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That sibilant sound you just heard was the whoosh of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill closing the door on its latest internal investigation of shenanigans on campus. In this case, …

When the Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education abruptly suspended Superintendent Crystal Hill back in June and placed her on investigation, the public was given few answers. Even fewer answers …

Lakewood District students will have a unique opportunity this fall to build community, share their voice, strengthen literacy, promote their schools and learn more about the newspaper’s role, all …

Justin Smith, publisher of The News Reporter, has been elected president of the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA).

The investigation into superintendent Crystal Hill by an outside law firm cost Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools at least $379,000, according to  public   records  released Friday. …

The Leland Town Council plans to move regularly scheduled closed sessions to the end of meetings after complaints about residents and town employees waiting through lengthy private discussions. …

For most of its July meeting, a state commission drafting recommendations on teacher pay and reading instruction debated those issues in virtual rooms the public had no way to enter. At its two …

Whether it’s a daughter doing homework with her boyfriend or an elected board discussing important matters, such activities occurring behind closed doors can be worrisome — although one official …

It was 40 years ago this week that I wrote my first column for North Carolina newspapers. Still in journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill, I was interning that summer at two outlets based in Nash …

Julia Jones Daniels, the “professional volunteer” who led dozens of arts, history and museum groups across North Carolina, and who formed one half of Raleigh’s best known power couple while …

Chris Segal, a North Carolina native and former editor of The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, has been named executive editor of The State, succeeding Brian Tolley as leader of the Columbia newsroom. …

Paxton Media Group, which purchased the  Cherokee Scout  and affiliated newspapers in March, has announced changes at several locations. Rachel Hoskins, longtime publisher of the  …

PLYMOUTH — Mary Ruth Wayt, longtime publisher of the Roanoke Beacon and a fixture in small-town journalism, died Friday, March 13, following a brief illness. She was 67. Her passing …

One thing that’s remained constant throughout my journalism career: change. And with the start of a new year, there’s change afoot at  CityView.  I’m excited to introduce myself …

Newspaperman, preacher and longtime Spring Hope community leader Ken Ripley died Saturday morning due to complications from congestive heart failure. He was 75. Robert Kenyon “Ken” Ripley …

The State Port Pilot has announced a news veteran with more than 20 years experience in community journalism has joined its staff. Tom Woerner, who joined the paper last week, will be …

Peter Tompkins, 60, of Durham, NC, died at home on Saturday, November 15, 2025 surrounded by his family, after a two year journey with ALS. Peter was born December 17th, 1964 in Williamsport, PA to …

Laura Leslie, who has been among the state’s best-known political journalists as the capitol bureau chief at Raleigh’s WRAL, is the new editor at NC Newsline, a part of the States …

The North Carolina Local News Lab Fund has named Cierra Brown Hinton as its next Fund Director. Brown Hinton will assume the role on July 7, 2026, succeeding Lizzy Hazeltine, who has led the Fund for …

The National Newspaper Association today asked Postmaster General David Steiner to lift a cloud from the advertising of medical marijuana in the mail. Today’s action was prompted by  Acting …

Applications are open for publishers with strong plans to expand into new markets. You’ll receive roughly $100,000 in support for your top-notch expansion idea alongside a year of Blue Engine …

  This free, online event will take place on Wednesday, March 11 from noon-2 p.m. Eastern time. Legal affairs journalists and judges will share tips about covering the courts and the …

    RJI is excited to present our inaugural  Rural Revenue Transformation Workshop —a free, hands-on, in-person workshop for news and information leaders serving rural …

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is now accepting nominations for the Victor K. McElheny Award for Local and Regional Science Reporting. The award recognizes outstanding coverage of …

The International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) is accepting entries for its annual Golden Quill editorial writing contest. Deadline is Feb. 2, 2026. Entries should reflect the …

TOPEKA — The county involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor. In two of the four agreements, the …

NEW YORK - For the first time since 1923, Gannett Co., Inc. is changing its name. The media company, whose content reaches one in two Americans daily, is now  known as USA TODAY Co .   …