Kyle Villemain, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/kyle-villemain/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:27:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Kyle Villemain, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/kyle-villemain/ 32 32 210991526 Navigating an Uncertain Year at The Assembly https://www.theassemblync.com/internal/navigating-an-uncertain-year-at-the-assembly/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:16:19 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=49547 We know Assembly readers are a curious bunch, so we want to tell you what our economic reality looks like right now.]]>

We know Assembly readers are a curious bunch, so we want to tell you what our economic reality looks like right now.

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The Assembly Announces Plans to Double its Reach to North Carolina News Markets https://www.theassemblync.com/internal/assembly-north-carolina-news-market-expansion-announcement/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:52:19 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=39026 The news organization is building a ten-market local news network across the state.]]>

The news organization is building a ten-market local news network across the state.

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Reflecting on The Assembly’s 4th Birthday https://www.theassemblync.com/internal/assembly-nc-fourth-birthday-kyle-villemain/ Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:00:02 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=37655 As we end our fourth year, we're working to become your essential news subscription. Here's how.]]>

As we end our fourth year, we're working to become your essential news subscription. Here's how.

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Our Most-Read Stories of 2023 https://www.theassemblync.com/internal/most-read-stories-2023/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:54:50 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=13265 A few numbers that stood out as we close out the year and look back on 2023, plus our most-read stories of the year. ]]>

A few numbers that stood out as we close out the year and look back on 2023, plus our most-read stories of the year.

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Lee Roberts Named Interim Chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/unc-roberts-chancellor/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:00:30 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=13059 The well-connected technocrat and Board of Governors member takes over amid numerous questions about the school's future. ]]>

The well-connected technocrat and Board of Governors member takes over amid numerous questions about the school's future.

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The Governor Floats a Grand Bargain on Boards https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/cooper-higher-ed-commission/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:40:57 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=7896 Cooper says reform recommendations for the UNC System are opening bid in a broader negotiation over dozens of appointed boards. ]]>

Cooper says reform recommendations for the UNC System are opening bid in a broader negotiation over dozens of appointed boards.

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A Delicious New Partnership for North Carolina https://www.theassemblync.com/internal/assembly-food-section-hanna-raskin/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=5945 Our partnership with Hanna Raskin’s The Food Section marks a deeper dive into journalism about what we eat and why. ]]>

Our partnership with Hanna Raskin’s The Food Section marks a deeper dive into journalism about what we eat and why.

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Tim Moore’s Heavy Hand https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/tim-moore-clayton-somers-unc/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:32:25 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=4038 Clayton Somers at a UNC Chapel Hill meetingThe House Speaker wanted an old friend named chancellor at UNC Wilmington. Emails show how he tried to make that happen. ]]> Clayton Somers at a UNC Chapel Hill meeting

The House Speaker wanted an old friend named chancellor at UNC Wilmington. Emails show how he tried to make that happen.

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A Major Departure at NC’s Community Colleges https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/president-departs-nc-community-college-system/ Sun, 17 Jul 2022 18:31:49 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2022/07/17/a-major-departure-at-ncs-community-colleges/ Multiple sources tell The Assembly that a closed session vote has brought the imminent departure of president Thomas Stith, triggering another round of uncertainty for the state’s 58 colleges.]]>

Multiple sources tell The Assembly that a closed session vote has brought the imminent departure of president Thomas Stith, triggering another round of uncertainty for the state’s 58 colleges.

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Local News in Chatham County https://www.theassemblync.com/media/the-chatham-news-record-local-news-in-chatham-county/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:13:52 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2022/01/27/local-news-in-chatham-county/ In the state's journalism circles, there are a handful of publishers and outlets that really stand out as innovative. The Chatham News + Record, serving the small but growing Chatham County community just west of the Triangle, is one of them. So when CN+R's editor Bill Horner III tweeted about a special section in this […]]]>

In the state's journalism circles, there are a handful of publishers and outlets that really stand out as innovative. The Chatham News + Record, serving the small but growing Chatham County community just west of the Triangle, is one of them. So when CN+R's editor Bill Horner III tweeted about a special section in this [...]

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