Top 10 1. Canton’s comeback story hinges on plans for mill site Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The mill sale, flood recovery and Canton’s new future took centerstage during a visit from N.C....
Top 10 2. Q&A: Ethical lending expert calls Saint Augustine’s loan deal ‘abusive’ and ‘predatory’ Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio Since 2023, Saint Augustine’s University has been fighting an uphill battle to remain financially solvent in efforts...
Top 10 3. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s chief of staff injured in New Year’s shooting Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio A top aide to former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is recovering from a New Year’s shooting in...
Top 10 4. Refill requests are supposed to be free – but not for this dad Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & The Charlotte Ledger When Mominul Mahim’s daughter needed a refill of her eczema medication, the...
Top 10 5. No more coal? Chapel Hill prepares for hearing on UNC’s co-gen plant and potential new fuel source Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro UNC has long used its cogeneration plant on West Cameron Avenue to create steam to heat, cool...
Top 10 6. JetBlue coming to ILM with flights to Boston Port City Daily Another airliner is parking at ILM offering nonstop service to a popular East Coast city. JetBlue announced...
Top 10 7. High Point OKs Alro Steel annexation Pat Kimbrough/High Point Enterprise The City Council on Monday unanimously granted the annexation request of an industrial metal products company...
Top 10 8. EPA to NC: Solvent discharge limits deadline ‘mandatory’ Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online Time is ticking on North Carolina’s environmental agency to reissue a permit that will limit discharges...
Top 10 9. Surry County lands Amazon project without using economic incentives Paul Garber/WFDD Radio Amazon has announced it will build a multimillion-dollar distribution center in Surry County. The plan is to...
Top 10 10. Chemours fights legal action over company’s toxic pollution Evey Weisblat/CityView As local residents have turned to the legal system to seek compensation for damages caused by the “forever...
Top 10 1. Trump’s return puts Medicaid on the chopping block Phil Galewitz/NC Health News Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached...
Top 10 2. Dry run: A lengthy drought in Eastern NC hasn’t led to panic — yet Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Nearly half of North Carolina is experiencing a moderate drought, and in the coastal plains...
Top 10 3. U.S. Department of Transportation sends additional $353 million to N.C. and Tennessee after Hurricane Helene Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday that it is sending an additional $353 million...
Top 10 4. ‘Hard times on top of hard times’: Lessons learned from families and child care providers following Helene Jessica Wakeman/Education NC Three weeks after Helene hit Western North Carolina, Marcia Whitney thought she was close to a breakthrough....
Top 10 5. CMS, county try to boost pre-K program enrollment James Farrell/WFAE Radio The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education and Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting, on...