Helene
N.C. launches grants program to support communities harmed by Helene
Hendersonville taking applications for participatory budget process until Dec. 19
UNC Greensboro
Altercation involving UNC Greensboro police drawing strong reactions
Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles, Mississippi prison chief reopens homicide cases following news investigation
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.
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
Local Government
Each New Hanover County Schools campus to have an on-site nurse
5 local governments meeting on Tuesday
Local Government
Briefs: Durham offering free internet hotspots to hundreds of low-income households
Brunswick County offering free cleanup week at its landfill in September
Local Government
Local government meeting schedules in the Carolinas
Five meetings on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025; One on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
Brunswick County
Board appointments part of agenda for Brunswick County, NC Commissioners meeting on Monday Aug. 4
Union County, N.C.’s property tax bills due Sept. 1; Other counties meeting Monday include Franklin and Haywood
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