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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Englewood fire-station renovation included in Charlotte County’s proposed 20-year sales-tax extension
A proposed 20-year extension of Charlotte County’s 1% local-option sales tax includes renovation of Englewood Fire District Station 72.
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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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Brunswick County tightens mandatory water restrictions affecting Supply
Brunswick County moved to Stage 3 mandatory water restrictions on July 10 as drought conditions worsened, limiting irrigation and other nonessential uses across the county, including Supply.
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Siler City advances rewrite of its 33-year-old development ordinance
Siler City’s Planning Board has recommended approval of a proposed rewrite of the town’s Unified Development Ordinance, setting up a public hearing and further review by the Board of Commissioners.
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Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru Report Hundreds of Arrests in Amazon Crime Crackdown
Operation Green Shield 2026 deployed more than 3,600 officers across five Amazon countries from July 15 through July 31, targeting illegal mining, logging, trafficking and land grabbing.
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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.
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Durham Downtown Traffic Shifts This Week as Waterline Work Closes Dillard Street
Daytime waterline and sewer construction is closing Dillard Street and shifting lanes across Durham’s American Tobacco District through Aug. 7, with more work previewed for Aug. 10-14.
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Capital Boulevard North upgrade enters geotechnical phase as Wake Forest corridor moves toward final design
NCDOT began geotechnical work in June on the planned U.S. 1 upgrade from Raleigh to Wake Forest. Segments A and B are in final design and right-of-way acquisition, while the Wake Forest-area C and D segments are expected to resume design later in 2026.
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Fayetteville awards $1.02 million for housing, homelessness and resident services
Fayetteville’s 2026-27 awards support emergency home repairs, homelessness prevention, food and medical assistance, opioid-response services, workforce programs and affordable-housing development.