The Guilford County Republican Party has made a decision as to who it wants to fill the remaining term of NC Representative Jon Hardister, who announced recently that he was stepping down from his NC House District 59 seat. And the winner is, to little surprise of anyone, highly conservative...

As the debate over Medicaid expansion continues in Florida, lawmakers are turning their attention to North Carolina as a potential model. North Carolina, which recently expanded its Medicaid program despite initial resistance, has caught the interest of Florida legislators seeking insights into the process. Florida is one of only 10...

The dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts at UNC-Chapel Hill could begin in earnest as soon as this month, say two members of the university’s board of trustees. Trustees will likely meet this month in a yet-to-be-scheduled special meeting, finalizing the campus budget before forwarding it to the...

Although UNC-Chapel Hill has released its admissions decisions, the university hasn’t been able to make any financial aid offers. Complications with the form college-bound students fill out to qualify for federal financial aid are delaying university financial aid packages. The U.S. Department of Education redesigned its Free Application for Federal...

An attorney representing Jordan Kita and Austin Wood says a Pender County jury ruled this week that a Washington, D.C. civil rights law firm published defamatory statements about the two men following an incident that made national headlines. Kita and Wood were acquitted in 2021 on charges related to the...

Divesting from F-15E Strike Eagles, which have a North Carolina home at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, and purchasing F-15EXs and F-35s will generate a fighter gap with China, said U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C. His comments were directed to Gen. Charles C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...

In recent years, more and more states have made the decision to legalize, regulate and tax recreational cannabis products — despite federal prohibition — but North Carolina isn’t one of them, and the General Assembly doesn’t appear to be favorably inclined to support such measures despite the filing of a...

UNC-Chapel Hill is rethinking campus security after the fatal shooting of Professor Zijie Yan last semester. The university has announced plans to install license plate readers on campus. The university recently entered a new contract with Flock Safety, a private company, to install 23 license plate reader cameras around campus....

Surry County Public Works Director Jessica Montgomery presented some of her top requests for the coming budget cycle Tuesday night in Dobson. She was ahead of the curve when she said policy changes regarding forever chemicals were on the way and her budget needed to increase to cover those costs....

The Henderson City Council met on Monday at a new spot — McGregor Hall. Executive and Artistic Director Mark Hopper gave a presentation and delivered a dire message — if the facility doesn’t receive financial help, it won’t survive past its 2025 loan service payment. Hopper requested $75,000 annually from...

Questions during oral arguments Wednesday suggest the North Carolina Supreme Court does not favor mandating a 30-foot buffer between an Orange County subdivision and a neighboring horse farm. Plaintiff Alison Arter sued the county and property owners involved with the Array subdivision in 2021. She argued that county rules mandated...

More than 300 water systems in North Carolina, including a six daycare centers and dozens of mobile home parks, exceed the EPA’s new drinking water standards for PFAS, according to new data released this morning by the state Department of Environmental Quality. DEQ has sampled more than 530 small public...

The path to cannabis legalization on the Qualla Boundary has been riddled with roadblocks, some of which the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians painstakingly navigated around, some of which it has bulldozed. Now, everything will come to a head on 4/20 when Qualla Enterprise’s new marijuana dispensary will host its...

Davidson County officials have cleared the way for another megasite in hopes of luring yet another large industrial development project to the Triad. The Davidson County Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to approve rezoning 761 acres off U.S. 64 southwest of Thomasville to light industrial use. Property owner Phillip...

The outcome of a lawsuit appeal coming before the North Carolina Supreme Court this week could determine whether politicians can be held liable for defamation when they make false allegations of voter fraud. Former Gov. Pat McCrory‘s legal team and a group of Virginia attorneys accused about 600 voters in...