Top 10 9. Commissioners approve issuing $73 million worth of bonds to fund Knox replacement, other school projects The Rowan County Board of Commissioners approved issuing bonds on Monday worth a total of $73 million to fund the...
Top 10 10. App State partners with Project Kitty Hawk to offer 5 streamlined online programs in 2024–25 As part of a statewide effort to expand higher education access to millions of working adults in North Carolina, Appalachian...
Top 10 1. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools asks General Assembly for at least 5% teacher raises The second largest school system in North Carolina has formally asked members of the General Assembly to provide additional raises...
Top 10 2. Harris puts North Carolina back in play With Joe Biden at the top of the ticket, Democrats’ dreams of capturing North Carolina in November seemed to be...
Top 10 3. Mooresville launches NC back-to-school season, claiming local control It’s hard to imagine a more wholesome group of lawbreakers than the folks who are welcoming students back to Mooresville...
Top 10 4. Commission’s vote sets stage to reinstate coastal rules A set of coastal development rules temporarily placed back in the state code will be up for public comment and...
Top 10 5. Honda has new alliance, but can it match Toyota on this stock metric? Honda Motor has teamed with two other automakers in a bid to create a Japanese powerhouse that can rival Toyota,...
Top 10 6. New low-cost airline carrier announced for ILM Another low-cost airliner will service passengers at Wilmington International Airport. Breeze Airways will begin to operate nonstop service to four...
Top 10 7. Diversity ‘passport’ seeks to boost Haywood businesses A “community passport” program with the goal of increasing tourist visits and overnight stays by spotlighting businesses that pledge to...
Top 10 10. $40 million drunk driving verdict upheld in what judges call biggest in NC history A massive $40 million verdict in a drunk driving case — likely the biggest such verdict ever handed down in...
Top 10 1. North Carolina grades its schools. But is it improving them? In about a month, North Carolina’s Department of Public Instruction will release mountains of data on how students in public...
Top 10 2. Free well-water testing offered on the heels of Debby, potential contaminants from flooding This month private well owners can test their water for contaminants at no cost thanks to a partnership between local...
Top 10 3. DOJ, states win Google search antitrust case The Justice Department and several dozen state attorneys general won a sweeping victory against Google Monday as a federal judge...
Top 10 4. Planned natural gas storage facility in Person County faces community backlash Dominion Energy plans to build the Moriah Energy Center, a liquified natural gas storage facility, in Person County to support...
Top 10 5. South Carolina cops target out-of-state drivers for highway robbery To the untrained eye, there was nothing unusual on October 5, 2022, near mile marker 77 on Interstate 85. But...
