Heavy rain and strong winds pounded the North Carolina coastline Monday, washing out roads and forcing some some New Hanover students to get home by high water vehicles. The interim school superintendent issued an apology to parents for keeping schools open.
The 600-acre waterfront property in Southport set aside for a state-run “megaport” remains vacant and the N.C. State Ports Authority has no plans to develop or sell it. The property’s most recent tax appraisal also shows the land is worth half its original purchase price. The Star-News of Wilmington reported in mid-November that the property,...
Terry Stoops updates Leandro education court case; advocates push for juvenile justice reform; Art Pope on lessons learned from textile entrepreneur E.A. Morris; Tommy Harrelson on contributions by artist Art Newton; Rick Henderson on tax refund fraud
RALEIGH — Since 1980, more than 50 N.C. cities and towns have embraced the Main Street project, created in response to what many viewed as failed federal urban renewal programs of the 1960s and ‘70s. It was also supposed to resist the growing suburban lifestyle considered devastating downtowns across the country. Like many government programs, Main Street comes at a price, this time in the form of a potential new tax on businesses in participating cities. About two thirds of the cities have opted for a special Municipal Service District that levies property taxes within the designated downtown area, and then funds renovation and promotional activities.
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