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September 2024

man looks off apartment walkway into brown floodwaters
Posted inPlace

Asheville Residents Describe Rescue From Swannanoa River

by Holly Kays September 30, 2024February 26, 2025

Neighbors in an Asheville apartment building gathered on the second floor as floodwaters rose on Friday.

Larry Chavis, an economics professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill
Posted inHigher Education

UNC-CH Professor Cut After Recording Controversy Files Suit

by Jeffrey Billman September 30, 2024February 5, 2025

Larry Chavis, who taught at the business school since 2006, alleges retaliation for “challenging UNC’s lack of faculty diversity.”

Posted inPlace

As Floods Subside, Uncertainty Reigns

by Lindsey Banks September 30, 2024February 26, 2025

In Black Mountain, residents encounter blocked roads, short supplies, and unimaginable damage.

Posted inEnvironment

Evacuees Take Refuge in Fletcher Ag Center-Turned-Shelter

by Holly Kays September 30, 2024February 26, 2025

The emergency shelter has taken in 300 evacuees from areas hard-hit by Hurricane Helene’s flooding.

top of stop sign sticking out of storm waters from hurricane Helene
Posted inEnvironment

How to Get Help After Hurricane Helene

by Ben McNeely September 29, 2024February 26, 2025

Here’s what to know about state and federal assistance programs in the wake of the catastrophic storm and flooding in Western North Carolina.

sign that reads "state employee credit union" with shape of North Carolina
Posted inBusiness

Another History-Making SECU Election

by Carli Brosseau September 29, 2024October 1, 2024

The country’s second-largest credit union is holding another hotly contested board election.

Posted inEnvironment

A Homegrown Plant With a Taste For Blood Gets New Life

by Sara Heise Graybeal September 27, 2024September 29, 2024

The Venus flytrap has survived numerous adversaries over the years, from encroaching development to bureaucratic delays.

Posted inHigher Education

Rural Community Colleges Live Paycheck to Paycheck

by Matt Hartman September 26, 2024February 5, 2025

Beaufort County Community College President Dave Loope talks about how state funding delays are affecting his campus.

Posted inPolitics

Changing An Election, One Conversation At a Time

by Carli Brosseau September 25, 2024September 27, 2024

Deep canvassing can sway voters much more than other persuasion methods. Can it change votes in Alamance County?

Posted inElections

An Abiding Robinson Mystery: What’s a ‘Minisoldr’?

by Joe Killian September 24, 2024September 27, 2024

Many are wondering what the handle tied to Republican candidate Mark Robinson refers to. We attempted to figure it out. 

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