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Rocky Mount makes 'steady improvements' on financial goals
8+ min ago (943+ words) City officials of Rocky Mount say they have made significant headway in dealing with its financial issues that were the subject of an audit by State Auditor Dave Boliek's office in March. The report came in an update delivered to…...
Kitten Rescued, Adopted After Found in Car Serviced by Chapel Hill Tire Crew
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (320+ words) Posted by Brighton Mc Connell | Jun 11, 2026 | Animals, Business When a Chapel Hill Tire technician was checking a Kia Telluride in the shop for some work, he couldn't believe at first what he heard: meows coming from the front right of…...
Little Big Moments: Last Day, and Yet
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (436+ words) Posted by Andrew Taylor-Troutman | Jun 11, 2026 | Columns, Little Big Moments, Town Square Is a dewdrop world And yet. And yet" Alice Cooper's "School's Out" was blaring in my head as I drove past the schools this week. I can picture today's…...
This Just In: When You're Hot, You're Hot
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (824+ words) Posted by Jean Bolduc | Jun 11, 2026 | Columns, This Just In, Town Square This Just In" It's too hot, y'all. Mid-90's, stinkin' humidity, scary warnings on your weather app. Much. Too. Hot. Excessive heat exposure is bad for you in every way,…...
Restaurateur bringing new yakitori bar to Wilmington
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (876+ words) The culinary landscape was a lot different when Chef Lee Grossman first vacationed in the Wilmington area decades ago. At the time, he was working in a high-volume restaurant in Florida. He and his family were charmed by the friendliness…...
Batch defends profanity-laced video as House leadership calls for disciplinary action
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (871+ words) Senate Minority Leader Sydney Batch, D-Wake, defended a profanity-laced video mocking Republicans over the stalled state budget during a press conference on Thursday. She called the language "satire" as Senate Democrats escalated their criticism of the GOP's budget process. The…...
Op-Ed: North Carolina and Virginia should declare a gerrymandering truce
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (540+ words) Director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity, John Locke Foundation This op-ed originally appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Greensboro News & Record. It is reprinted here with their permission. 2026 has become an unexpectedly fierce mid-decade continuation of America's…...
Court explains decision to reject stay in NC gas pipeline case
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (1137+ words) Listen to this story (12 minutes) The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals offered a detailed explanation Thursday for its April decision to reject environmental groups" attempt to stop work on a natural gas pipeline in North Carolina. The unanimous three-judge appellate…...
What to know about past 'very strong' El Ni'o weather patterns
51+ min ago (211+ words) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially declared an El Ni'o episode for this year. The El Ni'o is expected to intensify, according to NOAA forecasters. Sea surface temperatures have a 63% chance of exceeding 2 degrees Celsius, which would designate it…...
VIDEO: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reopens after controversial renovations
51+ min ago (574+ words) The Trump administration has spent days heavily promoting the finished renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, crediting the president with making Washington, D. C. , look "better than ever." But a day after the reservoir was filled post-renovations, there was already quite…...