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Plus: NC’s 9 most magical winter festivals Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. The federal shutdown is over. But as COURIER’s Jessica F. Simmons reports, we’re still untangling the impacts here in North Carolina. Head Start is a federally funded program that works with local organizations to provide early childhood education to…

Plus: Wilmington’s big port problem Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. North Carolina’s “Port City” has a problem. According to the folks at NC Ports, the Wilmington Harbor is not deep enough. Its depth, about 42 feet today, prevents larger shipping containers from docking. Without a change, the city will struggle to stay competitive…

An unbelievable story in western NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Never, ever, ever does the United States give land back to Native Americans. Except for a few extraordinary instances. North Carolina had one of those remarkable moments recently. This week, I took a few minutes to go deep on a partnership between…

Plus: Phil Berger’s big, big tone shift. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Naturally, people are asking “what’s next” in North Carolina’s most surprising primary outcome of last week—the GOP primary between the legislature’s most powerful politician, Phil Berger, and a local sheriff named Sam Page.  At the end of Election Day, Berger trailed…