Rocky Mount’s cash position has improved enough that state officials will not require city leaders to return to the Local Government Commission (LGC) next month, though the city remains under close financial monitoring. The update came during Tuesday afternoon’s LGC meeting, where Rocky Mount officials appeared before the commission for the fourth time to discuss the city’s financial condition. ...
An additional $133.9 million has been allocated in the state budget for an airplane manufacturer in Greensboro.
As the summer tourism season continues, town officials have increasingly emphasized that the town is once again open to visitors. For local officials, however, reopening represents not the end of recovery, but the beginning of a much longer effort to rebuild.
Officials at the June 22 GROW NC meeting said strengthening communications infrastructure has become one of the state's top public safety priorities.
Eight local government projects are projected to create almost 400 jobs and partially funded by more than $4 million in RIA grants.
In Washington DC on Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein, along with state Sen. Kevin Corbin, R-Macon, met with North Carolina’s congressional delegation to seek more than $10 billion in additional federal funding for western North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene recovery.
The announcements represent one of the largest single batches of recovery funding approved since the storm struck in September 2024.
Right-of-way acquisition was delayed from fiscal year 2027 to fiscal year 2029 and moving construction from fiscal year 2028 to fiscal year 2030. The revised project carries a total estimated cost of $37.41 million.
As repair crews remain deployed across western NC, state officials say the focus remains on restoring safe access while preparing for more weather-related disruptions in the days ahead.
North Carolina’s leading trial lawyers group is opposing the North Carolina Department of Transportation in a Mecklenburg County easement dispute at the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Washed-out highway near Henderson County line underscores continuing infrastructure risks as mountain communities brace for more rain.
