Top 10 7. ‘We need more progress’: Local business owners ask for help as Helene recovery continues Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio Inside the former United Methodist Church in downtown Swannanoa, local business owners from across Western...
Top 10 8. Showdown on potential new county regulations for gun ranges could come at Monday night meeting Tomas Murawski/The Alamance News Tuesday night’s snowstorm put the kibosh on what was supposed to have been the first regularly-scheduled...
Top 10 9. Sanford rezonings far outpace number of available homes Caleb M. Soptelean/The Sanford Herald Sanford has had an “unprecedented increase in rezoning approvals” over the past five years, but...
Top 10 10. Cherokee schools to look at consolidation plans for county Randy Foster/Cherokee Scout The Cherokee County Board of Education is expecting to propose a school consolidation plan after its next...
Top 10 1. Most likely CATS expansion plan favors rail from airport to Bojangles Coliseum Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio The Charlotte Area Transit System on Wednesday released four new scenarios of how it could spend billions...
Top 10 2. A look at Propel NC and other legislative priorities for the N.C. Community College System Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC The State Board of Community Colleges discussed the N.C. Community College System’s (NCCCS) legislative agenda for...
Top 10 3. Liquid courage: Duke Energy not asking for forgiveness following flooding fiasco Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Scores of waterfront property owners in Mecklenburg County are slowly moving forward with government programs to...
Top 10 4. North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday a request by the trailing candidate in...
Top 10 5. Waynesville holds off on tougher flood elevation rules Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer An effort to enact tougher new building standards in flood-prone areas in Waynesville is quickly losing...
Top 10 6. Novant health equity team raised the rate of cancer screenings in Waughtown last year Santiago Ochoa/WFDD Radio When was the last time you went to the doctor? When did you last get a cancer...
Top 10 7. Asheville BID tax will generate $1.25M for downtown: How will it be spent? Sarah Honosky/Asheville Citizen Times The city has selected a service provider for the newly minted Business Improvement District, which levies...
Top 10 8. Belichick signs UNC contract. Will public release end stories about his NFL future? Brian Murphy/WRAL News North Carolina and football coach Bill Belichick have made it official, releasing a signed employment agreement Thursday...
Top 10 9. Durham Council approves Brickworks rezoning Wes Platt/SouthPoint Access The massive new Brickworks project is moving forward with Durham City Council approval with a unanimous vote...
Top 10 10. UNCW filmmaker has a shot at $1M and commercial airing during Super Bowl Aidyn Fischli/Port City Daily Dylan Bradshaw stared up at the ad lighting up one of the largest billboards in Times...
Top 10 1. FEMA kicks flood victims out of hotel housing during arctic blast Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The clock ran out on hundreds of WNC families who lost their homes during Helene last...