Ray Gronberg
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4. North Carolina has lost almost 5% of its licensed child care programs since the pandemic began
More licensed child care programs in North Carolina are closing their doors as the state approaches the expiration of pandemic-era...
5. Whooping cough crosses county lines in WNC; Transylvania confirms outbreak
A second county in Western North Carolina is now grappling with a whooping cough outbreak, with Transylvania Public Health confirming...
6. Canton leaders make ‘big stink’ over big stink
Festering frustration with nearly every aspect of Pactiv Evergreen’s actions taken in closing its Canton paper mill a year ago...
7. Mark Robinson suggests he’s being politically persecuted amid probe of wife’s nonprofit
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson spoke out recently about the “challenges” his wife is facing amid a state agency’s probe of...
8. Another Port City United employee arrested, fired in 2-month period
A man arrested on multiple offenses Thursday has been terminated from his position with the county. Courtney Antwain McNeil, 24,...
9. Judge affirms AdventHealth’s plans to build Weaverville hospital
AdventHealth cleared a legal hurdle Friday in its quest to build a new hospital in Weaverville, paving the way for...
10. In some parts of the U.S., the grid of the future might be closer than you think
A little more than two years ago, a clean energy record was broken. For the first time, a regional transmission...
1. Development pressures, higher taxes threaten to displace Black homeowners in SE Raleigh
On a near-perfect spring afternoon, a crowd of mostly Black retirees and senior citizens poured into Martin Street Baptist Church...
2. Norfolk Southern shareholders back CEO Alan Shaw but give activist investors three board seats
Norfolk Southern shareholders delivered a split verdict today, sparing CEO Alan Shaw while electing three of activist investor Ancora Holdings’...
3. In Republican runoff, state auditor candidates offer contrasting visions for watchdog agency
Republican primary voters are headed back to the polls next Tuesday for a rare statewide runoff election for lieutenant governor...
4. On I-95, speed, drugs and a special effort to stop them
Interstate 95 is the busiest highway on the east coast, running from Miami to Maine straight through North Carolina. For...
5. Court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online
A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social...
6. Seeing school districts as big business and superintendents as CEOs
In North Carolina, annual state funding for public schools totaled $11.6 billion in 2023-24. Federal funding, not including COVID-19 relief...