Hendersonville Lightning AdventHealth invites the community to learn more about its plan to apply for a Certificate of Need to add 129 acute care beds to the hospital already approved for construction in Buncombe County. The expansion reflects the voices of the community and AdventHealth’s commitment to delivering more access,...

Elena Marsh/The (Southern Pines) Pilot Taylortown’s building moratorium, implemented earlier this year to give itself time to cope with unexpected development requests, has been officially overturned by state legislation. State Sen. Tom McInnis, whose district includes Moore County, requested the insertion of a clause in a bill before the Senate...

Sophia Walsh/Port City Daily In a contentious vote, Southport’s aldermen chose a new leader to conduct business on its planning board. After serving since 2022, Sue Hodgin was not reappointed to her position on the board Monday, despite support from some current planning board members and aldermen. The Southport Board...

Amanda Geduld/The Sanford Herald Childhood vaccination rates have markedly declined across the U.S. since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new Johns Hopkins University research showing 78% of more than 2,000 counties reported drops, and the average immunization rate had fallen to 91% — below the 95% threshold...

Tom Joyce/The (Mount Airy) News If citizens didn’t know better, they might think Mount Airy officials have gone into the real estate business given their extensive land-sale discussions recently involving property on North Main Street once intended for a city fire station. The latest development concerns the Mount Airy Board...

Scott Bolejack/Johnstonian News The Smithfield Historic Foundation is stepping in to preserve one of downtown’s most iconic buildings — and the town is getting behind the effort. At their meeting on July 1, Town Council members voiced support for the foundation’s plan to purchase and restore the former Howell Theatre...

Allen G. Breed/The Associated Press Heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced dozens of people to flee their homes in central North Carolina, officials said Monday. The Chapel Hill Fire Department and neighboring agencies completed more than 50 water rescues, many of them in areas...

Grace Vitaglione/NC Health News Doctor: “Good evening, Just checking in.” Advanced practice nurse: “Hi! All is well here. No changes or concerns.” A phone with a text conversation shows a conversation with an advanced practice nurse and a supervising physician. Those texts cost one advanced practice registered nurse in North...

Morgan Casey/CityView 82nd Airborne soldiers William Rambin and Jesus Naranjo were 8 miles deep in the pine forests surrounding Fort Bragg as part of a training exercise when they got called to shoot the mortar system they were carrying. Their squad was a mile outside of the shooting range. By...

Sarah Honosky/Asheville Citizen Times At the end of the street of one-story bungalows, a boom truck lowered roof trusses onto a home’s new wooden frame. From the base of the green wall sheathing to the roof, the house promised to look similar to the others on the street — a...

Max Tendler/WUNC Radio A support system for the Triangle’s formerly incarcerated residents expanded this week as Recidivism Reduction Educational Programs and Services unveiled their second mobile support center. The aid-on-wheels program, which began this past January, served 3,000 individuals in its first 70 days, illustrating the “urgent need,” the organization...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Across Western North Carolina this fall, local governments will hold their first municipal elections since Hurricane Helene ravaged the region and saddled many small, rural towns across the mountain west with damages that in most cases approach or exceed millions. As these communities recover, the candidate...

Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online There have been nights Clint North has lost sleep thinking about his land. Ten years from now, he knows exactly what he wants the hundreds of acres of land he’s bought up in this unincorporated area of Pender County to look like: exactly the same, if...

Renee Spencer/Wilmington StarNews The North Carolina Forest Service is facing critical staffing shortages, impacting daily operations and wildfire response. Low pay, limited career advancement, and poor work-life balance are the primary reasons employees leave. While employees enjoy their work, many cannot afford to stay due to low salaries and the...

Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice At their July 8 meeting, the Southern Shores Commissioners are expected to approve a resolution formally adding their voice to those opposing the opening of the waters off North Carolina to offshore energy drilling. That follows a mid-April announcement from the Department of the Interior and...