“We’ve really struggled with this whole entire text amendment — this whole entire comprehensive plan,” planning board member Cameron Moore said Thursday evening. “What is the true vision over there?” He was referring to New Hanover County staff’s two-plus years of research that helped inform designating place types for the...

The former Champion/Pactiv paper mill site came under new zoning Thursday, when the Canton town board voted to change its designation. The new zoning creates a general business district and a light industrial district in the downtown area that formerly employed 900 in a paper mill that had been in...

The Historic Wilmington Foundation (HWF) celebrates the announcement of a $242 million grant from the Biden-Harris Administration for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project. This substantial funding represents a significant victory for our community, promising to address critical infrastructure needs. However, the proposed solution—a 135-foot high-rise, fixed-span bridge—poses a...

Oak Island Town Council approved a motion June 18 directing the planning board to take a closer look at possible options to limit the size of new home construction. Council voted 4-1 to have the planning board provide recommendations on size limitations for new homes on both the island and...

South Carolina will grow to nearly 6.4 million residents by 2042 — if the state’s latest projections prove accurate — and just a handful of counties will account for most of the population growth. Five counties could see their populations soar by 49 percent or more from 2024 to 2042,...

One response to the horrific shooting at former president Donald Trump’s Saturday campaign rally was both universal and predictable. Across the political spectrum, leaders rushed to say that violence should have no place in the political life of the country. But the shooting produced another reaction as well. Though there...

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission deferred action to initiate the regulatory process for PFAS standards under consideration in a series of contentious meetings this week. It also discussed expanding its power to issue water permits for dischargers. The EMC is a 15-member body appointed by the governor, General Assembly...

On July 12, Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Pine Bluff, Arkansas, paper mill and Waynesville extrusion facility, to global paper and pulp producer Suzano S.A. (“Suzano”) for $110 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments for closing amounts such as working capital....

Voters in Midwestern states are seeing ads railing against President Biden’s gas car ban. But there’s one catch: the Biden administration hasn’t prohibited gas-powered vehicles. That’s not stopping fossil fuel industry groups and former President Donald Trump from targeting swing state voters with warnings of car bans. The American Fuel...

About 37% of voters in North Carolina are now registered as unaffiliated, but until this year, not one of them has run for Congress in at least decades — and it’s rare to see an unaffiliated candidate for any partisan office in the state. Shelane Etchison, an Army Special Operations...

Both of Heidi Zanan’s parents died between 2017 and 2021, which meant she had to plan two funerals in the span of four years. Working with the funeral home left her feeling frustrated, lost and abused. “You block out parts of it,” the 54-year-old Garner, North Carolina, resident said. And...

Before North Carolina Central faces Alabama State in the Orange Blossom Classic on Sept. 1, the athletics department must tackle a budget deficit first. The Charlotte Post reports that the NCCU Athletics Department has some major challenges to overcome. At the last Board of Trustees meeting, Akua Matherson, NCCU’s chief...

At a July 11 meeting, Buxton Civic Association (BCA) Board Members Brian Harris, Heather Jennette and Wendi Munden outlined a plan of action to address continuing concerns about the contamination from the former Naval Station site and the actions the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are taking to correct...

Though July has, thus far, received more rainfall than this past June, farmers in the county are still struggling through the drought facing the state. The National Weather Service continues to report a moderate drought across most of the southeastern United States. Rainfall, while expected over the weekend, often falls...

Mission Health System, owned by HCA, continues to see lawsuits about the hospital systems commitment to the asset purchase agreement signed in 2019. Buncombe County cannot intervene in North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s lawsuit against HCA Healthcare, the NC Business court held this week. The county is already part...