Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online A proposed federal rule designed to add another layer of protection for a critically endangered species of whale has been taken off the table. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, announced last week its withdrawal of proposed speed limits for vessels under 65 feet...

Greg Parlier/Mountain Xpress Financial impacts to Buncombe County’s budget from Tropical Storm Helene are beginning to come into focus, and the outlook isn’t sunny. About seven months into the fiscal year, which ends June 30, county leadership is projecting revenues will be anywhere from $15.1 million to $25.7 million less...

Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times Contec Industrial Automation Solutions – an international engineering firm that specializes in automating industrial processes and equipment – has selected Greensboro as the site for its newest sales and engineering office. The company provides a wide range of services to various business sectors such as the...

Port City Daily An area planning board didn’t favor changes proposed to its zoning map for a developer to bring multi-family residential units to undeveloped land near Oak Island. Joe Barklow of Ohio-based Stark Enterprises presented to the board Thursday plans to build multi-family home units — around 244 on...

Johnny Casey/Asheville Citizen Times FEMA representatives were on hand at the most recent Madison commissioners meeting to help County Manager Rod Honeycutt provide updates on the county’s post-Tropical Storm Helene rebuild. Members of FEMA’s intergovernmental affairs team joined the Madison County Board of Commissioners at the board’s Jan. 14 meeting....

Chandler Inions/The Salisbury Post      Rowan County’s elected officials from Raleigh joined its local elected officials, among other dignitaries, for the Rowan County Chamber’s Legislative Power in Partnership Breakfast at Catawba College. The meeting offered the opportunity for Sen. Carl Ford and Representatives Julia Howard, Harry Warren and Grant Campbell to...

Joe Fisher & Allen Cone/U.S. News & UPI.com Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Monday, and right away announced a series of changes, including declaring national emergencies at the southern border and energy. Trump, after being sworn in as president for the...

Kevin Griffin/The (Greensboro) News & Record Eight months after all nine employees of the town of Summerfield resigned, the town is pursuing an investigation into allegations of potential financial irregularities and removal of records by former staff members. A preliminary report presented by a former state auditor to the town...

Kip Tabb/Coastal Review Online Members of the Dare County Board of Commissioners vowed a fight Wednesday during a special meeting called to discuss the county’s interest in purchasing land in Wanchese, where residents remain vehemently opposed to a planned densely built residential development and where work has already begun. Wanchese...

Grace Vitaglione/NC Health News   Marina Drysdale, 61, moved to North Carolina in February 2022 to be closer to her family. She left behind her career as a health unit coordinator in Florida. But since moving, Drysdale hasn’t been able to find a lasting job near her Eden home in...

Kristen Blair/Education NC The North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB) considered renewal terms for 38 public charter schools at its meeting on Monday, Jan. 13, ultimately approving renewals for 32 schools. Citing financial and noncompliance concerns, the CSRB voted to close one longtime Durham charter school, Community School of...

Sarah Krueger/WRAL News North Carolina has more state-maintained roads than any other state except Texas. Those roads are kept busy in large part by tractor-trailers. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, more than 15 million tractor-trailers passed through the state last year. A specialized unit within the Highway...

Alexa Wandersee/Port City Daily After several years of struggling to keep bus drivers employed, a new plan of action to help Pender County Schools recruit and retain workers was on the table at a recent school board meeting. Staff presented the board of education with a plan that would require...

Elena Marsh/The (Southern Pines) Pilot The Moore County Land Use Plan Steering Committee is looking to finish its work and hand up recommendations to the Board of Commissioners this spring, but recently passed state legislation is adding complexity. Several members in the 30-person committee are wondering what the updated document...

Andrew Stuckey/WCHL Chapelboro The North Carolina General Assembly got the 2025 legislative session started earlier this month, and the leadership in both chambers and parties feature some new faces. House Minority Leader and District 54 Rep. Robert Reives spoke with 97.9 The Hill about some of those leadership changes. “I...