Several Fayetteville-area Republicans have created a new political action committee to recruit and promote conservative candidates they consider to be of high quality after Republican former mayoral candidate Franco Webb was caught lying in 2022 about his military service and now has pending felony fraud charges. Their PAC, the Independent...

Saint Augustine’s University learned on Tuesday that its accreditation appeal was denied. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission’s [SACSCOC] Appeals Committee upheld the board’s decision to revoke accreditation for the Raleigh-based school, which has struggled with financial management issues. The appeals committee listed several reasons to uphold the...

Former New Hanover County Commissioner Julia Olson-Boseman will not face criminal charges regarding allegations against her from 2021. An investigation was conducted by the financial crimes unit of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys. District Attorney Ben David requested the unit look into the case, citing a conflict of...

Haywood County ranks in the top five most popular counties for trout fishing in North Carolina, which contributes $1.38 billion annually to the state’s economy, according to a comprehensive study that analyzed the economic impact of trout fishing. The newly-released study was developed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission....

The proxy battle that activist investor Ancora Holdings is waging against Norfolk Southern isn’t just about the direction NS should take and who should run the company. It’s a fight for the future of the railroad industry. The Cleveland-based activist investor seems to be taking the position that railroads shouldn’t...

Wilsonians are again reaching into their wallets to raise cash to abolish medical debt for folks they don’t even know. Father Paul Castelli, rector at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Wilson, is leading the Easter Medical Debt Jubilee for the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina’s Rocky Mount Convocation. The campaign...

A complaint filed by the chair of the Henderson County Democratic Party alleges Western North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson) violated United States Code and U.S. House of Representatives rules by mailing “hyper-partisan” fliers, thus abusing his congressional franking privilege. “It is my opinion that Congressman Edwards knew or should...

The black-and-white ad that launched Mike Morgan’s campaign for governor last fall generated lots of buzz. Produced over two weeks for $60,000, the ad begins with footage of an actor portraying Morgan as a child, in his Sunday best and a bowtie, entering a schoolhouse in New Bern, where he...

Three North Carolina legislators said they are interested in revisiting the state law that gives special privileges to hospital authorities such as Atrium Health, noting that today’s multibillion-dollar hospital systems are nothing like the ones lawmakers had in mind when the law was written. The hospital authorities act was written...

North Carolinians voting in the primary on March 5 will be doing so under increased observation, due to changes the state legislature made last year to the role that a poll watcher may play. Carolina Public Press interviewed experts, a leader of a voting rights organization and a former poll...

A new Duke University report reveals the AI-powered gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter helped Durham police make several gun-related arrests last year. But it also often sent reports that police ultimately could not find evidence for. Why it matters: Durham launched a yearlong pilot of ShotSpotter — now rebranded as SoundThinking...

Early voting is underway for the March 5 primary — the biggest election North Carolina has held under the state’s photo ID law. To get an idea of the impact of photo ID, Inside Politics is looking at the November 2023 election, which was mostly city and town contests across...

The economic shakeup in Haywood following the Pactiv Evergreen mill closure created an opportunity to re-envision the future, and that’s what is happening. County commissioners have approved a $56,338 agreement with Shining Rock Ventures consulting firm to develop a vision for the next three to five years, to be created...

The legal battles involving HCA Healthcare, the owner of Asheville’s Mission Hospital, took another twist this week. On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that a June 2022 lawsuit filed against HCA by the city of Brevard can go forward. Buncombe and Madison Counties and the City of Asheville joined the...

In February 2022, a fire ignited at the Weaver Fertilizer Plant, causing Wake Forest students and Winston-Salem residents within one mile to evacuate from the area. Two years later, the city is still feeling its effects. The Weaver Fertilizer Plant sat next to underserved block groups in Winston-Salem –– which...