RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 7 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release: * * * October 6, 2026 LGC Votes to Assume Control of Both Town of Ronda and Town of Rowland Raleigh, N.C. Members of the Local Government Commission (LGC) are assuming financial control of two small North Carolina towns in the face of perilous financial conditions. The LGC voted to assume control of Ronda (Wilkes County) and Rowland (Robeson County) to make sure bills get paid and citize  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Oct. 7 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: * * * UNC Asheville Covers Tuition+Fees for Families Earning up to $100K in NC, GA, SC, TN, and VA Demonstrating its long-standing commitment to access and affordability, UNC Asheville announced today that it is raising the income eligibility threshold for Access Asheville, its tuition and fees guarantee for North Carolina families, from $90,000 to $100,000 in adjusted gross income (AGI)  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Oct. 7 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * Shane Ryden October 6, 2026 A 467-year-old hemlock has a song to sing For 467 years, an eastern hemlock in the mountains of Western North Carolina has counted the seasons ring by ring. Now, Highlands Biological Station scientist Liam Stiefel has translated those rings into music, allowing us to listen to the tree's centuries-old record. By translating measurements of its growth into musical not  more