Ray Gronberg
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5. Forest Service changes Nantahala timber harvest plans in face of lawsuit
The U.S. Forest Service has announced it will not harvest timber from a 15-acre patch of North Carolina mountain forest...
6. Hurricanes lease, development agreement offer PNC Arena area chance to ‘come to life’
Philip Isley, chairman of the Centennial Authority, choked up as he tried to put the events of the day into...
7. Wilmington council member raises concerns over Rivenbark exceeding term limit on CFPUA board
A city council member argued Wilmington is failing to abide by rules governing appointments at a recent meeting, noting another...
8. At $27.3M, Buncombe TDA budget shrinks slightly; flat tourism tax revenue growth projected
The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority on Wednesday approved its operating budget for the 2025 fiscal year, with planned spending...
9. Judge denies Carteret County Board of Education request for stay of legal order to abide by state calendar law; special meeting set Friday
A superior court judge, on Thursday, denied a Carteret County Board of Education (BOE) request to stay a legal order...
10. ‘I don’t understand why’ – Downtown High Point business stunned by nonrenewal of lease
When H.P. Trousers closes in August, it won’t be because business has been slow. Quite the opposite, said Ryan Coleman,...
1. 4.1 million migrants: Where they’re from, where they live in the U.S.
The polarized immigration debate in the United States generally revolves around illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border, but those numbers...
2. Advocates detained as NC House lawmakers propose stopgap child care funding
State House lawmakers, locked in a budget standoff, unveiled an emergency stopgap funding measure Wednesday aimed at helping child care...
3. Judge upholds North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, dismisses civil liberties suit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a civil rights group challenging North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, whose criminal...
4. Council shifts $2 million from downtown park to unspecified ‘higher priority infrastructure’
In a split decision, Whiteville City Council voted Tuesday to pull $2 million in funding that had been allocated to...
5. Josh Stein walking a tricky line in NC gubernatorial race
An already-tense election is proving even trickier for Jewish candidates to navigate, especially Democrats. Since Oct. 7, deep divisions have...
6. ‘A loss’: Crops struggle for North Carolina farmers amid heat, drought
High temperatures and weeks of clear skies might have you wondering when it’s going to rain. But for North Carolina...
7. Local government bill draws concern from Forsyth County leaders
Multiple Forsyth County leaders spoke out against a local government bill that would change all of their respective municipal elections,...