The Wilkes County commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of a motion asking Commissioner Stoney Greene to resign from the board Tuesday night, with Greene casting the lone vote against the motion. Commissioner Greg Minton made the motion at the end of the meeting under “new business.” Commissioner Keith Elmore seconded...

A year ago, Allyson Cooksey-Jones was only vaguely aware that the city of Charlotte was going to allow duplexes and triplexes in all residential neighborhoods. Then early this year, a single-family home sold near her on Chevington Road, in the Governor’s Square neighborhood in south Charlotte. The developer tore it...

Almost six years ago, Tomeka Isaac said she came very close to joining a list no one wants to be part of — the tally of Black women who have died related to pregnancy. In May 2018, Isaac’s pregnancy took a turn at 35 weeks when she passed out. She...

When Buncombe County’s Tourism Development Authority decides which projects to fund using visitors’ dollars next week, a powerful organization will be watching closely. The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association warned in a letter last week to the Charlotte City Council that spending occupancy tax dollars on affordable housing could...

The city of High Point says it’s taking steps to comply with new federal drinking water standards announced last week for PFAS pollution. Samples from the city’s water system have contained levels of the chemicals above 4 parts per trillion, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set as the new...

Emergency room understaffing at Mission Hospital in Asheville is costing taxpayers by making EMS workers wait longer to offload patients, Buncombe County is claiming in a proposal filed earlier this month to join North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s lawsuit against the hospital’s owner, HCA Healthcare. The attorney general’s lawsuit,...

Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin will not run for a third term. On Tuesday, Baldwin shared an eight-minute video announcing her decision and the “personal information” behind it. “Last year I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” she said. “I was one of the lucky ones. Mine was caught in stage one....

North Carolina’s mandatory business closures in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic were partially unconstitutional, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. It’s the latest step in a long-running lawsuit brought by an advocacy group for bars, the North Carolina Bar and Tavern Association. The association acknowledged in its...

Another 30 acres of land in Brunswick County will be used to continue its momentum of economic development. After investing nearly $19 million to purchase hundreds of acres of land last year, Brunswick County leaders unanimously decided last month to buy even more land in the Mid-Atlantic Industrial Rail Park...

Though last week Leland Town Council conceded to revise its significant property tax-rate increase from 70% to 17%, residents gathered on the town hall campus Saturday to express discord. By Monday, the town staff had a revised budget for council at its agenda review meeting, to be officially presented Thursday....

After several months of consideration, overwhelming community feedback and ongoing unanimous frustration with North Carolina school calendar legislation, the Board of Education narrowly chose Monday to adopt a “traditional calendar” that aligns with state law for the 2025-2026 school year. The contentious topic of potentially adopting an “early start” calendar...

In the late 1980s, Amelia England’s family moved to Georgia, pulling the then-10-year-old out of the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton and into a mainstream school. England said it was the worst time of her life. “I was placed in special education just because I came from...

After a big rainstorm, it’s likely Joe Bell will walk outside his Pender County home and see his lawn dotted with tiny mushrooms. It’s a sight the Virginia native is used to – fungi thrive in moist climates, like that in North Carolina and its neighbor to the north. Even...

Maybe one North Carolina insurance provider should join the industry trend and advertise: “Hello Beach Plan policyholders! Do you need a new roof? Want to save on your property insurance? How about we help you out with as much as $8,000 toward a much stronger roof that is fortified to...

Kate Hanlon has worked for Durham Public Schools for 21 years. She’s been a teacher, administrator, and even worked in the central office. Hanlon is now a member of the school improvement team at Glenn Elementary in Northeast Durham. Over the past few years, Hanlon and her team have helped...