State and Local Government
Next phase of American Tobacco waterline replacement starts in Durham on Monday, Sept. 15
Spartanburg County Council to consider joint industrial park with Cherokee County
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climate change
Duke Health aims for statewide expansion
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: Boil water advisory that started Thursday in York County is lifted
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
N.C. requiring Chemours to expand well testing in the Lower Cape Fear
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
Illinois expecting ICE in Chicago
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
Brunswick County Highway Reopens After Improvements
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.
State and Local Government
Briefs: York County, SC boil water advisory lifted
N.C. accepting applications for Helene-related repairs; Asheville and Greenville, N.C. councils meet next week; Gas line rupture near Southport is mitigated
York County
UPDATE: Water main repairs to go beyond 5 pm
Boil water advisory still in effect
Local Government
Each New Hanover County Schools campus to have an on-site nurse
5 local governments meeting on Tuesday
Medicaid Cuts
Medicaid cuts could jeopardize Martin Co. hospital in NC
Jackson, Miss. Police Chief resigns; New Texas map the target of lawsuits; Virginia getting another data center
Local Government
Asheville approves ordinance expanding panhandling restrictions
Ordinance needs to pass a vote at the Sept. 9 council meeting
Mitchell County
NC DEQ denies Horizon 30 mining permit
Company was mining without a permit in Mitchell County