The U.S. Navy, along with its shipbuilders and their thousands of specialty suppliers, need more than 100,000 workers to help build attack and ballistic missile submarines over the coming decade. That’s according to BuildSubmarines.com, whose ubiquitous ads you may have seen during reality TV shows, on NASCAR hoods, at WNBA...

The first North Carolina beach community to build a terminal groin after state lawmakers lifted a 30-year ban is looking at the possibility of constructing more hardened erosion-control structures. The Village of Bald Head Island recently asked its legislative delegates to bump the number of permits the state can issue...

To most people passing by Ben and Isaiah Jernigan’s house on Ellis Road, there is nothing remarkable about the sage green outbuilding in their backyard. Even though the structure looks like it could be a shed, it’s actually the brothers’ “tiny house.” They began building the home last September and...

After more than a year of studying how to place different development types along the western bank of the Cape Fear River, New Hanover County now wants public feedback on the proposed amendment to its comprehensive plan. County staff are putting forth a change in the land use between the...

Protestors from a group called Better Government for Leland took part in several rallies outside of Leland Town Hall to protest a proposed tax increase. Recently proposed legislation could give residents the chance to recall elected officials. Leland could soon have a procedure for recalling elected officials. In May, Rep....

One of the state’s most powerful lobbying groups is spending heavily, including on donations to local legislators, as it works to enact building code reform and other legislative priorities. In a May 10 statement, the North Carolina Home Builders Association Director of Legislative Affairs Steven Webb celebrated the North Carolina...

Landing advanced manufacturing jobs is becoming more energy intensive in North Carolina, while at the same time the state is working to reduce its emissions. Why it matters: North Carolina is competing to win jobs in industries it believes will be most influential in coming years — namely putting millions...

The Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina Mark Robinson once insinuated the United States government was involved in both the attack on Pearl Harbor and the death of U.S. General George Patton as part of a conspiracy to help Joseph Stalin. Robinson, who currently serves as the state’s lieutenant...

While invisible to the eye, toxic “forever chemicals” are so common in our daily lives it’s nearly impossible to avoid. Gov. Roy Cooper has declared this week PFAS Awareness Week in North Carolina to raise awareness of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in drinking water. PFAS are a synthetic...

Under North Carolina law, traditional public schools are prohibited from starting the school year sooner than the Monday closest to Aug. 26 and from ending the year later than the Friday closest to June 11. School and district leaders have long asked for more calendar flexibility, claiming the required window...

High Point’s cost to purchase wholesale power is projected to drop by $7 million this year, but the city will not pass these savings along to its electric utility customers. ElectriCities of North Carolina will decrease the rate that the cooperative charges High Point and the 18 other cities to...

After a new town policy restricting recordings of meetings drew complaints that it appears to violate North Carolina’s Open Meetings law, the town of Yanceyville appears to be backing away from its initial approach, though the disputed policy remains in effect. Council members in Yanceyville unanimously approved an amendment to...

Temporary harvest reporting rules for coastal recreational and commercial fishers were adopted Thursday by the advisory boards to the state agencies responsible for enforcing the rules. The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission in separate meetings Thursday morning approved the rules, which will go into effect...

With as much turmoil that’s going on in Summerfield right now, you might think no one would want the job captaining the ship – however, there was at least one person who wanted that job, and, at a Thursday, June 6 meeting of the Summerfield Town Council, the council named...

With Dare County mandated to return $35 million in housing funds to the state, a suit filed last year by its six towns contesting the conditions attached to that money has been withdrawn. Last October, the six municipalities filed the litigation after a special housing provision inserted into the state...