FEMA sends $155M for Helene, disaster projects in western NC counties

FEMA is sending $155 million in new aid to North Carolina, the agency announced Friday, in a bundle of federal money that ...
WUNC

These 2 NC counties redrew their boundary to match 1842 law. What happens now?

An 1854 map of North Carolina, 12 years after Catawba County and Lincoln County split. Two counties in North Carolina's Piedmont region redrew their border this year to match the one originally ...

‘The math is not compatible’: FEMA delays push NC counties to the brink

Western North Carolina counties spent tens of millions on Helene recovery, often more than their entire annual budgets, while ...
Raleigh News & Observer

In fast-growing NC, ‘neglected’ counties are shrinking and struggling

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. A worker walks past logs stacked at the Enviva plant in Northampton County, N.C. in ...

Interactive county-by-county map: Proposed cuts to SNAP benefits could impact thousands in North Carolina

Nearly 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) won’t receive their benefits on ...
WFMY News2

Tax refunds: Taxpayers in these NC counties get the highest refunds

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tax Day gets a bad rap, but why? When you know nearly 75% of all taxpayers who file get a refund, what's to complain about? The average refund is $3,300. That's a chunk of change.