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GROWNC report: Hazards, housing, roads remain priority
Closing roads to through-traffic allows construction to proceed safely while hazard mitigation projects reduce future risk for homes and infrastructure in vulnerable areas.
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Homeowners hit by Helene have until Dec. 31 to apply for state aid
Western North Carolinians whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Helene and are seeking assistance in rebuilding have until Dec. 31 to apply for the state’s Renew NC Single-Family Housing Program (SFPH).
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Legislators question pace of Helene recovery at hearing
Frustration and concerns were heard about Hurricane Helene recovery in western NC at a Joint Legislative Governmental Operations Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.
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Stein gives his first State of the State address to NC General Assembly
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein gave his first State of the State address before the General Assembly Wednesday night expanding on many of the same points in his inauguration speech, adding calls for a $4 billion school bond and free community college.
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Former President Jimmy Carter passes away at 100
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter was the longest-living president in American history.
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Charlotte’s new development plan sparks battle over single-family zoning
At the July 11 Charlotte City Council meeting, a long list of city residents and those representing various interest groups participated in the public forum on the second draft of the proposed Universal Development Ordinance (UDO). Those from community organizations like Habitat for Humanity and Neighbors For More Neighbors spoke in favor of the UDO,...
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Bill Blocks Cities from Regulating Home Appearance
RALEIGH — The proposed law makes strange bedfellows, pitting Republican state lawmakers and liberal groups like the North Carolina Housing Coalition and Habitat for Humanity against liberal mayors who want to ensure that new development does not clash with the appearance of established neighborhoods.
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Top Easley Aide Gets One-Year Prison Term
RALEIGH — Federal prosecutors said Poole’s sentence closes the investigation of Easley, who entered a guilty plea last fall for failing to file an accurate campaign report related to an unreported free flight he received from a donor.
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Youth Giving Network Pushes Charity of the Corporate Variety
RALEIGH — Network trains high schoolers to be grantmakers, teaching them to pitch the availability of funds from foundations or governmetns, and then choose recipients.
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Court Rules for Habitat in Pinebluff Case
RALEIGH — The state’s second-highest court has rejected an attempt by the Moore County town of Pinebluff to prevent a local Habitat for Humanity group from building a 75-home subdivision. The N.C. Court of Appeals held that the town had improperly found the development not to be in harmony with the surrounding area.
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Campus Speakers Run Gamut
CHAPEL HILL — With the war on terrorism ongoing in Iraq and Afghanistan, graduates at some area colleges heard firsthand from two individuals who have been involved in policy decisions regarding Iraq and the Middle East. Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright highlighted a list of graduation speakers this May at colleges across North Carolina. Powell at Wake Forest. Albright spoke at Duke. Others who spoke during graduation ceremonies included Sen. Elizabeth Dole and Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards.
