Ray Gronberg
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9. After town terminates lease, Wrightsville Beach Museum moves out of one of its cottages
The Wrightsville Beach Museum has until Sunday to vacate one of its buildings after the town terminated its lease. The...
10. Republican Convention fireworks fizzle on launch
The Republican Party of Surry County met on Saturday to name delegates to the district and state conventions as the...
1. See how the Key Bridge collapse will disrupt the supply of cars, coal and tofu
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday cut off access to much of the city’s...
2. CMS reports no progress toward making sure students have certified teachers
Almost 27% of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ teachers are either not fully licensed or are teaching subjects other than what they’re licensed...
3. North Carolina elections board finalizes results from primary marked by new voter ID rules
North Carolina’s primary election results from earlier this month have been made official, with a handful of key incumbents losing...
4. NC counties losing elections directors. Concerns point to lousy pay, voter hostility.
Over the past five years, North Carolina counties have changed elections directors 58 times, according to the North Carolina State...
5. SparkNC program brings high tech courses to high schoolers, and it’s looking to expand
A state-funded pilot program is bringing high tech learning experiences to high school students in 17 school districts. School districts...
6. Longtime Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader Krystal Anderson dies after giving birth
Krystal “Krissy” Anderson, a former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader and yoga instructor, has died at 40. The official Chiefs Cheer...
7. ‘Experiment reached the end of its term’: Commissioner wants PCU funds for schools
After a Port City United employee was arrested in connection to last week’s Houston Moore shooting, the county is taking...
8. No parcel too small for duplexes in Waynesville’s development landscape
The development of an eight-unit duplex on a narrow one-acre parcel of land in Waynesville drew opposition from neighbors and...
9. A fatal car wreck led to 10 alcohol arrests. But has anything changed for underage drinkers at UNC?
Early on January 21, UNC sophomore Mary Rotunda was killed in a car crash on North Carolina Highway 54. Rotunda...
10. Proposed permit allows Lear Corp. to discharge high levels of PFAS into NE Cape Fear
Lear Corporation, a global textile manufacturer with a factory in Duplin County, has knowingly discharged high levels of toxic PFAS...
1. Baltimore bridge collapse – what we know so far
A 948-foot container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S. port of Baltimore in darkness early on Tuesday,...