California
Mobile reentry center helps people get back on their feet after incarceration; Artist-in-residence program highlights Danville’s growing public art scene
Helene
Tropical Storm Helene devastated more than 800,000 acres of forestland across Western North Carolina, leaving behind massive amounts of downed trees and stream debris.
Abortion
Written and electronic correspondence must be received by Monday, Sept. 29 at 9 am.
State and Local Government
Spartanburg County Council to consider joint industrial park with Cherokee County
climate change
Growth collides with rising seas in Charleston, Why Dozens of Killings In Mississippi Prisons Go Unanswered, Feds Cancel Study on Health Impacts of Industrialized Hog Farms That Produce Biogas
South Carolina
UPDATE: According to York County, water test results are clear and the advisory is lifted for all customers. On Thursday afternoon the presence of E.Coli bacteria was detected in a water sample taken from the water system in western York County. York County Water routinely takes 30 water samples
Environment
The state agency is requiring Chemours to expand sampling eligibility for PFAS contamination in private drinking water wells, now including additional portions of New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus and Pender counties in southeastern N.C.
Federal Occupation
It's Friday, September 5, 2025 and in this morning's issue we're covering: Illinois expects ICE to come to Chicago, Charlotte primary forecast: Expect low turnout, high impact, Doctors appointments on demand, no insurance required, Shadow Arrests: When a Call for Help Turns Into Involuntary
North Carolina
Down Ballot Staff Reports FUNSTON - A portion of River Road (N.C. 133) in Brunswick County will reopen to traffic on schedule after being closed for several months for improvements. The road near Funston Road is scheduled to open on Friday, Sept. 5. It has been closed since mid-December.
The best state and local government news
N.C. accepting applications for Helene-related repairs; Asheville and Greenville, N.C. councils meet next week; Gas line rupture near Southport is mitigated
Boil water advisory still in effect
5 local governments meeting on Tuesday
Jackson, Miss. Police Chief resigns; New Texas map the target of lawsuits; Virginia getting another data center
Ordinance needs to pass a vote at the Sept. 9 council meeting
Company was mining without a permit in Mitchell County
Brunswick County offering free cleanup week at its landfill in September
Hurricane Erin closes national seashores in N.C.'s Outer Banks; Mississippi deploys National Guard to D.C.; Hickory, N.C. police face lawsuit over fatal shooting
Local States of Emergency have been declared in Dare County and Hyde County, and mandatory evacuations are in place for Ocracoke and Hatteras islands.
Site to be assessed after the storm to determine when visitors can return
River Road will be closed between Coleman Drive and Independence Boulevard.
Five meetings on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025; One on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
