Ray Gronberg
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9. Chatham County Commissioner shares latest on Bynum contamination, Wolfspeed development
In a community on one end of Chatham County, a major development project is quickly progressing — in another, a...
10. Stanley to charge for public records
The town of Stanley has adopted a public records policy that charges a special service fee for access to public...
1. 10 Years After NC Supreme Court ruled against Chapel Hill, cash-only towing fees remain
Local residents and many visitors to Chapel Hill and Carrboro know the towns have a reputation for downtown parking being...
2. What happens if Roy Cooper is on the Democratic ticket?
The name of Gov. Roy Cooper has come up among a handful of state governors as a replacement on the...
3. Asheville Police Department pushes to expand panhandling restrictions despite decline in calls reporting panhandlers
After a 10-month hiatus, Asheville city government has resumed discussions of panhandling restrictions. Asheville Police Chief Mike Lamb wants to...
4. Top NC court unites in case tackling fundamental rights
Partisan divisions within North Carolina’s Supreme Court are bound to attract attention. That’s especially true in an election year. Voters...
5. Robinson to hold fundraiser with NC church previously investigated for slavery, child abuse
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, is planning a campaign fundraiser Tuesday with a secretive...
6. Residential use removed from western bank amendment, commissioner asks to postpone vote
A month and more than 2,000 community comments later, New Hanover County planning staff are no longer recommending residential and...
7. Cooper declines to sign bill delaying catch-reporting rule
Gov. Roy Cooper late Monday afternoon declined to sign a bill that includes granting a state regulatory agency’s request to...
8. Stanly commissioners designate nearly 4,000 land parcels as rural preservation areas
Nearly 4,000 parcels of land in Stanly County are now in the rural preservation area of the county land plan...
9. Vacant homes acquired by NCDOT for I-26 Connector project becoming havens for drug users, neighbors say
Residents of East West Asheville say vacant homes now owned by the NCDOT to make way for the upcoming I-26...
10. Durham has plans to use Jordan Lake as a drinking water source
At the release end of the Jordan Lake Dam in Chatham County, an osprey fishes for its dinner. The bird...
1. DHHS audit of mental health agency finds millions in payments to executives, law firm ahead of merger
Weeks before one of North Carolina’s state-supported behavioral health management agencies merged with another one in eastern North Carolina, there...