NC Local Government Pulse

Cleveland County Schools selected local educator Chris Bennett as superintendent in a divided 6-3 vote on Oct. 5, succeeding Stephen Fisher who...

A Shelby Star blog by Tom Campbell argues that North Carolina school vouchers drain public schools, framing the funding shift as a direct hit to local public education resources.

• 135 affordable units approved: 112 apartments at 319 Biltmore B and 23 Habitat homes in Shiloh.
• Apartments finish June 2028; Habitat timeline...

Jennifer G. King, Jones County’s consolidated human services director and deputy director of administration, was selected for Leadership North...

A proposed 12-inch natural gas pipeline in Chatham County is already disrupting rural residents' plans before any permits are filed.

• Property sales...

Hundreds of N.C. A&T, UNCG and Bennett students marched nearly an hour to Union Square after the Guilford County Board of Elections denied on-campus...

NAACP demands for officer names in the racist CMPD group text clash with privacy laws, testing whether external scrutiny can rebuild public...

Dare County ordered visitors to leave Hatteras Island immediately as a coastal storm brings up to 4 feet of flooding and repeated overwash likely to...

Despite chilly rain and slippery conditions, about 100 demonstrators in Durham marched from downtown to the county library early voting site while...

Proposed 2030 census changes would count only U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, excluding international students and visa holders.

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Edgecombe County is alerting residents to phone scammers impersonating sheriff’s deputies using spoofed numbers.

The office stresses it will never...

Brunswick County commissioners will hold a public hearing on rezoning Tax Parcel 2110002701 from mixed C-LD and R-7500 to fully C-LD.

• The change...

Democrat Steve Rutherford, running for N.C. Senate District 43, identifies public education, poverty, and homelessness as top priorities.

He also...

Cumberland County commissioners reviewed multiple items at their Oct. 15 agenda session, with all agendas and supporting materials available at...

Nash County residents can directly influence the proposed Unified Development Ordinance update by attending the Planning Board's special meeting for...

Caldwell County Schools' 2026-27 budget is now set at $148.45 million after board approval. Finance chief David Johnson presented the $148,448,466.34 resolution on Oct. 12.

North Carolina is highlighting proactive prevention tools like the SBI's BeTA Unit amid renewed school safety attention.

• The unit conducts...

An Environment America report found PFAS in 25 of 29 tested North Carolina waterways, with 19 exceeding the federal 4 ppt limit. This stems from...

Asheville’s Design Review Committee unanimously recommended approval for the proposed eight-story Drury hotel near Biltmore Village but flagged...

Dare County declared a state of emergency for Hatteras Island and ordered mandatory evacuation of visitors at 8 p.m. Friday to prepare for another...