Ray Gronberg
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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...
2. NC lawmakers passed emergency child care funding. Is it enough to keep centers open?
Like child care centers nationwide, St. Stephens Loving Daycare Center in Rocky Mount used the tens of thousands of dollars...
3. Possibility of Mission nurses’ strike rises as labor contract expires
Mission Hospital and the Mission Nurses United union didn’t reach a deal on a new labor deal by midnight July...
4. Cherokee residents see future of marijuana legalization as tribal members take advantage of recreational sales
Tribal members in Cherokee can legally buy recreational marijuana, and it’s giving some residents hope for marijuana legalization in the...
5. ‘Compounded’ weight-loss drugs are a growing problem for state regulators
Ozempic and other injectable weight-loss medications have soared in popularity in the past two years. Supply issues and spotty insurance...
6. NC GOP pours $5.6 million into three swing state Senate seats
North Carolina Republicans have reserved an estimated $5.6 million in television and digital advertising over the coming weeks in three...
7. Pact seeks to increase Moore County educators
As schedules allow, Moore County Schools Superintendent Tim Locklair and Sandhills Community College President Sandy Stewart meet regularly at the...