Statewide, a third of North Carolina’s school board seats were on the ballot Tuesday. Republicans had a rough night in many urban races, but in New Hanover County, home of coastal city Wilmington, Republicans swept all four seats on the board of education. The board had been 5-2 Democrat, but after the election will now...
For North Carolina counties, fiscal 2018 starts July 1, meaning counties have to pass and publish budgets. They also have to set property tax rates for the coming year, which are really important for county governments. The most obvious reason is property taxes make up just more than half of all county revenue. They are,...
RALEIGH — Deb Butler, a Wilmington attorney, has been selected to replace former Rep. Susi Hamilton in the state House. Hamilton, a New Hanover County Democrat, resigned to accept the job of secretary of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources in Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet. Butler, who unsuccessfully ran for state Senate in 2012,...
CHAPEL HILL — Voters in two North Carolina counties voted on bond referendums May 10 that would support building initiatives for community colleges. While funding for Johnston Community College was approved, voters in New Hanover County voted against a bond package for Cape Fear Community College. Each bond package was conducted as a separate referendum held in conjunction with a referendum in each county regarding public school buildings. Johnston County and New Hanover County voters approved bond packages for renovations to elementary, middle and high schools.
