Top 10 5. Convicted former Finance Director Gay Tucker partially repays Town of Spring Lake At the Spring Lake Board of Aldermen’s work session Monday, Mayor Kia Anthony announced that former finance director Gay Tucker...
Top 10 6. Cooper: GOP is ‘trying to choke’ public schools, calls for higher teacher pay, end to vouchers Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper drew sharp contrasts with Republican lawmakers in his last budget proposal, calling on legislators...
Top 10 7. HCC seeks budget increase for ramped up programs following mill closure The Haywood Community College is requesting several hefty funding increases from the county to cover new and expanding programs that...
Top 10 8. Hearing set on new fishing catch reporting requirement Coastal recreational and commercial fishermen will have to report certain fish harvests under a new North Carolina law that takes...
Top 10 9. Buncombe tourism authority excludes affordable housing in $10 million in LIFT grants The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority on Wednesday voted to award nearly $10 million in funding to a dozen local...
Top 10 10. Lawsuit filed to delay construction on VA wind farm in the name of saving the North Atlantic right whale A coalition of public interest groups has filed a lawsuit against Biden administration officials and agencies, asking for preliminary injunction...
Top 10 1. Rail study estimates Wilmington-to-Raleigh passenger service would be $810M, connects through Goldsboro An updated feasibility study is complete regarding the viability of passenger rail between Wilmington and Raleigh. According to the newly...
Top 10 2. North Carolina legislature reconvenes to address budget, vouchers as big elections approach The North Carolina General Assembly begins its annual work session Wednesday with a little extra money to spend and limited...
Top 10 3. The state faces a looming budget shortfall. Is gambling the answer? A great blue heron rests peacefully along the lake of Camp Carefree. The air is crisp, the birds are chirping,...
Top 10 4. State Board of Community Colleges discusses grants, revised presidential reelection amendment The State Board of Community Colleges voted on Friday to create a permanent grant director position at the system office...
Top 10 5. Electric bills will rise because ‘Duke overacted’ Wilson Energy consumers will soon see an increase in monthly costs due to what ElectriCities of North Carolina CEO Roy...
Top 10 6. Buncombe County Planning Board postpones vote on short-term rental restrictions for 100 days About 100 people waited anxiously for the Buncombe County Planning Board to take a much-anticipated vote on Monday about regulations...
Top 10 7. ‘A beacon of hope and health’: New UNC Hospitals surgical tower hosts tours ahead of opening Twenty-six bigger operating rooms, with 59 pre- and post-operative suites. Eighty ICU beds and 15 observation beds. All within 375,000...
Top 10 8. Western North Carolina coalition calls for action on single-use plastic pollution Seven months after a provision added to the 2023-24 North Carolina state budget prohibited municipalities from establishing single-use plastic bag...
Top 10 9. VinFast dealership coming to Greensboro months after Leith VinFast opens in Cary VinFast Auto announced Tuesday it officially signed agreements with 12 new dealers in the U.S., including a dealership in Greensboro....
