Top 10 3. Coastal property owners yet to embrace roof-girding grants Maybe one North Carolina insurance provider should join the industry trend and advertise: “Hello Beach Plan policyholders! Do you need...
Top 10 4. Culture is at the core of this school’s turnaround Kate Hanlon has worked for Durham Public Schools for 21 years. She’s been a teacher, administrator, and even worked in...
Top 10 5. A political wake-up call: More Fayetteville-area voters are abandoning political parties You’ve heard it before: North Carolina is growing, and fast. Or maybe you’ve experienced it in your own community. With...
Top 10 6. Locals to push for more tenant protections There’s a new political movement in Vance County by the name of Down Home North Carolina — and the 20-some...
Top 10 7. Feds reject proposal to split Lindberg, Gray retrials on bribery, fraud charges Federal prosecutors oppose a plan to split the bribery and fraud retrials of Greg Lindberg and John Gray. Both are...
Top 10 8. SCC, Fayetteville State announce transfer partnership Sandhills Community College students wanting to move their educational careers on to Fayetteville now have a new opportunity. Fayetteville State...
Top 10 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...
Top 10 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...
Top 10 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...
Top 10 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...
Top 10 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....
Top 10 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...
Top 10 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...
Top 10 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...
Top 10 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...