civil rights
Norman C. Francis, a stalwart New Orleans leader in civil rights, business and education dies at 94
Francis was the first Black president of Xavier University and integrated Loyola University's law school
Mental Health
Feds restore mental health funds
Rural communities stand with vulnerable neighbors in Minnesota; Mothers, daughters, Girl Scouts traveled to Richmond to watch the first woman become governor of Virginia; Measles cases climb in NC; Duke Energy Plans to Build a Massive Natural Gas Power Plant in Davidson County, NC
New Orleans
Feds conclude first week of immigration raids in Crescent City
South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation; Stein restores Medicaid rates in NC amid budget shortfall
Fuquay-Varina
UPDATE: NCDEQ to extend comment period for Fuquay-Varina Interbasin Transfer Certificate request
Dec. 9 Raleigh hearing will also be accessible via livestream and comment period has been extended until April 1, 2026; Spartanburg City Council to meet Monday, Nov. 24, 2025
Upstate South Carolina
BRIEFS: Palmetto State measles cases at 47
SC Department of Public Health will have mobile units in Landrum, in northern Spartanburg County on Monday, Nov. 17 and Tuesday, Nov. 18; Brunswick County to oppose Fuquay-Varina’s interbasin transfer
South Carolina
Spartanburg councils to meet in next two weeks
Spartanburg City to meet Monday, Nov. 10 and Spartanburg County to meet Monday, Nov. 17; Municipal runoffs scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18
State and Local Government
Spartanburg, S.C. City Council to meet Monday, Oct. 27
N.C.'s DEQ accepting public comments on modified air quality permit for Domtar Paper in Martin County
South Carolina
Spartanburg city council approves hate crime ordinance
Spartanburg City is the second municipality in Spartanburg County to approve a hate crime ordinance. It follows Wellford, which approved its ordinance in 2024.
South Carolina
South Carolina has 12 measles cases tied to Upstate outbreak
Spartanburg and Greenville counties are located on Interstate 85 between Charlotte and Atlanta