Rural
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Good News Friday: The NC hemp ban isn’t dead, but it’s delayed
For now, NC lawmakers are tabling a controversial hemp ban. Plus, a North Carolina sports great gets his dues.
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Yes, there was a tornado in western NC, weather service confirms
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Madison County on July 28. Here’s what to know.
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North Carolina keeps failing mothers and babies. Here’s how the March of Dimes makes a difference
We spoke with the March of Dimes’ director of maternal and infant health in North Carolina about what gives her hope in a state where childbirth is more dangerous than in most of the rest of the country.
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NC Auditor Dave Boliek expressed polling site preferences and looked to boost GOP turnout, messages show
Emails, texts, and voicemails show how the office of North Carolina Auditor Dave Boliek sought to shape early voting plans that could benefit Republicans.
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3 things happening in NC: Huge coastal wildfire threatens Brunswick County. Here’s what to know
The latest on a huge wildfire in Brunswick County. Plus: The NC Peach Festival and a big race at Wilkesboro Speedway.
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Good News Friday: North Carolina moves to protect kids from addictive social media apps
A bipartisan plan to save kids from the algorithm. Plus: A summer food program for low-income families.
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Pete Buttigieg packs barn for rural Democrat Jamie Ager in competitive NC congressional district
Pete Buttigieg offers the highest-profile endorsement yet for Jamie Ager in the campaign for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.
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NC farmers are facing a severe financial squeeze in 2026. Here’s why
NC farmers are facing rising costs, extreme weather, and global trade pressures—making 2026 one of the toughest years in recent memory.
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From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching
Consuming political news isn’t the same as building political power. From Minneapolis to small-town America, rural organizer Gwen Frisbie-Fulton writes that real change starts with local organizing and civic engagement. Someone once told me this story: Anthropologists visiting an Aboriginal village showed them a newspaper clipping about an earthquake that destroyed a town halfway across…
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Trump tariffs could cause ‘real harm’ to NC farms, new study shows
The study by the conservative John Locke Foundation shows how Trump’s tariffs could start a widespread trade war that devastates farms and the rural communities that depend on them.
