Guilford County gets OK to proceed with plans to issue $1.7 billion in school bonds
Guilford County now has the green light to move forward with a massive plan to fund school construction.
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Criticism over latest NC redistricting back at Supreme Court
North Carolina’s Supreme Court returned to the state’s recent divisive round of redistricting on Tuesday, as justices heard further challenges to General Assembly and congressional district lines g
Effort to add downtown Winston-Salem to historic register progresses
An effort to add a section of downtown Winston-Salem to the National Register of Historic Places is moving forward.
Carolina Curious: What's the main role of the school board?
In this edition of Carolina Curious, listener Valerie Brockenbrough asks about the main role of a school board, and WFDD has the answers thanks to some veteran Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education members.
New study suggests coal ash pollution more widespread than previously thought
Coal ash pollution may be more widespread in North Carolina than previously thought, according to a new study published Monday by researchers at Duke University and Appalachian State University.
Ashley Furniture to close Statesville facility, move some jobs to Advance
Ashley Furniture Industries is closing its distribution facility in Statesville, NC, the company has told state officials.
Supreme Court to hear North Carolina case with eye on checks and balances
The Supreme Court begins its new term this month with a North Carolina lawsuit. The election-related case could have huge national implications for 2024 and beyond.
NC Supreme Court weighs if voter ID tainted by racial bias
North Carolina’s long-litigated photo voter identification law was appraised at the state Supreme Court on Monday.
Election officials brace for confrontational poll watchers
Poll watchers have traditionally been an essential element of electoral transparency, the eyes and ears for the two major political parties who help ensure that the actual mechanics of voting are administered fairly and accurately. But election officials fear that a surge of conspiracy believers are signing up for those positions this year and are being trained by others who have propagated the lie spread by former President Donald Trump and his allies that the 2020 presidential election was riddled with fraud.