Top 10 5. Despite restored water operations, Town of Hillsborough faces extensive costs from flooding Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro While the Town of Hillsborough ended its conservation call for water and sewer customers after flooding damaged...
Top 10 6. Howard Miller to close after nearly 100 years in business Spencer Musick/Furniture Today Howard Miller, a family-owned clock and furniture maker with a storied and near century-long history, will wind...
Top 10 7. Work at Navassa Kerr-McGee site to take longer than planned Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online When contractors began cleaning up debris from the grounds of a former wood treatment plant in...
Top 10 8. Down to business: Documentary has Wilson roots Christopher Long/The Wilson Times Wilson native Rashaad McNeil is just days away from the world premiere of his autobiographical documentary...
Top 10 9. NC Zoo CEO and director passes away after 5-year cancer fight WRAL News The North Carolina Zoo shared the sad news Monday that Pat Simmons, the zoo’s director and CEO since...
Top 10 10. Duck names Winstead as Development and Infrastructure Director/Assistant Town Manager Outer Banks Voice The Town of Duck is pleased to announce the hiring of Connor Winstead as the new Development...
Top 10 1. Why NC Democrats think 2026 midterms will run through Rocky Mount Will Doran/WRAL News North Carolina Democrats’ hopes of weakening Republicans’ legislative power are resting on the shoulders of a Rocky...
Top 10 2. Outlook better or worse for Mission Health? Depends on who you ask. Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Asheville-based Mission Health has seen several busy months so far in 2025, with some important...
Top 10 3. NC sees 2nd-highest month ever for new business startups Mary Helen Moore/WUNC Radio May was North Carolina’s second-busiest month on record for new business starts, new data shows. Secretary...
Top 10 4. N.C. has allowed a likely carcinogen into three rivers serving 900,000 people Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News Boxy, gunmetal gray buildings loom over a labyrinth of ducts and tubes and catwalks, beyond which...
Top 10 5. ‘Panicking’: Why recent college grads are struggling to find jobs Scott Horsley/WFAE Radio Azraiel Raines dreamed of working for the State Department, when she graduated from Idaho State University with...
Top 10 6. Juvenile curfew pushed for consideration in Wilmington Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily More than 400 cities nationwide have a curfew for youth and if one council member gets...
Top 10 7. Stopping the spread: What’s next for local whooping cough outbreak? Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer A whooping cough outbreak has hit Haywood County, with six cases confirmed as of July 10...
Top 10 8. Canton to purchase former ABC store parcel Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News A land purchase approved by Canton’s governing board July 10 will bring more parking to the...
Top 10 9. Company plans new type of housing Pat Kimbrough/High Point Enterprise Alex Dummit says she founded her High Point company to combine business and philanthropy. As CEO...
