Top 10 3. De-annexation opponents heading to Raleigh De-annexation opponents in Summerfield are traveling to Raleigh later this week, hoping their visit coincides with a legislative vote to...
Top 10 4. NCHSAA board of directors adopts major change to state’s high school sports landscape The N.C. High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors approved a major change to the state’s high school athletic landscape...
Top 10 5. The question of master’s pay for North Carolina teachers When Diana Chapman was applying to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program earlier this year, she knew...
Top 10 6. Group of Chapel Hill, Carrboro elected officials ‘strongly condemn’ UNC’s police response to protesters A group of Chapel Hill and Carrboro town council members issued a joint statement on Wednesday, criticizing the UNC administration’s...
Top 10 7. Street inundation linked to elevated bacteria in creek: Study Tidal flooding is creating a potential public health hazard on the streets and roads of coastal towns, according to a...
Top 10 8. Canton green lights 300-unit apartment complex, largest in Haywood Canton leaders have enthusiastically cleared the way for Canton Investors, LLC to build the largest apartment complex in the Haywood...
Top 10 9. Appeals Court rejects qualified immunity for Avery sheriff, deputy in 2016 arrest The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Avery County sheriff and a deputy did not have...
Top 10 10. Whooping cough cases continue upward climb in Henderson County As of April 29, the Henderson County Department of Public Health reports there are now 43 cases of pertussis, also...
Top 10 1. US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned,...
Top 10 2. Six arrested among 30 pro-Palestinian protesters detained at encampment at UNC following call to disperse At 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, 30 protesters within the inner part of the pro-Palestinian “Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment” that...
Top 10 3. Rollout of new court case management system continues despite concerns Nearly half of North Carolina’s population will now have access to a new court case management system even as the...
Top 10 4. Fourth law enforcement officer dies, 4 wounded serving warrant in east Charlotte home In one of the nation’s most devastating attacks on law enforcement in generations, a suspect fired a high-powered rifle at...
Top 10 5. Frat house or state house? Social media post accuses NC lawmakers of drunken behavior A social media post accuses unnamed North Carolina lawmakers of drunk and disorderly behavior at a bourbon-tasting event in Kentucky....
Top 10 6. Pinehurst Circle: State makes new case for changes The state Department of Transportation has released a new study of the Pinehurst Traffic Circle, with a recommendation that scraps...
Top 10 7. Southern Shores may become second Dare County community to ban balloon releases At its May 7 Town Council meeting, Southern Shores may become the second Dare County municipality to approve a ban...