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Wrightsville Beach

Tensions Swell Over the Price of Parking in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.

Louisburg, N.C. leaders decry surprise election change passed without local input; Pennsylvania broke decades of promises to build a better system for people with mental illness; Mississippi broadband expansion moves forward despite federal changes.

new hanover county

Parking deck at 2nd Street closing for repairs starting Monday, August 4

New Hanover County, N.C. parking deck closure aligns with the last day of operation of the main library in downtown Wilmington

Environment

NCDEQ to hold public hearings on water quality impacts from Transco’s proposed pipeline expansion

2 public hearings in September will be in Rockingham and Forsyth counties

Emergency Management

Brunswick County, N.C. urges residents to sign up for emergency alerts

Southeastern North Carolina county urges residents to register for alerts with the peak of hurricane season approaching

Helene

2 N.C. colleges omitted from latest Helene relief bill

It's Friday, July 25, 2025 and in this morning's issue we're covering: Two N.C. colleges were omitted from the latest Helene relief bill, Current presidential administration canceled FEMA program that could have protected Hillsborough, N.C. from flooding, Pharmacies are disappearing across Pennsylvania

Mental Health

Behavioral health urgent care hopes to fill critical need in Robeson County

Tulane University librarians sign to form a union; Novant Health aims to build hospital in Buncombe County; Proposed Public Media Cuts Will Hurt Rural Americans

Elections

Kentucky Gov. Beshear scheduled to be in S.C. this week

He's scheduled to speak in Greenville and Pawleys Island

South Carolina

3 S.C. Republicans vying for governor

Spartanburg County state senator Kimbrell defendant in civil suit

Tropical Depression Chantal

Chantal Wreaks Havoc in North Carolina

Chantal wreaks havoc in North Carolina while the Texas Hill Country recovers from recent flooding.

Mining

N.C. DEQ to hold public hearing for mining permits in Mitchell County

Down Ballot Staff Reports The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on July 29, 2025, in Bakersville, regarding a mining permit application submitted by Horizon 30 to mine the Carter Quarry in

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