Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley hasn’t formally announced a bid, but key party forces are unifying around ...

Wrightsville Beach says parking fees pay for services that benefit beach-goers. Surfers and other locals say it’s ...

Chez Genèse offers a new take on the Southern tomato sandwich. Joe Killian investigates—and admits it’s kind of genius.

An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown.

Internal documents show the school is considering everything from reducing complimentary parking passes to putting ads on ...

Some former local GOP board members say they lost their seats because they weren't devoted enough to the Republican Party.

From North Carolina to Texas, leaders are raising concerns about Trump’s evolving stance on FEMA and disaster aid.

The campus-level committees will scrutinize whether schools have complied with policies targeting diversity, equity, and ...

For the first time in a long time, business owners and town officials say, Lumberton is on the precipice of becoming a true ...

President Peter Hans told The Assembly in an exclusive interview he aims to create a ‘streamlined, non-ideological’ accreditor with five other southern states.

Federal ‘Disruption’ Aside, NC Leaders Are Bullish on Higher Ed At The Assembly’s inaugural Newsmakers event, UNC System President Peter Hans and other leaders reflected on funding cuts, partisanship, ...

State Rep. John Bell’s former hemp-business partners say he threatened to use his “power and influence” if they didn’t pay $1 ...