Ray Gronberg
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2. Elm City rejects accountants’ plea for file access
Residents booed and stormed out of the room Tuesday when the Board of Commissioners ignored Town Attorney Slade Rand’s recommendation...
3. CRC adopts 16 rules to keep natural resources protected
More than a dozen rules state coastal management officials say are crucial to day-to-day operations will remain on the books...
4. Recent N.C. school district news highlight importance of chief financial officer
In North Carolina, public school systems are the largest employer in nearly half of the state’s 100 counties. While school...
5. TikTok user Jeff Jackson votes in favor of ban, while TikTok skeptic Dan Bishop votes no
Charlotte Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson, a prolific TikTok user, voted Wednesday in favor of forcing TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to...
6. NC House members consider the health challenges from an animal sedative mixed with fentanyl
Jacksonville Police Captain Richard Kellum asked state legislators to consider adding a powerful animal sedative that’s frequently mixed with fentanyl...
7. Distraught parents hope for the best after five children escape Holly Hill Hospital
Five kids are missing after escaping from Holly Hill Children’s Hospital in Raleigh. Raleigh police confirmed it responded to the...
8. McDowell now uncontested in North Carolina House race after ex-Rep. Walker declines runoff
A former North Carolina representative who finished second in last week’s primary for essentially his old U.S. House seat announced...
9. Quiet western Primaries signal November’s partisan battles, voter frustration
While the March 5 Primary Election was relatively quiet in the west — with few races and even fewer competitive...
10. HPU lands $20M donation
Local businessman and philanthropist Doug Witcher was recognized Wednesday for donating $20 million to High Point University by having the...
1. Jerome Powell just revealed a hidden reason why inflation is staying high: The economy is increasingly uninsurable
Troublesomely high inflation rates may have an overlooked metric at their source: soaring insurance costs. But don’t take our word...
2. National Republican Chairman Whatley won’t keep other job leading North Carolina GOP
New Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley will resign from his other position leading the North Carolina GOP later this...
3. North Carolina part of growing ‘battery belt’ for EV manufacturing, which could spark rural economy
When Asheboro furniture manufacturer Klaussner Home Furnishings abruptly closed in August, it left nearly 900 workers unemployed. One of them...
4. State health leaders hope lawmakers can widen Medicaid access to pricey drugs like Wegovy
North Carolina’s top health official hopes the state can expand Medicaid access to Wegovy — the blockbuster weight-loss drug recently...