The Local Government Commission agreed in April to postpone a state takeover of Rocky Mount’s finances contingent on the city complying with specific requirements.
State Auditor Dave Boliek says his office is seeing a growing trend of financial difficulties in municipalities across North Carolina.
Raleigh lawmakers target Rocky Mount’s electric fund transfers amid audit fallout and concerns over utility rates and city financial management.
LGC officials received an update from Rocky Mount officials on the city’s progress in gaining better control of its finances.
Local Government Commission (LGC) officials on Wednesday agreed to postpone a potential state takeover of Rocky Mount’s finances, contingent on the city complying with specific requirements.
VP JD Vance visited Rocky Mount to promote the Trump administration’s economic agenda and rally Republican support in North Carolina’s 1st District.
A lack of oversight and due diligence has led to serious financial distress, including the mismanagement of millions of dollars, for the City of Rocky Mount, according to a 257-page performance audit released on Monday by State Auditor Dave Boliek’s office.
In 2021, Durham’s homicide rate jumped by 30%, reaching a record of 50 murders for the year. City leaders have been scrambling for solutions, and by a 4-3 vote, decided to adopt a pilot program for the gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter. ShotSpotter is used by 120 police departments across the country — including New York City,...
A bill intended to prohibit conflicts of interest by local elected officials is stalled in the N.C. legislature, as lawmakers wrangle over the state budget and the end of session remains uncertain. The measure, S.B. 473, would make it a crime for elected officials to use their position and access to government resources for personal...
The president of the state chapter of the NAACP is leveling accusations of racism and white supremacy against auditor Beth Wood and state Sen. Lisa Barnes, R-Nash, over Wood’s investigation of corruption in the Rocky Mount City Council and Barnes’ proposed legislation intended to address it. “The truth is that Beth Woods and Lisa Barnes,...
Several Rocky Mount officials prevented the city’s utility payment office from attempting to collect $47,704 Mayor Pro-Tem Andre Knight owed in past due utility bills. That’s the main finding of an investigative report issued Friday, May 15, by N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood. Wood’s office opened the investigation after getting more than 200 complaints from...
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