Top 10 1. Police respond to fight at Rocky Mount City Hall during meeting Bailey Stamos/WRAL News Rocky Mount police responded to a fight at city hall on Thursday morning after an argument escalated...
Top 10 2. Passing the buck: Who’s to blame for county property tax hike? Becky Johnson/The Waynesville Mountaineer Haywood County taxpayers can thank Washington and Raleigh for at least part of next year’s tax...
Top 10 3. Community frustration grows around IPEX’s post-Helene plastic pollution in the French Broad River Katie Myers/BPR News A year and a half after Helene flooded the IPEX plastic plant, there’s still a lot of...
Top 10 4. UNC selects familiar master plan designer for Carolina North campus Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The UNC Board of Trustees picked a master plan designer for Carolina North on Wednesday, taking another...
Top 10 5. Since voucher expansion, new report estimates cumulative financial impact on public schools at $35 million Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC During a State Board of Education meeting last week, Board members discussed data showing how many...
Top 10 6. NC Senate bill would crack down on ticket resellers Colin Campbell/WUNC News A bipartisan bill filed in the state Senate would crack down on fraudulent ticket resellers. The “Real...
Top 10 7. ‘Kin-first’ foster care gains ground in North Carolina after state creates incentive Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News The first thing Genevieve Traversy does when she takes in a new foster child is show...
Top 10 8. CFPUA budget passes with 6.65% customer increase Port City Daily The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board approved the organization’s 2026-2027 operating budget on Wednesday; it $140.8...
Top 10 9. Judge orders NC wedding photographers accused of scamming couples to deliver photos and videos Deana Harley & Matthew Sockol/WNCN News A Superior Court judge made a ruling against a North Carolina-based wedding photography company...
Top 10 10. Airport awaits possible federal help for air service Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot With one-third of the way left to go on its funding goal, the Moore County...
Top 10 1. Scoop: Rep. Edwards aide feared retaliation over unwanted attention Kate Santaliz/Axios Rep. Chuck Edwards told a 20-something female staffer it was “disappointing to feel something that used to be...
Top 10 2. FEMA greenlights more than 140 buyouts in Buncombe County Laura Hackett/Blue Ridge Public Radio The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved 142 buyouts in Buncombe County on Friday, bringing the...
Top 10 3. Ager taps national network of donors for campaign haul Bill Moss/Hendersonville Lightning Democratic nominee Jamie Ager looks to be on strong financial footing as the campaign for the 11th...
Top 10 4. Waynesville Planning Board proposes new rules to lower zoning density Paul Nielsen/The Waynesville Mountaineer After years of public backlash over high-density development in Waynesville, a recommendation to lower the allowed...
Top 10 5. Tribal council supports environmental protections, votes against extraction Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Tribal council on May 7 took multiple steps to protect Qualla Boundary rivers and forests, both...