A snack manufacturing plant in Conover will shut its doors Dec. 16, 2026, eliminating 93 jobs at the facility located roughly 50 miles north of Charlotte. The closure, confirmed in a state WARN filing, affects Powered by FTGU LLC, the company behind the Real…
For decades, many Cumberland County residents made visiting Lawrence Thornton at T&T Farmers Market a part of their weekly routine. Today, customers are mourning the loss of Thornton, who made his mark on Fayetteville as a local business owner…
Our nonprofit newsroom investigates the biggest threats to our planet, holds decision-makers accountable, and pushes back on climate disinformation so facts stay front and center. A few days before Christmas in 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received a complaint through its…
MANA Nutrition's Fitzgerald, Georgia factory makes therapeutic food for 10 million children yearly and plans a new vitamin plant with Gates Foundation support.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending $600,000 to North Carolina to help repair and rehabilitate homes for 55 households in rural parts of the state. USDA Rural Development Director of State Operations Robert Hosford announced the funding on Oct. 21. The…
On Oct. 19, President Donald J. Trump announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make $8 billion in one-time payments to farmers this harvest season. The announcement follows state-level efforts by North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein to provide relief from rising…
“I’m going to loop tobacco at the fair,” the seventh grader told them. “And they’re, like, 'What?' They don’t have a clue.” To be fair, most people don’t. At 12, Sophie was the youngest contestant in the North Carolina State Fair’s…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Fayetteville residents brought home free trees and shrubs Saturday, Oct. 17, during the city's 28th annual Celebration of Trees. The event, hosted by Fayetteville Parks and Recreation staff and the city's Urban Forestry Advisory Board, aims to expand the city's…
On Sept. 30, North Carolina Revenue Secretary McKinley Wooten Jr. received a letter from Stein requesting that the department provide penalty relief for highway use of dyed diesel fuel for farming and agricultural purposes through Dec. 31. Stein issued the directive after…
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