Top 10 8. App State’s decision to begin receiving 911 calls receives pushback from local safety officials Appalachian State University is planning to launch its own 911 dispatch center. The move comes as a surprise to Boone...
Top 10 9. State to award $238M for water infrastructure projects Coastal communities will see more than $55 million of the $238 million the state is awarding across North Carolina for...
Top 10 10. Alamance-Burlington School System superintendent to pitch closing Alamance Virtual School to address budget concerns Alamance-Burlington School System Superintendent Dain Butler says he has a plan that could help balance the district’s budget without cutting...
Top 10 1. How HCA says it will fix Mission Hospital. Why advocates say it will fail. HCA Healthcare-owned Mission Hospital in Asheville laid out plans to fix deficiencies in a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
Top 10 2. After US hearing on fentanyl, is it time to retire the word ‘cartel’? A recent US congressional hearing illustrated how the wanton use of the word “cartel” has made it virtually meaningless and...
Top 10 3. Durham school board approves 11 percent raises in divided vote Classified workers in Durham Public Schools will receive a flat 11 percent raise over their 2022-23 compensation for the rest...
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Local Truist board to shrink Truist Financial is cutting its board of directors from 21 to 13 directs effective Dec. 31.
Elections Farley, Hardister are two candidates for labor commissioner Raleigh lawyer Luke Farley and state Rep. Jon Hardister are two Republicans running to be the next labor commissioner for...
Elections Former state representative Brawley files to run for insurance commissioner Brawley would face incumbent Mike Causey in the Republican primary
Education Pickett: App State’s growth will come in Hickory The former 230,000-square foot Corning building in Hickory is poised to be the key growth vehicle for App State in...
Education Cooper: Investing in education helps NC be No. 1 in business Cooper noted that North Carolina "has the best array of private and public universities in the country."
Budget & Taxes Secretary of State Marshall asks General Assembly for more staff Marshall said that her office has 185 employees to handle filings for new companies and other documents. She noted that...
Health Care State Health Plan approves flat premiums for 2024 The Treasury Department says it has saved $1.8 billion in the last five years in negotiating new contracts and cutting...
Budget & Taxes Raises are coming for state employees and teachers Lawmakers are getting closer to a state budget that would provide for undetermined raises for state employees and teachers.
