Mooresville High begins year with revised traffic plan
Mooresville High School started the 2026-27 school year with revised parking access from three streets, a change intended to improve traffic flow and student safety.
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Charlotte transit authority sets first August business meeting
Charlotte’s new transit authority is scheduled to meet Aug. 12 as the city continues transferring CATS employees and assets under the PAVE Act.
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E. coli Detection Closes South Point Access Park Swim Beach in Belmont
Gaston County closed the South Point Access Park swim beach in Belmont on July 16 after routine testing found an elevated E. coli reading. Confirmatory testing was expected.
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Wake Forest Planning Board set for development review Aug. 11
Wake Forest’s Planning Board is scheduled to meet Aug. 11 at Town Hall, but the town has not yet identified the development cases on its agenda.
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Durham Keeps Stage 2 Water Response in Place During Drought
Durham’s Stage 2 water-shortage response took effect June 15 and remained listed by the city during an Aug. 7 search amid ongoing extreme drought.
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Winston-Salem begins major WSTA bus-network changes in August
Winston-Salem’s approved bus-network overhaul begins in August, changing service frequency and routes while planning new crosstown and microtransit options.
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Greensboro adopts Road to 10,000 housing policy framework
The Greensboro City Council adopted a housing policy framework July 27, but the city has not released a production target, funding plan or timeline.
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Denton schedules July 21 hearing on rezoning, special-use request at 504 Denton Road
Denton’s Planning and Zoning Board scheduled a July 21, 2026, public hearing on rezoning request 2026022 and a special-use permit for 504 Denton Road.
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Southport police investigate damaged parade chairs along North Howe Street
Southport police are seeking information after multiple chairs placed along North Howe Street for the city’s Fourth of July parade were intentionally cut or damaged.
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Roanoke Rapids records show sinkhole concerns, school leadership change
Roanoke Rapids records identify utility-related sinkholes on four streets while city meeting records show council activity in July and August. Separately, Larry Catalano began leading Roanoke Rapids High School on July 1.
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Kannapolis water restrictions continue as drought conditions persist
Kannapolis’ latest documented status keeps mandatory Level 2 water restrictions in place as the city says rainfall has not ended ongoing drought conditions.
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Burlington posts two RFQs as rezoning and street-name hearings advance
Burlington posted two engineering-services requests and listed July 21 hearings on Alamance Road rezoning and a proposed Hooker Street renaming.
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Fayetteville sets Aug. 10 hearing on data-center ordinance
Fayetteville City Council is set to hear a draft data-center ordinance Aug. 10 and could vote, amid debate over utility and environmental impacts.
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Ocean Isle Beach suspends public water amenities under Stage 3 shortage warning
Ocean Isle Beach suspended public irrigation, its Town Center Park splash pad and beach-access foot-wash stations after Brunswick County imposed Stage 3 mandatory water-shortage restrictions.
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Report says North Carolina bill would restrict Louisburg electric-fund transfers
An Aug. 5 report said Senate Bill 1076 would limit Louisburg’s ability to move Electric Fund revenue into general municipal accounts or economic-development projects. The bill’s status and text remain unconfirmed.
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North Carolina opens infrastructure grant program covering Henderson County
Henderson County is eligible for Renew NC infrastructure grants ranging from $500,000 to $15 million, but no local award has been announced.
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North Carolina Opens Renew NC Grant Applications for Flood and Stormwater Projects
A new federal disaster-recovery funding program opened July 6, 2026, creating a potential path for Trent Woods and other Craven County communities to seek money for flood-control and stormwater infrastructure.
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Kill Devil Hills advances West First and East First Street infrastructure work
Kill Devil Hills has solicited bids for road widening, driveway reconstruction and related infrastructure work on West First and East First streets.
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NCDOT schedules Ashe County bridge replacement for August 2026 bidding
A planned NCDOT letting covers the replacement of Bridge 040152 on S.R. 1592 over Dog Creek, while the project’s exact relationship to Crumpler remains unconfirmed.
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Camden County EMS board reviews grant-funded community paramedic request
A grant-funded community-paramedic budget request appeared on the Camden County EMS Advisory Board agenda for July 1, 2026. The available records do not establish approval, funding details or a launch date.
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Chapel Hill sets August, September review for draft land-use rewrite
Chapel Hill has released a draft land-use ordinance rewrite and scheduled four public-review sessions at the public library on Aug. 17 and Sept. 10.
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Cary Begins Charging Fees at Town-Owned Public EV Stations
Cary began fee-based charging at town-operated public EV stations Aug. 1, changing the cost of using the municipal charging service.