Three blazes burn in North Carolina, part of wildfires in swath of eastern U.S.
In the most critical of current blazes, three large wildfires are driving evacuations and are uncontrolled in North ...
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Deserts for women’s health care services expand in rural NC counties
N.C. data show labor and delivery and other women’s services reduced or eliminated at rural hospitals, with negative health ...
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Ed Hanes: A new prescription for rural North Carolina
The state must pursue a technology-driven remedy anchored by three strategic pillars: workforce development, energy and expansion of digital connectivity.
Wildfires spread quickly in Western North Carolina, threatening areas hit by Hurricane Helene
Rapidly spreading wildfires in western North Carolina and South Carolina pose a threat to areas damaged by Hurricane Helene.
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Taking a Risk for Rural Economic Growth with Dante Pittman
North Carolina State Rep Dante Pittman discusses how innovative ideas and leadership have led to economic growth in his ...
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EPA drinking water grant for Brunswick snarled by DOGE
The Trump administration tried to cancel as "wasteful" a $20 million federal award to help Brunswick County’s rural ...
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Johnson & Johnson’s $55 billion US commitment begins with Eastern NC plant groundbreaking
a nonprofit created in 1999 to help revitalize rural tobacco-dependent manufacturing hotbeds like Wilson. With the arrival of Johnson & Johnson, Eastern North Carolina builds on its status for ...
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Feeding the need: YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina provides thousands of free meals to kids
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Walk through the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina’s warehouse and you’ll find ... But, during the summer, they load up and head to more rural areas in Pender, Brunswick, ...