Top 10 5. Freshmen fuel HPU growth this year Guy Lucas Enterprise/The (High Point) Enterprise Classes at High Point University began this week with a freshman class nearly 10%...
Top 10 6. A badge of honor: Restoring trust touted by hopefuls in crowded Swain sheriff’s race Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News In the wake of the controversy surrounding former Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran, the new sheriff,...
Top 10 7. As Helene anniversary approaches, this Haywood bridge is still down Andrew Marshall/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer A bridge across Jonathan Creek that was destroyed by Helene has still not been repaired, leaving...
Top 10 8. Separating fact from fiction with Tren de Aragua Jeremy McDermott/InSight Crime Even as the infamy of the Tren de Aragua grows in the Americas, its cohesion and organization...
Top 10 9. Holden Beach moves to place pier decision in voters’ hands Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online Registered voters of Holden Beach will decide this November whether to approve a multi-million bond that...
Top 10 10. Savannah Bananas generated $38.6 million over two nights at Bank of America Stadium Kevin Ellis/Business North Carolina Two sold-out nights of Banana Ball at Bank of America Stadium in June generated $38.6 million...
Top 10 1. Local rescue teams mobilize, head to NC coast as Hurricane Erin spurs rip current threats WRAL News Rip currents and large waves from Erin prompted coastal towns to issue no-swimming advisories lasting through Friday. The...
Top 10 2. NC employers look to smaller PBMs without “shenanigans” Grace Vitaglione/NC Health News Some employers and health systems in North Carolina are looking to change how they manage prescription...
Top 10 3. Pless’s messy campaign finance reporting Sarah White/The Mountaineer N.C. Rep. Mark Pless doesn’t have a strong record of following campaign finance rules. In just the...
Top 10 4. State Board of Community Colleges discusses leadership transition, Hurricane Helene aid extensions, and more Chantal Brown/Education NC The State Board of Community Colleges reflected at its meeting last week on the work of the...
Top 10 5. Microgrid project to provide renewable power after disasters Catherine Kozak/Coastal Review Online It was the massive scale of destruction in the North Carolina mountains after Hurricane Helene last...
Top 10 6. How civics education could stage a comeback in NC Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press When Southeast Middle School social studies teacher Eric Shock’s eighth-graders walked into class one day last...
Top 10 7. NHC commissioners loosen public participation, approval criteria for additional dwelling allowances Port City Daily The New Hanover County commissioners chose to change the process by which additional units above a zoning...
Top 10 8. Swain commission chair gives county his resignation Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Kevin Seagle, chair of the Swain County board of commissioners, has given the county his resignation...
Uncategorized 9. Voting officials are leaving their jobs at the highest rate in decades Miles Parks/WUNC Radio A staffer with the Kenosha County clerk’s office sets up voting booths on Oct. 21, 2024, in...
