RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 98 of North Carolina's counties in August and remained unchanged in two. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 7.9 percent while Buncombe, Swain, and Chatham Counties each had the lowest at 3.1 percent. All fifteen of the state's metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had th  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 29 (TNSper) -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: The Big South Conference Council of Chief Executive Officers has named UNC Asheville Chancellor Nancy J. Cable as the Big South President for the 2022-23 academic year. She served as vice president of the Big South Executive Committee for the 2021-22 academic year. The 10 full-time member institutions of the Big South Conference are spread across North Carolina, South Carolina  more