Ray Gronberg
Recent Stories
9. Environmental groups remove the last dam on the Watauga River
The Shull’s Mill Dam is an obstruction, but it’s been a long time since it was watertight. Water flowed from...
10. Local NAACP questions superintendent’s firing, GOP praises school board
Multiple organizations are responding to the school board’s decision to terminate the contract of the superintendent earlier in the week....
1. Summerfield de-annexation decision leads to division and finger pointing
It’s no surprise that the residents in the Town of Summerfield were disappointed that the NC General Assembly tore nearly...
2. Legislature to revisit significant archaeological resources
A contentious provision that would all but eliminate protections for archaeologically significant resources was stripped from an energy and environmental...
3. ‘Something from a horror novel’: U.S. Senate slams owner of N.C. psych hospitals
A U.S. Senate report released last week accused four of the nation’s largest behavioral health companies of putting profits above...
4. Fight against forever chemicals in NC water reaches pivotal point
This summer, residents of Southeastern North Carolina are anticipating the outcome of the expert discovery phase in the legal action...
5. UNC System releases guidance following DEI policy repeal
The UNC System has sent guidance to university chancellors as they make decisions on how to comply with a mandate...
6. Moore County residents voice concerns over motorsports park
The developers for a high-end automotive motorsports track and car resort in northwestern Moore County answered more questions about the...
7. All together now: Haywood Tourism Development Authority eyes countywide approach
It’s been a little under a year since Corrina Ruffieux took over for longtime Haywood County Tourism Development Authority Executive...
8. Chilly relations with county, schools
An ongoing issue over the chiller system at Hiwassee Dam School shows just how chilly relations are between Cherokee County...
9. UNC’s Dean Dome replacement plan moves ahead with $217,000 study
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is moving closer to replacing the Dean Dome, home of its men’s basketball team...
10. Asheville City Schools may freeze positions, cut staff; NC schools face fiscal ‘cliff’
The city school system is looking at freezing some vacant school positions and cutting central office personnel to cope with...
1. Conservatives go to war — against each other — over school vouchers
Drive an hour south of Nashville into the rolling countryside of Marshall County, Tennessee — past horse farms, mobile homes...