Top 10 5. Campbell University announces free tuition for Harnett residents The Sanford Herald New first-year, full-time students who reside in Harnett County will have 100% of their undergraduate tuition covered...
Top 10 6. Renewals of 10 years approved for 13 charter schools David Beasley/The Center Square Renewals for 10 years based on their performance have been accorded to 13 charter schools in...
Top 10 7. Ethics violation prompts removal of tribal ABC Commissioner Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Travis Smith began his career with the Tribal Alcohol and Beverage Control Commission on Feb. 27,...
Top 10 8. Downtown High Point apartment plan advances Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise A proposal to develop apartments in downtown High Point is advancing. The would-be buyer of...
Top 10 9. Union County Public Schools and local NAACP at odds over partnership James Farrell/WFAE Radio The Union County chapter of the NAACP says Union County Public Schools has failed to make good...
Top 10 10. How can the Lumbee Tribal chairman also serve in the N.C. House? Sarah Nagem/Border Belt Independent North Carolina law prohibits anyone from serving in two elected positions—a county commissioner, for example, can’t...
Top 10 1. A North Carolina hospital was slated to open in 2025. Mired in bureaucracy, it’s still a dirt field. Andrew Jones/KFF Health News & WUNC Radio A western North Carolina hospital was supposed to be built and running by...
Top 10 2. Gut-amend-release. How NC’s translucent lawmaking tactics hurt democracy. Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press What you see is not always what you get in the North Carolina legislature. For decades,...
Top 10 3. Man who says religious group beat him wants prosecutor removed after long wait for retrial Jeffrey Collins/The Associated Press A man who says members of a secretive North Carolina religious group held him down and...
Top 10 4. Union County Public Schools and local NAACP at odds over partnership James Farrell/WFAE Radio The Union County chapter of the NAACP says Union County Public Schools has failed to make good...
Top 10 5. Earnings indicator launched on FAFSA. How many NC institutions are flagged for students? Mebane Rash/Education NC The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has launched a new earnings indicator for students as part of...
Top 10 6. Congress includes Lumbee recognition in defense spending bill Sarah Nagem/CityView A revised national defense spending agreement released this week would give full federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe...
Top 10 7. Qualicaps closing its Guilford County capsule plant, 91 to lose jobs next year Kevin Ellis/Business North Carolina Qualicaps will close its Guilford County facility late next year, resulting in the loss of...
Top 10 8. Durham County judge arrested on domestic violence, assault charges WRAL News The Durham Police Department arrested the chief judge for Durham County’s District Court on allegations of domestic violence...
Top 10 9. NC will launch Helene housing programs for multi-family, workforce units in 2026 Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline & Blue Ridge Public Radio North Carolina’s programs to repair and rebuild multi-family and workforce housing in...
