Top 10 6. Cooper more popular than Whatley as NC voters retreat from GOP, new poll shows Will Doran/WRAL News Support for congressional and legislative Republicans is softening among North Carolina voters ahead of this year’s midterm...
Top 10 7. Brunswick schools eye affordable housing for staff Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Brunswick County Schools could add another property to its ranks, but not a school; the district...
Top 10 8. Keeping the faith: First-of-its kind sheriff removal hearing plays out in Graham County Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News Maintaining faith in the justice system and protecting law enforcement were the themes of the four-day...
Top 10 9. Stalemate on Canton sewer rates reaches 11th-hour extension Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Hours before the sewer treatment contract between the town of Canton and the owner of the...
Top 10 10. College level courses popular with North Carolina high school students David Beasley/The Center Square Fifty-four percent of North Carolina public school high school graduates passed at least one-college level course...
Top 10 1. North Carolina’s electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats The Associated Press & WUNC News Ricky Brinkley has lived in rural North Carolina nearly all of his 65 years,...
Top 10 2. The House of Berger Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) lost his primary and won’t run the chamber next year. But he’s...
Top 10 3. A question about $25k. Source of campaign donation draws allegations. Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Cumberland County election board member Brenda (Bree) Eldridge made a $25,000 donation to the county Republican...
Top 10 4. Former Forsyth County Commissioner Dave Plyler has died Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Longtime Forsyth County public servant Dave Plyler has died. Plyler served on the Board of Commissioners for...
Top 10 5. Black doulas to gather in Charlotte for support amid disturbing Black infant mortality trends Elvis Menayese/WFAE Radio Black health care professionals will convene in Charlotte this weekend, with a focus on caring for mothers...
Top 10 6. Brunswick schools eye affordable housing for staff Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Brunswick County Schools could add another property to its ranks, but not a school; the district...
Top 10 7. NC is building momentum around career and technical education, and these student stories show it Emily Thomas/Education NC Eli Hughes lights up when he talks about the future. A junior at Mitchell High School, Hughes...
Top 10 8. Lead, glass and arsenic detected last year in tests from Zebulon’s Gill Street Park Kathy Hanrahan & Heidi Kirk/WRAL News Zebulon town leaders have temporarily closed Gill Street Park after elevated levels of lead...
Top 10 9. Back-A-Round Records re-introduces vinyl to Fayetteville Anna Tart/Up & Coming Weekly The door chimes as Joseph Mason opens the door at Back-A-Round Records. The sound of...
Top 10 10. Cape Fear sports and community coalition to launch at Wilmington event WWAY News A new regional coalition focused on sports and community development is set to launch next month during an...