Ray Gronberg
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9. From dispute to decision: OKI hotel approved for expansion
After months of consideration, delays, and some intense discussion, the Oak Island Town Council has approved a special building permit...
10. Maggie leaders craft vision for the future
New vehicles, additional police officers, and perhaps a new town park with access to Jonathan Creek may be part of...
1. Fighting in the courts may lead to more care options for people with disabilities
It has been a busy few weeks in the courts for an organization that has been a staunch advocate for...
2. North Carolina welcomes a historic visitor in Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cemented economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina on Friday, following up time in...
3. Jim Hunt’s daughter tries to win in a new North Carolina
When Democrat Jim Hunt was elected lieutenant governor in 1972, tobacco was still the undisputed king in Eastern North Carolina....
4. Environmentalist groups oppose Rouzer’s water permit reform bill, which helps some of his campaign donors
The Southern Environmental Law Center is among more than 40 environmentalist groups who sent a letter warning a permit reform...
5. Signature verification pilot behind schedule in North Carolina
The search for a suitable software program to verify absentee voters’ signatures has proven more difficult than expected, according to...
6. An Army veteran running for Congress as an independent makes it onto the ballot
Voters in the 9th Congressional district will see an independent candidate on their ballots this fall. Shelane Etchison, a former...
7. UNCA makes budget-related reductions including termination of a dozen staff members
On Thursday, UNC Asheville announced layoffs in its Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, and the Office of the Chancellor departments. The...
8. Duke ends full-ride scholarship program for select Black students in wake of affirmative action ruling
Duke is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a program for “top applicants of African descent,” in the wake...
9. Gray’s Creek community, elementary schools to get PWC water
Cumberland County and the Fayetteville Public Works Commission are partnering to bring public water to Gray’s Creek and two elementary...
10. Former Commissioner Alan Branson chosen to fill Hardister’s shoes
The Guilford County Republican Party has made a decision as to who it wants to fill the remaining term of...
1. N.C.’s Medicaid expansion has interest in Florida
As the debate over Medicaid expansion continues in Florida, lawmakers are turning their attention to North Carolina as a potential...