housing
Gov. Stein announces funding for housing in Western NC
ICE facility coming to Hertford County, NC; End of Rankin County, MS schools desegregation order worries Black residents
Helene
Tackling the NC food deserts that Helene created
by Walker Livingston, Carolina Public Press July 27, 2026 Every Wednesday afternoon in the heart of Swannanoa, volunteers hand out seasonal produce while community members flow through the produce market in an old church building that nonprofit Bounty and Soul hosts. Last week, it was summer squash, fresh tomatoes and
Alabama
Alabama death row inmate who stopped gas execution wants to stop other methods
N.C. advances plan to reopen Martin Co. hospital; Advocates, elected officials call for statewide siren system after 14 tornadoes touch down near New Orleans.
World Cup
Haiti jersey ban echoes campaign to discredit its revolution
New Orleans nonprofit can help you pay for medication, food, rent and more; A growing community of recovering gamblers lifts each other up as formal resources lag; Stepping back from brink of financial disaster in Rocky Mount
Western North Carolina
Top NC Democrats want more information about GOP threats over a campus voting site
By Lynn Bonner (North Carolina Newsline) Published: June 3, 2026 North Carolina Democratic Party Chairwoman Anderson Clayton and N.C. House Democratic Leader Robert Reives said Wednesday the public needs to know who pressured the Republicans on the Jackson County Board of Elections to oppose a campus early voting site.
Newspapers
Kentucky company purchases 9 weeklies in Western NC and North Georgia
Down Ballot Staff Reports Kentucky-based Paxton Media Group purchased nine newspapers from Georgia-based Community Newspapers, Inc. The weekly publications included in the sale are The Franklin Press (NC), The Highlander (NC), Mitchell News-Journal (NC), Smoky Mountain Times (NC), Clay County Progress (NC), Cherokee Scout (NC), The Graham
Helene
NCDEQ awards $25 million in community recycling infrastructure grants for Hurricane Helene recovery
Funding supports projects to build resilient waste reduction, recycling, and composting programs in storm-damaged communities
Economy
Affordability a larger issue for Georgia voters
NC families with disabled children press lawmakers to maintain funding as federal Medicaid cuts loom; Ex-residents of Chicago apartment building targeted in massive immigration raid seek millions in damages
North Carolina
BRIEFS: N.C. DEQ announces $1.2M for flood resilience projects in Swannanoa and Rosman
Mecklenburg County's point-in-time count found 2,018 experiencing homelessness
North Carolina
First frieght train rolls into Asheville since Helene in 2024
NC lawmakers give initial OK to Medicaid bailout bill; VA voters back redistricting; 298 days: Iranian asylum seeker released after judge rules ICE violated his rights; Georgia’s ACA enrollment plunges, raising concerns for rural hospitals
Virginia
Fairfax Co. Police say Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, then himself Thursday morning
Under bill passed by state Senate, New Orleans’ elected court clerk might not be able to take office
Federal Government
The whistleblower, the Forest Service, and an endless battle in North Carolina’s mountains
Scott Ashcraft warned that the agency was imperiling Native American gravesites and artifacts. Then his three-decade career fell apart.