North Carolina
Down Ballot Staff Reports Emergency crews are responding to an active forest fire in the area of Funston Road and Old Mill Creek in Winnabow, according to a news release from Brunswick County. This is an evolving event and conditions are subject to change. Brunswick County is in southeastern North
Helene
Hendersonville taking applications for participatory budget process until Dec. 19
UNC Greensboro
Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles, Mississippi prison chief reopens homicide cases following news investigation
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.
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.
State and Local Government
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
5 local governments meeting on Tuesday
Local Government
Brunswick County offering free cleanup week at its landfill in September
Local Government
Five meetings on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025; One on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
Brunswick County
Union County, N.C.’s property tax bills due Sept. 1; Other counties meeting Monday include Franklin and Haywood
Emergency Management
Southeastern North Carolina county urges residents to register for alerts with the peak of hurricane season approaching