Top 10 5. More pay raises under consideration in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools James Farrell/WFAE Radio Thousands of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employees could see a pay raise in July. The proposal would be funded...
Top 10 6. North Carolina tax proceeds via sports wagering rocket up in May Alan Wooten/The Center Square Only five months since inception and three this fiscal year topped the tax proceeds from sports...
Top 10 7. Dare Commissioners unite in opposing offshore drilling Kip Tabb/Outer Banks Voice Dare County Health and Human Services Director Sheila Davies introduced the resolution opposing offshore drilling. After...
Top 10 8. Proposed Lake budget would raise property tax rate 36% Diana Matthews/The (Whiteville) News Reporter The Lake Waccamaw Town Council could vote Tuesday on a budget that would raise residents’...
Top 10 9. ‘You’re really not a town without a post office’: Community’s post-Helene fight for survival Anne Vilen/Education NC When calamity strikes, as it often has in the Appalachian community of Swannanoa, North Carolina, the “proud,...
Top 10 10. Ocean City’s culinary traditions a beacon in turbulent past Liz Biro/Coastal Review Online Every summer, the women of Ocean City Beach organized crabbing trips to Topsail Island’s north end....
Top 10 1. Hunger already an issue in post-Helene Western NC. Signs it could get much worse. Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Hunger and a lack of access to healthy food continues to plague parts of Western...
Top 10 2. Recovery Failure: Why we struggle to rebuild for the next storm Laura Sullivan/WFAE Radio When Shalana Jordan finally arrived at her parents’ trailer home in Swannanoa, N.C., alongside the river, she...
Top 10 3. Stay or go? More flood victims opting for buyout third time around Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer So far, 71 flood victims in Haywood County are seeking a buyout of their damaged homes...
Top 10 4. Speakers chastise Matheny at meeting Kevin Griffin/The (Greensboro) News & Record Greensboro Councilman Zack Matheny received support from his colleagues as he faced insults and...
Top 10 5. Scientists find DNA proof of swine feces in North Carolina homes Dawn Attride/Sentient In Duplin County, North Carolina, there is a pollutant that hangs in the air, the water and the...
Top 10 6. Trump, Tillis, and NC Supreme Court races: NC GOP chairman discusses the year ahead Paul Specht/WRAL News Jason Simmons became chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party in March 2024 — only six months...
Top 10 7. Hamlin undeterred by ruling siding with NASCAR in lawsuit filed by Jordan-owned 23XI and Front Row Larry Lage/The Associated Press Denny Hamlin is unfazed that a three-judge federal appellate panel vacated an injunction that required NASCAR...
Top 10 8. Q&A: Veteran Sen. Dan Blue on his new role as ‘diplomat’ in NC Senate Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio Sen. Dan Blue, D-Wake, is the only state lawmaker who’s been in office since the early 1980s,...
Top 10 9. Feasibility of UNCW sports and entertainment arena under review, NIL lawsuit a factor Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily UNCW is in the early stages of developing a new basketball arena and potential concert venue,...
