The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has submitted a human health risk assessment of 1,4-dioxane in drinking water, as directed by the General Assembly. 1,4-Dioxane is a clear liquid primarily used as a solvent in manufacturing processes that mixes easily with water and degrades slowly. The chemical is classified...

Jury selection began in Macon County on Monday in the trial of a former Cherokee County Department of Social Services lawyer facing 20 felony obstruction of justice charges. Ronald Scott Lindsay of Murphy was charged for his role in separating children from their families – without judicial oversight – through...

In the morning hours, Carova Beach is quiet. In a few months it will be packed with visitors. The popular spot in the Outer Banks is known for its wild horses and remote location, but it’s early March, and the scene is empty apart from seabirds diving, shorebirds scurrying, and...

As the Dare County Housing Task Force met on April 30 to develop strategies to address a workforce housing crisis, the fate of $35 million awarded by the state to the county for that purpose remains uncertain. During this week’s Task Force meeting, much of the discussion focused on the...

The building that houses a 160-year old student organization at UNC-Chapel Hill has been “closed indefinitely” by university administrators. The Campus Y is “committed to the pursuit of social justice through advocacy, service, innovation, and direct action” and supported student activists during this week’s on campus pro-Palestine protest. Administrators first...

Usually, the news stories in newspapers are more interesting than the ads, but for readers of the High Point Enterprise on Wednesday, May 1, nothing could be further from the truth. A full-page ad written by District 60 State Rep. Cecil Brockman, a Democrat who’s up for reelection this year,...

Addressing a sharp increase in private-school grant applications, North Carolina Republicans advanced legislation on Wednesday to spend hundreds of millions of dollars now to eliminate a large waiting list this fall for Opportunity Scholarships and to permanently meet expected higher demand. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted for legislation that would...

A bill that would require North Carolina sheriffs to comply with requests by federal agents interested in picking up jail inmates believed to be in the country illegally passed a Senate committee Tuesday, making it the first major legislation to advance in this year’s work session. The bill already cleared...

De-annexation opponents in Summerfield are traveling to Raleigh later this week, hoping their visit coincides with a legislative vote to remove nearly 1,000 acres from the town. “This will likely be the last opportunity we have to make a powerful, in-person impact in the fight against de-annexation… Summerfield needs to...

The N.C. High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors approved a major change to the state’s high school athletic landscape Tuesday during its annual spring meeting in Chapel Hill. The board voted 17-0 to adopt a recommendation from its bylaw committee to determine which classifications its members schools will go...

When Diana Chapman was applying to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program earlier this year, she knew she eventually wanted to teach in the Wake County Public School System — or leave North Carolina entirely. The convenience of being close to her family in Raleigh was one...

A group of Chapel Hill and Carrboro town council members issued a joint statement on Wednesday, criticizing the UNC administration’s response to pro-Palestine demonstrators during an encampment protest and subsequent rally on Tuesday. A signed letter from four Chapel Hill and four Carrboro elected officials said the group strongly condemns...

Tidal flooding is creating a potential public health hazard on the streets and roads of coastal towns, according to a recently published study. The study found elevated levels of fecal bacteria in water samples collected over the course of two months from a tidal creek in Beaufort and its streets...

Canton leaders have enthusiastically cleared the way for Canton Investors, LLC to build the largest apartment complex in the Haywood County. Haywood native Michael Parrot first proposed an apartment/retail complex on property just off Interstate 40 two years ago. His updated proposal now includes 300 units as opposed to the...

The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Avery County sheriff and a deputy did not have qualified immunity protecting them from a lawsuit related to a 2016 arrest. David Thurston argued that Kevin Frye, Avery’s sheriff at the time, and Lee Buchanan, the deputy in charge...