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6 days ago · Carolina Public Press team members talk with 2024 Election Day voters and poll workers across North Carolina. by Staff Reports November 5, 2024. Ballot selfies illegal in NC. Unless you’re Susan Hogarth. What to know about the ongoing lawsuit involving the North Carolina ban on taking selfies in the voting enclosure.
County-by-county NC recovery from Helene after 2 weeks
Oct 12, 2024 · Extensive damage in the area of Swannanoa River Road in Asheville on Sept. 30, 2024, three days after Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western North Carolina. Colby Rabon / Carolina Public Press. Two weeks later. Taking stock of storm recovery across Western NC, county-by-county.
Noncitizen voting amendment on NC 2024 ballot, an FAQ
Oct 4, 2024 · North Carolina is one of eight states with a noncitizen voting constitutional amendment question on the ballot in 2024. The others are Wisconsin, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky and South Carolina. Since 2018, seven states have amended their constitutions to explicitly ban noncitizens from voting in all elections, despite having no ...
Boone, NC, picking up pieces after Tropical Storm Helene
Oct 5, 2024 · by Jane Winik Sartwell October 5, 2024. Efforts are underway to shore up the App State Legends student nightclub building after a large sinkhole opened up due to flooding impacts from Tropical Storm Helene. The university closed Legends in fall 2023 due to the building’s structural issues. Provided / Chase Reynolds / Appalachian State University.
RTP growth sparks hospital turf war between UNC, Duke
Oct 17, 2024 · NC courts have ruled in favor of letting UNC Health build new hospital in fast-growing RTP area, but legal battle with Duke Health ongoing. by Jane Winik Sartwell October 17, 2024. UNC Health points to the success of its Holly Springs facility, seen here, as the organization seeks to build a new hospital in Durham County's RTP area.
Access to internet in NC shows progress, but gaps remain
Sep 12, 2024 · Progress is being made in terms of infrastructure: in July, the state announced an additional $112 million for their Completing Access to Broadband program, connecting 25,903 households and businesses across 19 counties. However, recent economic and legislative setbacks have set officials on edge. Buncombe County extended broadband access to 40 ...
Cash-only economy caught many Helene survivors by surprise
Nov 1, 2024 · Helene put NC mountain counties on cash-only basis, catching many unprepared. Cash may be a key item to stock up on ahead of future storms after outages force many businesses to reject card payments for extended period. by Jane Winik Sartwell November 1, 2024. If you like what you are reading and believe in independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan ...
Fayetteville approves funding for affordable housing
Jun 28, 2022 · The Fayetteville City Council unanimously approved funding Monday night to go toward a housing trust fund that will address the lack of affordable housing in the city. The funding includes grants valued at $1 million from the state and more than $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME Investment ...
Yancey Co. and Mitchell Co. Helene survivors share stories
Oct 7, 2024 · At 7 a.m. on Sept. 27, six inches of water covered 82-year-old Richard Bailey’s road near Micaville, in rural Yancey County where he lives with his wife, he told Carolina Public Press a week later.. Within an hour, the water flowing from two creeks, one of them Cane Branch, which framed a small enclave of a handful of homes, climbed the concrete steps and water entered his …
Asheville, NC, images after Tropical Storm Helene
Sep 28, 2024 · Flooding from the French Broad River in the River Arts District in Asheville, after Tropical Storm Helene swept through on Sept. 27, 2024. Colby Rabon / Carolina Public Press. Long lines for gas along Biltmore Avenue in Asheville, on Sept. 28, 2024, a day after Tropical Storm Helene swept through.