Over the ensuing 36 years, IOPL has trained more than 1,200 North Carolinians to serve in various roles in politics and policy. About a third have won election to office.
The purpose of the meeting is to get input on existing community climate strategies and discuss new initiatives strategies, projects or project ideas related to greenhouse gas reduction.
That's really how we're going to get a national builder here is they need more density, said Alan Glines, Burke County community development director.
Burke Development could not respond to some companies interested in the area because the county doesn't have buildings those customers were interested in.
Burke County Manager Brian Epley said the tax decrease is proposed in part because of the economic impact of Hurricane Helene on homeowners and businesses.
The longer we wait (to remove timber), the greater the likelihood that a severe wildfire could threaten the Pisgah and our neighboring communities."
See other NCDOT road projects planned for Burke County.
His commitment to public safety, even off duty, reflects the highest standards of law enforcement, Marc Sharpe said.
The entire greenway cannot be reopened until the boardwalk is repaired.
NCDOT will install new speed limit signs once all the official documentation is complete.
Hickory Police Department Investigator Daniel Peacock discusses how he intervened when he saw a man stabbing a woman in Valdese. Peacock was off duty at the time and unarmed.
Debris pick-up from the side of roads is nearly done.
This is part of what our city and our county needs, is this rezoning to be able to have more housing."
$3.8 million has been awarded from FEMA to residents in Catawba County affected by Tropical Storm Helene.
"So I'm letting the world know: I did it. Its been fun," Harvey said. But Im too old for this stuff."
There are still sections of the greenway that are crumbling into the river below it in the closed areas.
"We are basically now trying to figure out how to do ... capital projects ... that it took us 50 or 60 years to build to start with."
The thing that I think I'm the most proud of is the splash pad, Wendell Hildebrand said.
"And by managing requests for piers, docks and other shoreline structures, we help preserve the environmental, recreational and cultural value of these important regional resources."
The News Herald looked at property tax records for elected officials in the city of 雅伎著, towns of Glen Alpine, Drexel, Valdese, Rutherford College, Connelly Springs and Hildebran, as well as the data for Burke County.
A meeting to discuss the grant will be held Feb. 27 at the Western Piedmont Council of Governments' office in Hickory.
We are not opposed to Charlotte Water. We just don't want that growth to occur at the expense of our region, Anthony Starr said.
There's so much information we don't have," said Valdese Mayor Charlie Watts.
Commissioners appointed an 11-member county opioid advisory committee.
"I'm new as your congressman, but this is not new, trying to work closely with Burke County to help out," said U.S. Rep. Tim Moore.
City Attorney Keith Rigsbee said if a settlement had not been reached, the case could have continued through North Carolinas appellate courts for another two or more years.
So we're three and a half years in here at Burke, Brian Epley said. We haven't really programmatically started or done a lot.
When discussing the possibility of a cost of living raise for town employees, Councilman Glenn Harvey challenged staff to live within their means.
New Jersey lawmakers are getting closer to asking the Miss America pageant to return to Atlantic City for a third stint where it all started over 100 years ago.
State lawmakers on Thursday will consider a bill urging the Miss America Organization to return to the seaside city where it all began in 1921 as a way to extend the summer tourism season that ended up creating an iconic American experience.