Ray Gronberg
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10. County commissioners approve $3.5 million in incentives for potential solar factory
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $3.5 million in tax incentives for a potential solar factory Monday, marking...
1. North Carolina Supreme Court secretly squashed discipline of two GOP judges who admitted to violating judicial code
Last fall, out of public view, the North Carolina Supreme Court squashed disciplinary action against two Republican judges who had...
2. NC legislators look to regulate consumables with THC and ‘gas station heroin’
North Carolina legislators talked a lot about drugs on Wednesday, with a Senate committee agreeing to rules for hemp-derived consumables...
3. Public can weigh in on Wilmington Harbor expansion plan
The dates may have changed, but the host of concerns raised over the past few years have not as the...
4. ‘Check this epistle out:’ Councilman Rivenbark forwarded residents’ development concerns to business partner
A Wilmington City Council member has long dismissed concerns that his position at a prominent commercial real estate firm could...
5. North Carolina’s fastest-growing county is getting redder. What’s behind Brunswick’s shift?
The headline of a June 19, 1983, article in the StarNews showed one party’s popularity in Brunswick County: “10 Democrats...
6. Pedestrian and bicyclist deaths are up in North Carolina, and public health advocates are calling for change
Steven Hardy-Braz rode more than 11,000 miles in the first 11 months of 2021. An avid road cyclist from Farmville,...
7. North Carolina high schoolers report fewer suicidal behaviors, survey shows
North Carolina students are reporting fewer mental health challenges and suicidal behaviors, according to results from the 2023 NC Youth...
8. Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general who asks Congress to act
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on...
9. $4.5M in medical debt wiped away in 6 counties
A campaign by St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church and other area churches has used $17,738 in donations to abolish $4.5 million...
10. Faculty, students raise health and safety concerns akin to Poe Hall ahead of Dabney renovations
Ahead of a multi-year, $140 million renovation to Dabney Hall, faculty and students in the chemistry department have flagged concerns...
1. Surf boards v. school boards: NC’s school-calendar battle is being waged in court
A lawsuit in eastern North Carolina could force almost one-quarter of the state’s public school districts to start their school...
2. Many voters in swing-state North Carolina are disengaged. Party activists hope to fire them up
She opens the door wearing a gray tank top, Hello Kitty pajama pants and pink fuzzy slippers. With her 6-year-old...