Top 10 10. ‘From zero to 100’: Oak Island to enforce right-of-way obstructions Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily For the first time in more than a decade, Oak Island Town Council has instructed staff...
Top 10 1. Reason report shows NC drop in teacher salaries, public school funding growth, based on inflation Sergio Osnaya-Prieto/Education NC North Carolina ranks 48th in the nation for K-12 public school teacher salaries and growth in public...
Top 10 2. NC domestic violence shelters, child advocacy centers hit with funding cuts Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio North Carolina nonprofits that serve victims of domestic violence and child abuse are facing funding cuts. For...
Top 10 3. Cary town manager resigns amid scrutiny over spending. Mayor ‘sick, sad and mad.’ Anna Roman/The Raleigh News & Observer Cary Town Manager Sean Stegall has resigned, three weeks after he was placed on...
Top 10 4. Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats in voting rights case, report finds Jonathan Shorman/NC Newsline Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if the U.S. Supreme Court guts...
Top 10 5. To control costs, State Health Plan leaders look to invest in members’ health Rose Hoban/NC Health News North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner has made waves during his first year in office among state...
Top 10 6. Republican challenger, his flush campaign opts out of U.S. House race Alan Wooten/The Center Square To help generate a Republican winner in the northeastern part of the state for the first...
Top 10 7. Judges reject arguments against NC Certificate of Need law Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press A challenge of the constitutionality of North Carolina’s Certificate of Need law may be heading...
Top 10 8. The changing fabric of Frog Level: What’s next for Waynesville’s history-laden lowland? Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Down the hill from Waynesville’s Main Street lies an embattled intersection of the town’s history. For...
Top 10 9. Charlotte group’s site undergoes revamp as part of efforts to support those impacted by substance use Elvis Menayese/WFAE Radio Volunteers gather to revamp the 12th Step Services’ site on 709 East Boulevard near South End that...
Top 10 10. Swain Animal Services meeting filled with public shock, disapproval Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Swain County’s standing animal services ordinance dates back to late 2019, pending the establishment of an...
Top 10 1. Public school enrollment drops The High Point Enterprise Enrollment fell in nearly every North Carolina school district this year — including in the Guilford...
Top 10 2. AdventHealth: High Court won’t hear key appeal on new Buncombe hospital Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press The North Carolina Supreme Court has delivered a key ruling against HCA in the ongoing...
Top 10 3. Hemp drinks are buoying craft breweries. With a ban looming, leaders are bracing for the worst April Laissle/WFDD Radio Over the past few years, craft breweries across North Carolina have increasingly turned to hemp-infused drinks to...
Top 10 4. Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley received primary-residence tax breaks on Atlanta home while serving on Asheville City Council John Boyle, Sally Kestin & Dan DeWitt/Asheville Watchdog Asheville Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley has received primary-residence tax benefits on a...