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New U.S. House maps keep Asheville whole; could put Black Mountain in district for speaker
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNewly proposed congressional maps could slice off Buncombe County's second-biggest municipality,...
From the ‘coolest’ to the foolish, the best and worst slogans for NC towns and counties
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCrafting a county or municipal motto is a bit like writing an epitaph: Few words, great meaning,...
Democrat says maps that ‘take a sledgehammer to Wake County’ may force her to move
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 7 months agoNorth Carolina Sen. Lisa Grafstein, a first-term Democrat, says she’s considering moving out of the...
New program aims to reduce the number of suicides across NC. How to get involved.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 10 months agoIn 2021, North Carolina lost 1,448 lives to suicide — a number almost equivalent to wiping the Surry...
30 NC counties are currently under a burn ban. Updated map shows restricted areas
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the...
Open Source: Union advocate ‘salts’ quietly take jobs inside Amazon warehouse near Raleigh
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 weeks agoI’m Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly...
'We live in the world lynching made': How communities face — or hide from — history
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoElijah Gaddis grew up in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. His family were new,...
Running in new Wake district: A Democratic senator, and a Republican who sued Tim Moore
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA day after new North Carolina election maps became law, a Democrat and Republican are already vying...
NC Senate leader pressures small town on behalf of a supporter and developer | Opinion
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 month agoState Senate leader Phil Berger is usually on the receiving end of lobbying pressure, but in a...
There’s a Gorgeous Superbloom in North Carolina—and It’s Getting Hikers Into Trouble
Backpacker via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs North Carolina's fields of daffodils begin to bloom, Burke County Rescue has a message for...