N.C.
Fauci Diary Entry Says Cooper Called Him on June 29, 2020, Two Days Before North Carolina Delayed a School Reopening Decision
A diary page released by the Senate Homeland Security Committee describes a 45-minute call in which Fauci says he advised then-Gov. Roy Cooper to delay for two weeks; Cooper, now the Democratic Senate nominee in North Carolina, delayed on July 1, 2020.
Nash County Deputies Charge 14-Year-Old Girl With Threatening Mass Violence at Southern Nash High School
The Nash County Sheriff's Office, working with the State Bureau of Investigation, says it identified and charged a 14-year-old public school student over an online post threatening Southern Nash High School, and is seeking a court order to hold her in juvenile detention.
Great Southern Wood Announces $40 Million Lumber Treatment Plant and 43 Jobs in Scotland County, N.C.
The Alabama-based YellaWood maker will build at the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport with about $4.1 million in state, county and Golden LEAF support, all tied to hitting job and investment targets.
North Carolina Awards $69 Million in Federal Disaster Funds for 828 Rental Units in Helene-Hit Counties
State officials awarded federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery money to 10 rental projects across 10 western counties, and opened a separate $53.38 million application round for workforce homeownership housing.
ProVia Plans $120 Million Window Plant and 400 Jobs in Davie County; State Approves $3.28 Million Grant Over 12 Years
North Carolina's Economic Investment Committee approved a performance-based grant of up to $3,280,500 for the Mocksville facility, part of a state and local incentive package that also includes $720,000 in training funds and about $1.6 million in county property tax breaks.
NC Highway Patrol Has Not Yet Signed the ICE Agreement Required by an Oct. 1 State Law
Session Law 2026-19, enacted June 24 over Gov. Josh Stein's veto, orders four state agencies to sign 287(g) agreements with ICE by Oct. 1; the Department of Public Safety says talks are ongoing and it intends to comply.
Roanoke Rapids Police Say Death of Demetrius Fleming, 38, Found Hanging Aug. 21, Is an Open 'Equivocal' Investigation
Chief Lawrence Wiggins said officers responded to an attempted-suicide call and found Fleming dead and connected to a ligature, and that no cause has been ruled in or out pending an autopsy.
North Carolina Republicans Pick State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom for the NC-11 Ballot; Trump Endorsed Her on Aug. 18
A district GOP committee chose Balkcom on the first ballot on Aug. 10 to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards, who withdrew from his reelection race after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured.
Asheville-Area Craggy Correctional Center Winds Down for Late-Summer Closure; July Budget Set 15.4% Average Raises for Correctional Officers
State prison officials said in May they would close the 250-inmate Woodfin facility because they could not staff it; the enacted state budget raised officer pay, and Gov. Josh Stein has said more closures are possible without further pay action.
Forge Nano Breaks Ground on Morrisville Battery Plant Expansion, Citing More Than 250 Planned Jobs
The company says the expanded Wake County plant will make lithium-ion cells for defense and aerospace customers starting in 2028, backed by a $100 million U.S. Department of Energy award first announced in 2024.
North Carolina's July Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.6% as Household Survey Employment Falls by 21,291
State Commerce Department data released Aug. 21 show the seasonally adjusted rate flat from June while both the number of employed and the number of unemployed North Carolinians declined over the month.
Storms Damage Columbus County Farm, Prompt Tornado Warning for New Hanover and Pender Counties on Aug. 21
Thunderstorms on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 collapsed a shed at a Hallsboro farm, knocked out power to more than 1,000 Columbus County customers, and led the National Weather Service to issue a 25-minute radar-indicated tornado warning near Wilmington.