Top 10 5. WNC passenger rail would be an economic boon, but paying for the construction is a different story Emily Moosbrugger/The Waynesville Mountaineer The long-held vision of bringing passenger rail to WNC would generate an economic impact of $59...
Top 10 6. Clock ticking for Littleton. Town pushing to complete audits, stave off state takeover. Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press Five years behind on financial audits, the town of Littleton faces a potential takeover by the...
Top 10 7. Embattled New Hanover County elections director formally opposes her removal Port City Daily The elections director for New Hanover County has formally opposed her removal to the state board of...
Top 10 8. Business leaders call on legislature for child care subsidy investment this session Liz Bell/Education NC Business leaders and owners advocated on Thursday for legislative funding this session for the child care subsidy...
Top 10 9. School budgets presented: HCC gets support while large HCS hike gets tepid response Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Haywood Community College President Shelley White got little pushback for the additional $268,000 she has...
Top 10 10. Nonprofit encounters food shortfall Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise Supporters of a longtime local nonprofit worry that they face cutting back on food...
Top 10 1. Kane Realty sets its sights on Cary Zachery Eanes/Axios Raleigh Raleigh’s most prolific developer, Kane Realty, is betting big on Cary. Why it matters: Kane Realty, known...
Top 10 2. Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects Jennifer McDermott/The Associated Press The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from...
Top 10 3. Record numbers of Durham high schoolers are missing school Tanya Wan/9th Street Journal Over half of Durham Public Schools high schoolers were chronically absent in the first six months...
Top 10 4. ‘Do your jobs!’: Teachers, allies flood into Raleigh with message for state leaders Brandon Kingdollar, Clayton Henkel & Laura Leslie/NC Newsline Thousands of educators, advocates and allies converged on Raleigh Friday, demanding higher...
Top 10 5. When the old country, is a new country David Wallis/WUNC News Fidel Rivera’s recently purchased two-story, white concrete house in a Merida suburb does not yet feel like...
Top 10 6. South Hills tenants want special tax to update Cary’s oldest mall Destinee Patterson & Kirstyn Clark/WRAL News The Cary Town Council approved the first step in creating the South Hills Municipal...
Top 10 7. Cumberland County approves design for $17 million unhoused support center Paul Woolverton/CityView The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday selected a design for a shelter and services center for...
Top 10 8. Painted Tree Boutiques vendors host sale at Raleigh warehouse WRAL News Painted Tree Boutiques vendors will have another chance to sell their items after the Cary marketplace closed abruptly...
Top 10 9. Vass has long sought its share of growth. Now it’s coming. Ana Risano/The Southern Pines Pilot Vass is growing. There’s no question about it as new homes and subdivisions pop up...