Coastal beach towns to see a collective 31.9% increase in homeowners tax over the next 2 years
Starting in June, homeowners in the coastal areas of New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties are going to see a ...
The McDowell News6h
Wildfire north of Marion now 350 acres, 40% contained. The cause is still under investigation.
Firefighters made progress on containing the North Fork fire in northern McDowell County Thursday evening. It is now 40% ...
Hickory Daily Record15h
Catawba school board discusses options for Lincoln County students affected by border shift
Board Chairman Tim Settlemyre said in a phone call that while no votes have been taken on the process, there is a possibility ...
13 NC counties, including Sampson, to join eCourts in February
Sampson County and 12 others in North Carolina will switch from paper to electronic court records next Monday, Feb. 3.
2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...
Evacuations Are Ordered as Wildfire Breaks Out in Western North Carolina
The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene ...
Why 2 North Carolina counties are swapping residents in 4 days despite local opposition
JR Hopson, a 35-year-old Lincoln County resident, said he bought his home in 2019 to be closer to family and because he ...
North Carolina inmate accused of attempted murder escapes via ventilation system
An inmate escaped from a North Carolina jail through a ventilation system while his cellmates stuffed a mattress to make it ...
Port City Daily10d
‘If you can stay home, then stay home’: Governor addresses winter storm headed to state
As a winter storm moves through much of the Southern United States, the North Carolina governor and emergency management ...
WFMY News214d
North Carolina launches temporary job program to aid 39 counties affected by Hurricane Helene
The program will allow people to work on recovery efforts in areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, including much of western North Carolina ... The following counties are eligible for the program ...
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North Carolina Expands Employment Program to Aid 39 Counties in Post-Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
In the wake of Hurricane Helene's destruction across North Carolina, the state's Department ... back to work—this time reaching out to 39 counties. Initially launched to serve 25 counties ...
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Governor Stein, NC Department of Commerce Announce Expansion Of Temporary Recovery Jobs, Training for Residents of 39 Helene-Impacted Counties
This represents an expansion from the 25-county area ... awarded to support North Carolina in the wake of Helene. The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) ...