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Nippon Electric Glass Begins Phased Shutdown of Shelby Fiberglass Plant Aug. 31, Cutting 282 Jobs at a Site Running Since 1957
The Japanese company says it is leaving North American glass fiber production; a plaintiffs' law firm is examining whether workers got the full 60 days of notice federal law requires.
NC Republican District Committee Picks Retired Judge Jerry Tillett to Fill Vacant State Senate Seat
Tillett, already the party's November nominee in Senate District 1, was recommended on Aug. 29 to serve out Bobby Hanig's term; under state law Gov. Josh Stein must make the appointment within seven days.
North Carolina Set to Receive at Least $451 Million From Meta Settlement, Up to $645 Million if Rivals Adopt Similar Teen Limits
Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced the state's share of a multistate deal that ended a federal trial in Oakland; Meta agreed to new default limits for teen accounts and denied the states' allegations.
NC Rules Review Commission Approves 15 Election Rules; Objection Letters Send 7 to Legislative Review After Gov. Stein's Delay Request
Gov. Josh Stein asked the commission to hold off on rules that would let a majority of a county elections board reject a voter's photo-ID exception form; the commission approved the rules on Aug. 27, but written objections mean lawmakers must sign off on several of them.
Public School Forum Releases Two-Year Study of Weighted School Funding for North Carolina, Modeling Base Amounts From $5,133 to $9,450 Per Student
The report, released August 27, follows a 2026 state budget provision that funds a work group to plan a possible move away from North Carolina's allotment system, with recommendations due July 15, 2027.
NC Announces $375,000 Grant for Boater's World Plan to Add 179 Jobs at Chocowinity Boat Plant
Gov. Josh Stein's office says Boater's World Manufacturing Group will spend more than $6 million on the former NauticStar/Fountain site in Beaufort County, with a state grant paid only if hiring targets are met.
Fauci Diary Entry Says Cooper Called Him on June 29, 2020, Two Days Before North Carolina Delayed a School Reopening Decision
A diary page released by the Senate Homeland Security Committee describes a 45-minute call in which Fauci says he advised then-Gov. Roy Cooper to delay for two weeks; Cooper, now the Democratic Senate nominee in North Carolina, delayed on July 1, 2020.
Nash County Deputies Charge 14-Year-Old Girl With Threatening Mass Violence at Southern Nash High School
The Nash County Sheriff's Office, working with the State Bureau of Investigation, says it identified and charged a 14-year-old public school student over an online post threatening Southern Nash High School, and is seeking a court order to hold her in juvenile detention.
Great Southern Wood Announces $40 Million Lumber Treatment Plant and 43 Jobs in Scotland County, N.C.
The Alabama-based YellaWood maker will build at the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport with about $4.1 million in state, county and Golden LEAF support, all tied to hitting job and investment targets.
North Carolina Awards $69 Million in Federal Disaster Funds for 828 Rental Units in Helene-Hit Counties
State officials awarded federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery money to 10 rental projects across 10 western counties, and opened a separate $53.38 million application round for workforce homeownership housing.
ProVia Plans $120 Million Window Plant and 400 Jobs in Davie County; State Approves $3.28 Million Grant Over 12 Years
North Carolina's Economic Investment Committee approved a performance-based grant of up to $3,280,500 for the Mocksville facility, part of a state and local incentive package that also includes $720,000 in training funds and about $1.6 million in county property tax breaks.
NC Highway Patrol Has Not Yet Signed the ICE Agreement Required by an Oct. 1 State Law
Session Law 2026-19, enacted June 24 over Gov. Josh Stein's veto, orders four state agencies to sign 287(g) agreements with ICE by Oct. 1; the Department of Public Safety says talks are ongoing and it intends to comply.