A barren, 42-acre site of the Swannanoa community’s once-famous blanket manufacturer will begin to see new life later this year as a multi-use park that could, in years to come, form the heart of new commercial and residential development, say a group of local entrepreneurs who shared their vision with...

Former President Donald Trump described the sinking sensation he felt watching swing states such as Pennsylvania and Georgia called for his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, during the 2020 election. “All of a sudden, bomb,” Trump said of the Pennsylvania results during a wide-ranging speech in Greensboro on Saturday. “Another one,...

Proposed new casinos in North Carolina have become a key issue in a Republican primary in Nash County. Yvonne McLeod is challenging first-term incumbent Rep. Allen Chesser, R-Nash, for a House seat representing the Rocky Mount area. McLeod, an educator who was born in Jamaica, lost to Chesser in the...

The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force on Thursday approved its recommendations for the legislative short session, including increasing state investments in child care. The session, which starts in April, comes just months before the state’s child care programs run out of federal stabilization funding at the end of June...

Though he’s only been on the job a month, the city of High Point’s new economic development director said it’s clear to him that he walked into a good situation. Peter Bishop said he has plenty of selling points to work with when he’s recruiting businesses to the city. “The...

New compositions of North Carolina boards that approve transportation policy and spending and select economic incentive recipients are unconstitutional because lawmakers would have too much control over them, a panel of trial judges ruled. Three judges hearing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against Republican legislative leaders permanently blocked portions of...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council is still considering adult use of cannabisfor tribal members. But this week did yield a big announcement: The Great Smoky Cannabis Company, operated by Qualla Enterprises, will open April 20. “That’s the national cannabis holiday,” said Lee Griffin, human resources director of Qualla...

A ransomware gang once thought to have been crippled by law enforcement has snarled prescription processing for millions of Americans over the past week, forcing some to choose between paying prices hundreds or thousands of dollars above their usual insurance-adjusted rates or going without lifesaving medicine. Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare Group...

Dave Ramsey may be an expert at running a toxic company where employees aren’t even treated with basic respect, but when it comes to giving financial advice, he has a questionable background at best. Earlier this month, he gave some truly dumb advice to a woman whose husband got taken...

Biltmore Baptist Church is one step closer to establishing a campus in Waynesville. The town’s planning board voted 6-1 earlier this week to approve a 25,000-square-foot building on a vacant eight-acre parcel for the Buncombe County-based mega church. The project will now advance to the Waynesville town council for the...

Eighteen months after the Wilmington Police Department closed the case on the death of Joseph Valentine Flor D’Auvray III, his father has filed a Superior Court complaint claiming the agency enabled the wrongful death of his son through gross negligence. Joseph Valentine Flor D’Auvray III, known as “Val,” was found...

Pactiv Evergreen wants a refund for property taxes it paid on equipment last year at the now-shuttered Canton paper mill. Property taxes on equipment and machinery are calculated based on whatever’s in place as of Jan. 1 for any given calendar year. And as of Jan. 1, 2023, the mill...

With a sizable cargo ship docked Wednesday at the N.C. Port at Wilmington on the Cape Fear River in the background, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announced the launch of a federal program to improve air quality at U.S. ports. Regan was joined by Gov. Roy Cooper, Wilmington Mayor...

Electric power rates and other fees for customers of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission will rise as of May 1 this year and again on May 1, 2025. The PWC is boosting prices by about 4% — 2% this year and 2% next year — on average to cover its...

Town Attorney Bob Hornik tendered his resignation last week, telling Summerfield it’s “clear to me that the time has come for us to go in different directions.” Hornik’s resignation, effective April 1, came a week after the majority of the Town Council voted to put Town Manager Scott Whitaker on...