Top 10 6. Harnett County teen accepted into 91 colleges, earns $3 million in scholarship offers Judith Retana/WNCN Mahogany Newkirk accepted her Associate in Arts degree from Central Carolina Community College. Next week, she’ll receive her...
Top 10 7. North Carolina business says it’s still owed nearly $546K by Surfside Beach as town navigates ‘potential cybersecurity incident’ Dennis Bright/WBTW A North Carolina business hired to perform work for the town of Surfside Beach confirmed Thursday that it...
Top 10 8. School in the cloud. NC rules changes lead to more online charter schools. Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press After a series of amendments that North Carolina lawmakers have made over several years to the...
Top 10 9. UNCG launching bioindustrial manufacturing program next year Amy Diaz/WFDD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is launching a bioindustrial manufacturing workforce training and research program next...
Top 10 10. Wake principal named NC’s new principal of the year Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News A Wake County principal is North Carolina’s newest principal of the year. Mariah Walker, principal of Wake...
Top 10 1. Police respond to fight at Rocky Mount City Hall during meeting Bailey Stamos/WRAL News Rocky Mount police responded to a fight at city hall on Thursday morning after an argument escalated...
Top 10 2. Passing the buck: Who’s to blame for county property tax hike? Becky Johnson/The Waynesville Mountaineer Haywood County taxpayers can thank Washington and Raleigh for at least part of next year’s tax...
Top 10 3. Community frustration grows around IPEX’s post-Helene plastic pollution in the French Broad River Katie Myers/BPR News A year and a half after Helene flooded the IPEX plastic plant, there’s still a lot of...
Top 10 4. UNC selects familiar master plan designer for Carolina North campus Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The UNC Board of Trustees picked a master plan designer for Carolina North on Wednesday, taking another...
Top 10 5. Since voucher expansion, new report estimates cumulative financial impact on public schools at $35 million Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC During a State Board of Education meeting last week, Board members discussed data showing how many...
Top 10 6. NC Senate bill would crack down on ticket resellers Colin Campbell/WUNC News A bipartisan bill filed in the state Senate would crack down on fraudulent ticket resellers. The “Real...
Top 10 7. ‘Kin-first’ foster care gains ground in North Carolina after state creates incentive Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News The first thing Genevieve Traversy does when she takes in a new foster child is show...
Top 10 8. CFPUA budget passes with 6.65% customer increase Port City Daily The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board approved the organization’s 2026-2027 operating budget on Wednesday; it $140.8...
Top 10 9. Judge orders NC wedding photographers accused of scamming couples to deliver photos and videos Deana Harley & Matthew Sockol/WNCN News A Superior Court judge made a ruling against a North Carolina-based wedding photography company...
Top 10 10. Airport awaits possible federal help for air service Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot With one-third of the way left to go on its funding goal, the Moore County...