Ray Gronberg
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9. Over 1,200 medical marijuana cards issued ahead of Qualla Boundary dispensary opening
This Saturday, North Carolina will become the 39th state with access to medical marijuana as the Eastern Band of Cherokee...
10. Wilkes commissioners ask Greene to resign
The Wilkes County commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of a motion asking Commissioner Stoney Greene to resign from the board...
1. ‘Going backwards’? Charlotte prepares to rescind controversial triplex rules
A year ago, Allyson Cooksey-Jones was only vaguely aware that the city of Charlotte was going to allow duplexes and...
2. Reducing maternal death rates for Black women will take concerted, cooperative action
Almost six years ago, Tomeka Isaac said she came very close to joining a list no one wants to be...
3. N.C. hospitality leader warns Buncombe against using tourism tax for affordable housing
When Buncombe County’s Tourism Development Authority decides which projects to fund using visitors’ dollars next week, a powerful organization will...
4. New water rules carry extra cost for High Point
The city of High Point says it’s taking steps to comply with new federal drinking water standards announced last week...
5. Web of Mission Health litigation grows. Buncombe seeks to join attorney general’s case against HCA
Emergency room understaffing at Mission Hospital in Asheville is costing taxpayers by making EMS workers wait longer to offload patients,...
6. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin reveals cancer diagnosis, won’t seek third term
Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin will not run for a third term. On Tuesday, Baldwin shared an eight-minute video announcing her...
7. Did Cooper’s Covid lockdowns violate the NC Constitution? Court of Appeals says yes, and no
North Carolina’s mandatory business closures in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic were partially unconstitutional, the state Court of...
8. Brunswick County purchases additional land for incoming manufacturing facility
Another 30 acres of land in Brunswick County will be used to continue its momentum of economic development. After investing...
9. Leland residents rally to ‘Stop the Madness’ against tax-rate increase, town decreases budget to $46M
Though last week Leland Town Council conceded to revise its significant property tax-rate increase from 70% to 17%, residents gathered...
10. Moore County school calendar to follow state law
After several months of consideration, overwhelming community feedback and ongoing unanimous frustration with North Carolina school calendar legislation, the Board...
1. Why the state’s deaf schools declined–and could rise again
In the late 1980s, Amelia England’s family moved to Georgia, pulling the then-10-year-old out of the North Carolina School for...