Former Greensboro Mayor and Council Member Yvonne Johnson dead at 82
Johnson was elected to Greensboro’s Council in 2011, after serving as the city’s first Black mayor from 2007 to 2009.
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Greensboro City Council vote to prohibit sleeping, camping in public
The change to the local ordinance comes amid an increase of people without housing in the area.
A/perture Cinema welcomes a new executive director
Winston-Salem’s a/perture cinema is under new leadership. The board of directors has named Leigh Dyer as its executive director. She replaces Lawren Desai, who started the theater dedicated to art house films in 2010, and recently announced her voluntary resignation.
Tight race for the North Carolina Supreme Court is heading to another recount
The very close election for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat heads next to a hand recount even as election officials announced a machine recount of over 5.5 million ballots resulted in no margin change between the candidates.
Weather-related closings and delays
Some schools are reporting delays due to winter weather, cold temperatures and road conditions still impacting the region.
Hurricane Helene took 103 lives in North Carolina. Why don’t we know their names?
Two months ago, Hurricane Helene devastated the North Carolina mountains and claimed at least 103 lives, but governmental organizations have declined to publicly identify any victims.
Swearing-in ceremony held for Winston-Salem City Council members
The ceremony came amid a public conflict between a departing member of Council and an incumbent.
Boone Council to address lack of exemptions for emergency relief housing
Boone’s ordinance that guides land use and buildings did not have an exemption for temporary structures for relief efforts. So town officials last week came together to propose changes to those guidelines.
North Carolina Republicans close in on enacting bill that weakens incoming Democratic governor
North Carolina legislative Republicans moved closer Monday to enacting a measure that would erode the powers of the incoming governor and other Democratic officials, and also placing on the ballot constitutional amendments that could buttress GOP voting and tax policies.
Appalachian State fires head football coach Shawn Clark after first losing season since 2013
Appalachian State has fired head football coach Shawn Clark following the school’s first losing season since 2013.