing board on its bevy of changes to parking downtown after...
10. Former Pinehurst Village Council member files appeal
Former Pinehurst Village Council Member Kevin Drum and his non-profit, NC Citizens for Transparent Government, Inc., have filed an appeal...
1. Shuttered N.C. veterans home had problems for years
Two days before Thanksgiving, Lt. Gen. Walter Gaskin visited the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Fayetteville to make a...
2. Judge’s backing of AdventHealth over Mission Health for new Weaverville hospital keeps pressure on HCA
An administrative judge decided May 10 to uphold the state’s decision to allow AdventHealth to build a hospital in Weaverville,...