Bill Moss/The Hendersonville Lightning A developer is returning fire after the city of Hendersonville sought dismissal of its lawsuit seeking to reverse the city council’s denial of its rezoning request last January. Advenir Azora Development LLC, a Miami-based builder of duplex, triplex and quadraplex communities, sued the city in March,...

Kara Fohner/Asheville Citizen Times A wrongful death lawsuit against Mission Hospital alleges that the negligence of a nurse anesthetist resulted in the death of a patient after a surgery. The lawsuit, filed Aug. 21 in Buncombe County Superior Court by the estate of Noe Serrano Hernandez, targets HCA Healthcare, the...

Ana Risano/The Southern Pines Pilot   The Moore County Board of Commissioners is set to talk about water infrastructure at an upcoming meeting, with more than $1 million in state funding available for such work. County Manager Wayne Vest said one of the county’s biggest priorities is pinning down a...

Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Brunswick County Board of Education has chosen to end its partnership with the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina, but representatives of both are mum on the specific circumstances that led to the decision. Some parents have shared experiences highlighting potential management problems with the YMCA’s...

Danielle Puleo/The Coastland Times The Kitty Hawk Town Council approved changes to the town’s accessory dwelling unit regulations Monday, Aug. 3, following an extended discussion about property rights, neighborhood character and the role of ADUs in providing additional housing. The council voted 4-1 to approve the zoning text amendment to...

Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger As Atrium Health continues its push to join forces with Raleigh-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals, its leaders have repeatedly pointed to another North Carolina deal as evidence of what to expect: its 2020 combination with Winston-Salem-based Wake Forest Baptist. “Don’t judge us by...

Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice  On the morning of Monday, Aug. 24, State Senator Bobby Hanig announced he has retired from that post. The decision comes a few months in advance of his term expiring on Jan. 1, 2027. In his statement, Hanig thanked his constituents for “allowing me the honor...

Frank Daniels IV/The Southern Pines Pilot A resolution formalized Whispering Pines residents’ stance against commercial air service at the Moore County Airport. Months of meetings and two surveys culminated during the Whispering Pines Village Council meeting Monday in a presentation from residents Bill Bruton and Kurt Thompson. The two provided...

Dan DeWitt/Asheville Watchdog Bus riders like John Rowe illustrate the tension between building ridership and providing broad coverage that all transit networks must address — and that has stymied the Asheville City Council. It was set to vote Tuesday on a plan aimed at boosting the efficiency of Asheville Rides...

Laura Hackett/BPR News Asheville may soon join the growing list of communities, including the towns of Hillsborough and Pittsboro, that are canceling contracts with Flock. On Tuesday, Asheville City Council will vote on a resolution that would force an early termination of the police department’s contract with the Atlanta-based company...

Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise The Guilford County Republican Party has replaced its at-large candidate for the Guilford County Board of Commissioners after the initial candidate withdrew from the race because of personal matters limiting his campaigning. The executive committee of the party chose Michael Perdue to replace Tony...

Sophia DePhillips/Port City Daily The Pender County GOP has tallied its executive committee to decide who should fulfill Brad George’s seat on the Pender County Board of Commissioners. The recommendation, now to be taken up by commissioners, came down to one vote. Pender County Board of Education member Beth Burns...

Molly Steur/Education NC The Innovation Project (TIP) and Modern Classrooms Project (MCP) have launched the first cohort of their statewide partnership, which aims to “accelerate student-centered learning aligned with high-quality math curriculum in North Carolina.” According to a recent press release, three districts will participate in MCP’s two-year Math Mentorship...

Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView After months of public frustration and lingering questions about transparency, the Spring Lake Board of Commissioners voted Monday to appoint interim Town Manager Dennis English as the town’s next permanent manager. The vote followed a public forum where residents submitted written questions in advance. Only five were...

Liz Schlemmer & Eli Chen/WUNC News Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ Board of Education took one step Thursday night in a larger plan to rezone students from across the district. District officials say this process is an effort to “rightsize” its schools due to falling enrollment. What did the school board...