Top 10 6. How can the Lumbee Tribal Chairman also serve in the N.C. House? Sarah Nagem/CityView North Carolina law prohibits anyone from serving in two elected positions—a county commissioner, for example, can’t also be...
Top 10 7. Southport pushes for stronger protections in $1.3B Wilmington Harbor deepening plan Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily A project to deepen the Wilmington Harbor by 5 feet — as proposed by the Port...
Top 10 8. Carolina Curious: Are Triad universities experiencing a drop in international student enrollment? David Ford/WFDD Radio Over the past several years, across the country, there had been a slow but steady increase in...
Top 10 9. Zebulon names incoming town manager WRAL News The Town of Zebulon appointed Catherine “Katy” Crosby as its new town manager. The move will take effect...
Top 10 10. Changing of the guard for Haywood tax collector will likely be up to GOP primary voters Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Haywood is the only county in the state that still leaves it up to voters to...
Top 10 1. Two years on from Supreme Court decision, Black students feel less welcome at UNC-Chapel Hill Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio Samuel Scarborough knew something was different when he stepped into the Black Convocation at UNC-Chapel Hill earlier...
Top 10 2. ‘Not a math person’: NC wants to make math classes more relevant to students entering the real world Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News Proposed changes to North Carolina’s math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public...
Top 10 3. The 27-member transit authority board is almost complete. Who is on it? Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio The 27-member board for the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority is almost complete after Mecklenburg Commissioners this week...
Top 10 4. Hidden PFAS pollution uncovered in NC as EPA proposes reporting rollback Will Atwater/NC Health News Though the holiday season is here — with all the responsibilities it entails — some North...
Top 10 5. Legal aid groups feel pinch of NC legislature freezing millions of dollars Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Civil legal aid organizations, which provide tens of thousands of North Carolinians with free legal services...
Top 10 6. Durham City Council delays major development at former police headquarters Kennedy Thomason/Indy Week Redeveloping Durham’s former police headquarters will have to wait a little longer. The four-acre lot in downtown...
Top 10 7. Tweaks to Wilmington land code could allow more duplexes downtown, planning commission approved Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Wilmington Planning Commission reviewed its prior recommendation of a land code amendment allowing for more...
Top 10 8. Canton is making a $16 million to-do list to fix water woes Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Residents of Canton are all too familiar with boil notices and burst water pipes, and this...
Top 10 9. County OKs incentives for city project Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise The Guilford County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $300,000 in economic incentives at its...
Top 10 10. State Education Board mulls requiring master’s degrees for school social workers James Farrell/WFAE Radio A committee that advises the state Board of Education on students’ non-academic needs has recommended the board...