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The proposal was removed from the agenda and not brought forth for a vote.

“The court pretty much laid it down. They told both sides, quit messing around, get this done. You have until October 30th."

“I would definitely say that the bad seems to be outweighing the good,” said Sound Rivers’ Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Katey Zimmerman. “Overall, we're decided that we're not in support of this bill because although it is taking some initial steps to address the impacts of data centers, steps are incomplete and there are some sections in the bill that were included seemingly in order to gain more bipartisan support. So, not exactly aligning with the goals that we would want to see for minimizing data center impacts.”

Disability advocate Steven Hardy-Braz of Farmville recently received the Safety Champion Award from the NC Vision Zero Safety Awards in recognition of his advocacy for accessibility and pedestrian/bicyclist safety.

On Monday, inmates seized control of the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center, holding two correctional officers captive. The incident triggered a massive deployment of local, state, and federal tactical units, culminating in a successful resolution by midday.

Led by Dr. Patrick Treuthardt of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the project asks everyday volunteers to review automated, color-coded maps of spiral galaxy arms.

East Carolina Piano Festival Program and Artistic Director Keiko Sekino started the event in 2018. The ECU Associate Professor of Piano is an accomplished global chamber musician, and she says opening night spotlights a mix of local and visiting talent.

The local move is a direct, urgent response to House Bill 1038—a controversial state bill that is currently displaced in the General Assembly but could be brought back before lawmakers, which would completely eliminate Jacksonville's ward system in favor of citywide, at-large seats.

The VA's Office of Inspector General reviewed 8,100 cases of these automated Dependency and Indemnity Compensation decisions and found that in 8,000 of them there were errors.

The bill—originally filed by local Republican Representatives Wyatt Gable and Phil Shepard—proposed to entirely eliminate Jacksonville’s current geographic ward voting system. It would instead force all six city council positions to run citywide, or "at-large," beginning in December 2027.