A previously approved development in southern Brunswick County has earned recent approvals that will nearly double the community's size.

Troopers in Madison County, North Carolina, have stepped up patrols to stop truckers from sidestepping the recommended I-26 ...

Mental health issues among children are rising, and school officials say it's a crisis. Millions of dollars in federal aid ...

A sign outside a 2024 voting location. (Johanna F. Still for The Assembly). Under normal political conditions, the 11th is an unlikely target. Covering the 16 westernmost counties, the district is the ...

Madison County Board of Health members said they were not informed of the commissioners' proposed Board of Health takeover before a May 13 meeting.

Daniel Barron: I returned to Bakersville, [the county seat of Mitchell County], to live permanently after 40 years away in college. I served as a high school librarian and then Professor of Library ...

A Madison County bridge on Rogers Mill Road was closed after failing a state inspection. Repairs were already planned but will now be expedited. A bridge on a rural road in Madison County was ...

Dr. Riddick’s main motivations around broadband and connectivity in Gates County came after the pandemic, when she heard stories about school children completing assignments on school buses with ...

Rural counties in Western NC struggle with funding ... Thu, March 20th 2025 at 5:56 PM. Updated Fri, March 21st 2025 at 10:00 PM. 7. VIEW ALL PHOTOS. ... Madison County has only gotten about $ ...

In central North Carolina, Chatham County’s hospital, operated by UNC Health, added an entirely new maternity wing in 2020. Near the state's southern tip, Columbus Regional Medical Center in ...

Rural hospitals could be putting pregnant women and babies at risk by slashing labor and delivery services across North Carolina. Natasha Fuller delivered her two children at Charles A. Cannon ...