CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 29 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * 2025 Higher Education Outlook focuses on financial health, value proposition, change management Forvis Mazars, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, today released its 2025 Annual Higher Education Outlook. Among the key insights: although nearly 75% of colleges and universities believe their value proposition is cl  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, March 29 -- Catawba College issued the following news: * * * North Carolinians Divided on President Trump's Approval, While Pessimistic About Prices, Tariffs, and Federal Government Firings North Carolinians evenly divided about suspending military assistance to Ukraine; name their number one priority for state government North Carolinians are evenly divided on whether they approve or disapprove of President Donald Trump, but are very clear on what they think the i  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Moderate drought expands in western North Carolina The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council expanded the moderate drought classification to include 70 counties in the latest advisory released Thursday. The DMAC classified all or parts of 70 counties as experiencing moderate drought (D1 classification), while parts of Onslow County were classified  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * North Carolina's February Employment Figures Released The state's seasonally adjusted February 2025 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from January's revised rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.1 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people emplo  more

BURKE COUNTY, North Carolina, March 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Final Judgment Ordered in Burke County Nuisance Case After numerous ongoing criminal and drug-related offenses, along with repeated community complaints, Burke County Sheriff Banks Hinceman sought assistance from the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division to address the property at 1936 US 64, Morganton, through a civil nuisance abatement action. Follow  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 29 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Why scientists are worried about weasels When monitoring the health of mammal populations, scientists often use camera traps to observe the animals in their habitats. But weasels are so sneaky they're rarely caught on camera - leaving scientists with questions about this population of predators. "We're a little worried about the weasels," says Roland Kays, a research professor at Nor  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NC Mining Commission to meet on April 8, 2025 The North Carolina Mining Commission will meet at 1 p.m. on April 8, 2025, in Raleigh. The public is invited to attend in person or online. An agenda and supporting documents for the meeting will be posted on the Commission website prior to the meeting. N.C. Mining Commission * When: 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 29 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * NCCU Partners with OpenAI to Lead AI Literacy and Innovation By Quiana Shepard North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is taking AI education to the next level thanks to its newest partner OpenAI. Through NCCU's Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research (IAIER), this collaboration is empowering students, faculty and the Durham community with the skills to thrive in an A  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ breaks ground on a natural infrastructure pilot project to address chronic flooding in the Stoney Creek Watershed, Goldsboro Today, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Secretary Reid Wilson and the DEQ Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) held a groundbreaking of the Stoney Creek Watershed Flood Mitigation Pilot Project to address chr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Public comment opens for draft Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4 The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries will accept public comment on draft Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4 from April 1 to April 30. Draft Amendment 4 would expedite the sector allocation shift to 50/50 (commercial/recre  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, March 29 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * Heart drug used for acne gains prominence despite lingering safety questions Spironolactone, a heart failure medication used in older adults, is increasingly prescribed off-label to treat acne in young women and teenage girls--often at doses far higher than those tested in clinical trials for cardiovascular disease. Despite its widespread use, spi  more

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, March 29 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * UNC Pembroke, Robeson Community College Strengthen Transfer Pathway with BraveNation Advantage Robeson Community College (RCC) graduates now have an even more straightforward path to earning a four-year degree at UNC Pembroke, thanks to the new BraveNation Advantage program. This guaranteed admission transfer initiative provides RCC students with a seamless transition to UNCP upon  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 28 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * WFU Center for Literacy Education Initiates Community Conversations about Gun Safety and Young Children William Electric Black, a seven-time Emmy-winning writer for his work on the TV show 'Sesame Street,' visited two Winston-Salem Forsyth County elementary schools this week to read his children's book, "A Gun is Not Fun," to kindergartners. Black's visits were part of an initiative led by Wak  more