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Former UNC Chancellor Carol Folt Will Be USC President
The UNC chancellor who recently left the school after championing the removal of a Confederate monument on campus has a new job.
The University of Southern California has selected Carol Folt to lead the school. Folt will become the first female president in USC's 139-year history.
She became chancellor at UNC Chapel Hill in 2013 and led the school through high-profile controversies, including an athletic scandal and the removal of a Confederate statue on campus.
Folt's appointment at USC will also bring some challenges. The university is one of several schools implicated in a high-profile college admissions scandal.
Republicans Re-Elect Members To UNC Board, Despite Turmoil
North Carolina legislators are re-electing current members of the state university system's governing board despite months of recent turmoil in which three top administrators were forced out or left earlier than planned.
The state House elected on Wednesday a slate of six candidates to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors offered by Republican lawmakers. Five currently are on the 28-member board, which sets policy for the 17-campus system.
Democrats criticized the slate of candidates, saying the election process didn't follow state law. House Minority Leader Darren Jackson said the current board is doing a "terrible job" and new and diverse voices are needed.
Farm Bill Attempts To Aid North Carolina Hemp Production
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and a key legislator say proposed rules for hemp production will help position North Carolina farmers to compete and thrive in the emerging industry.
Troxler, Sen. Brent Jackson and other senators on Wednesday unveiled the new state regulations in Jackson's annual "Farm Act" legislation.
The hemp proposal comes after a new federal law permits wide-scale production following pilot programs initiated in North Carolina and other states. Hemp producers would still be licensed and could only grow hemp that contains a very low amount of THC, the compound that gives marijuana its high.
Bill To Attract Carolina Panthers HQ To South Carolina Advances
A proposal to change South Carolina labor laws to attract the Carolina Panthers to move their practice facility and headquarters across the North Carolina state line continues its quick journey through the Legislature.
Budget-writing committees in both the House and Senate passed the bill Wednesday, which allows the state to classify football players, coaches and other team officials as full-time employees so the team can get tax credits and other incentives.
For the first time, there was some opposition. Senators questioned whether moving the facility would help the whole state, or just Rock Hill, which is near Charlotte, North Carolina.
County: Some Services Restored After Ransomware Attack
Authorities in a North Carolina county say some, but not all, services have been restored after a ransomware virus led to a shutdown of its entire computer network.
Orange County officials said Wednesday that staffers have disinfected 20 of the more than 120 infected computers.
Officials say aid from Person County helped the sheriff's department's patrol division function with little disruption, including one top-level priority, establishing access to a database that gives deputies access to criminal histories. Deputies could write reports, but they just couldn't submit them over the county network.
Hurricane Names Florence, Michael Retired By Meteorologists
The names of two hurricanes that caused widespread devastation from Florida to Virginia last year have been retired.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Florence and Michael will be replaced with Francine and Milton. The new names will first appear during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Names are retired when hurricanes are so destructive that recycling them would be insensitive. Eighty-eight names have been dropped from the list for the Atlantic and Caribbean since storms were first named in 1953.
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