Top 10 10. Officials are in ‘No hurry to sell’ 87 acres of Navassa site Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online The only viable offer last year to buy land formerly tied to the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp...
Elections Who got big money from Stein, Robinson funds? Back in early September, Senate leader Phil Berger voiced a bit of skepticism that North Carolina would really be a...
Elections Campaign vets working on down-ballot races In the lieutenant governor’s race, Democratic nominee Rachel Hunt has raised $3.4 million and spent $2.6 million. The Republican nominee,...
Top 10 1. Microsoft makes major land buy in Person County Jack Hagel/WRAL News Microsoft Corp. appears poised to launch a major project in North Carolina. The Redmond, Washington-based technology giant...
Top 10 2. Harris defends CHIPS Act after House Speaker Johnson suggests GOP would try to repeal law Rebecca Picciotto/CNBC Vice President Kamala Harris criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for suggesting that Republicans may try to repeal the...
Top 10 3. Helene put NC mountain counties on cash-only basis, catching many unprepared Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press When prepping for a storm, you may stockpile bottled water and toilet paper. Maybe you...
Top 10 4. Democrats use unprecedented strategy to boost voter turnout in Meck County Morgan Radford/WCNC News North Carolina already beat its record early-voter turnout in the 2020 election, and Democrats in Mecklenburg County...
Top 10 5. Ten years of NC’s private school vouchers, and they’re only becoming less accountable Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Radio North Carolina spent $185 million on private school vouchers last school year, a new annual report sent...
Top 10 6. Farmers in western North Carolina face lengthy, costly recovery after Helene: ‘We will rebuild’ Celeste Gracia/WUNC Radio Farmers in western North Carolina are starting a years-long recovery effort after Helene decimated the area. For...
Top 10 7. Macon to consider waiving environmental health fees Hannah McLeod/Smoky Mountain News In the coming months, the Macon County Commission will consider waiving environmental health fees, and possibly...
Top 10 8. NC early voting ends with more than 4 million ballots cast ahead of Election Day Will Doran & Carly Haynes/WRAL News As early voting ended on Saturday, more than 4 million voters in North Carolina...
Top 10 9. Productions bring $172M to state, including locally filmed projects Port City Daily The North Carolina Department of Commerce has announced millions in film revenue brought to the Tar Heel...
Top 10 10. Chancellor accepts Campus Y recommendations, committee suggests minor changes Akash Bhowmik/The Daily Tar Heel A committee established to examine the usage and governance of the Campus Y building has...
Top 10 1. As NC looks to further expand vouchers, new report explores programs in other states Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC While many states — including North Carolina — have recently enacted legislation to vastly expand their...
Top 10 2. Tourism economy of Western NC hopes to weather the loss of October after Helene Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press “Pumpkins were floating. Wicker baskets were floating. Ribbon was floating. Even our hardwood floors were...
