Ray Gronberg
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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...
2. UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees could begin to defund DEI efforts
The dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts at UNC-Chapel Hill could begin in earnest as soon as this...
3. FAFSA complications delay UNC-Chapel Hill financial aid packages
Although UNC-Chapel Hill has released its admissions decisions, the university hasn’t been able to make any financial aid offers. Complications...
4. Pender County men awarded millions in defamation suit against civil rights law firm
An attorney representing Jordan Kita and Austin Wood says a Pender County jury ruled this week that a Washington, D.C....
5. Loss of F-15E Strike Eagles raises caution from senator
Divesting from F-15E Strike Eagles, which have a North Carolina home at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, and purchasing F-15EXs...
6. Recreational cannabis remains unlikely in NC
In recent years, more and more states have made the decision to legalize, regulate and tax recreational cannabis products —...
7. UNC’s plan to install license plate readers sparks privacy concerns
UNC-Chapel Hill is rethinking campus security after the fatal shooting of Professor Zijie Yan last semester. The university has announced...
8. County prepares for forever chemical abatement
Surry County Public Works Director Jessica Montgomery presented some of her top requests for the coming budget cycle Tuesday night...
9. McGregor needs municipal support, says Hopper
The Henderson City Council met on Monday at a new spot — McGregor Hall. Executive and Artistic Director Mark Hopper...