Top 10 10. New greenhouse will help middle school ag program flourish Aarik Long/The Waynesville Mountaineer Students taking agriculture classes at Waynesville Middle will soon have a new and improved greenhouse to...
Top 10 1. The man behind the fall of offshore wind Clare Fieseler/Canary Media David Stevenson stood in a circle of friends and colleagues in an Orlando, Florida, hotel lobby. Everyone...
Top 10 2. Vote coming on PFAS, 1,4 dioxane rules that critics say allow polluters to police themselves Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily Next week, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission is scheduled to vote on new regulations for...
Top 10 3. Child care fraud allegations in Minnesota creating unease in NC Kelsey Coffey/WRAL News In a climate where child care is already fraught with challenges, a new hurdle emerges as allegations...
Top 10 4. Some WNC communities are still grappling with Helene-related road closures. It’s not an easy wait. Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio Tangie Morgan is the mayor of the small town of Saluda in Polk County. She’s...
Top 10 5. Mint Hill man charged in alleged New Year’s Eve attack plot tied to ISIS Kenneth Lee Jr., James Farrell & Palmer Magri/WFAE Radio A Mint Hill man has been arrested after allegedly planning a...
Top 10 6. Bah humbug FEMA: Waynesville gets reimbursed for bridge repairs after all Paul Nielsen/The Waynesville Mountaineer Waynesville has received a timely Christmas present of sorts — funds to reimburse $350,000 in repair...
Top 10 7. Departed firm got incentives Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise Truck manufacturer Ox Bodies got city incentives but fell far short of its overall goals...
Top 10 8. In a Wake County NC House race, a GOP lawmaker faces an opponent who’s new to the party Adam Wagner/NC Newsroom In his effort to seek a second term in the N.C. House of Representatives, Rep. Mike Schietzelt...
Top 10 9. At Airlie Gardens, a problem is lurking just under the lake’s surface Gareth McGrath/USA Today Network Several species of waterfowl frolicked in the lake at Airlie Gardens as a kingfisher zipped by...
Top 10 10. NC Atty General sues Dept. of Ed after $50M cut to funds supporting rural schools Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice On Dec. 31, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Department...
Top 10 1. Free parking in downtown Greensboro is evaporating Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times Free parking in downtown Greensboro has been shrinking for years, but the latest move by the...
Top 10 2. North Carolina cracks top ten in first rural hospital funding allocation from Medicaid Shauneen Miranda/NC Newsline President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled Monday hundreds of millions of dollars each state will receive this fiscal...
Top 10 3. NC, 11 other states win lawsuit against FEMA over emergency preparedness grants Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio & WFAE Radio North Carolina and 11 other states have won a lawsuit against the...
Top 10 4. Social media comment has some local business owners cutting ties with Shop Local Raleigh Carly Haynes/WRAL News A Facebook comment in an online networking group is causing a stir among some of Raleigh’s small...