Stories tagged: "rural access"

Economy The streets of rural Black Mountain, NC. Growth in North Carolina's cities has overshadowed declining population and economy in some of NC's rural areas. (Shutterstock)
Economy North Carolina’s Growth Hides Big Problem for Smaller Counties

Massive growth in Charlotte and Raleigh is hiding real pain for many of North Carolina’s rural counties. 

Billy Ball Billy Ball March 8, 2022 3:18 pm EST
Economy Daycare employee Remontia Greene tends to three infants in a preschool in Clayton, NC, in 2009. (Photo by Ted Richardson/Raleigh News & Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Economy Guaranteed Preschool and Free Community College: How Democrats’ Infrastructure Plan Could Impact North Carolina Families

Infrastructure isn't just roads and bridges. Local leaders in North Carolina talk about how federal proposals could impact child care, internet service, and more.

Max Millington Max Millington September 10, 2021 1:12 pm EDT
Commentary At work in DC in December 2001, Eva Clayton was a trailblazing former congresswoman from North Carolina. She was also a longtime local leader in Warren County, NC. (Getty Images)
Commentary Trailblazing US Rep. Eva Clayton: The Virus is Winning the Race in Rural North Carolina

The low vaccination numbers and lack of health care access make for a deadly combo in rural places.

Eva Clayton Eva Clayton September 9, 2021 11:24 am EDT
Elections FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, stacks of ballot envelopes waiting to be mailed are seen at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C. A federal judge has blocked updated North Carolina absentee voting rules that gave voters more leeway to fix witness problems and extended the period when elections boards could accept mailed-in ballots. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Elections Right Name, Wrong State: How a Bethel, NC Town Clerk Got A Ballot Meant For Bethel, ME Home

An absentee ballot meant for Bethel, Maine arrived in Bethel, NC right before Election Day. Then, this town clerk jumped into action.

Sue Wasserman Sue Wasserman November 12, 2020 1:17 pm EST
Commentary Rural North Carolina has pockets where high-speed internet is not available, leaving those residents behind. (Stock image via Shutterstock.)
Commentary Op-Ed: Let’s Build Up Rural Broadband Like NC Once Built Its Highways

This Charlotte attorney and NC House candidate wants to see more households connected to the Internet.

Terry Brown Terry Brown August 18, 2020 11:16 am EDT

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Leesa and Milton Jones at the Washington Waterfront Underground Rail Road Museum. Photo by Dylan Rhoney Culture One of the Best Ways to Learn About the Underground Railroad Is in Washington, North Carolina
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Coronavirus The view of Grandfather Mountain from Beacon Heights Trail in Avery County. (Image via Shutterstock).
Coronavirus The Last County In North Carolina Without a Confirmed COVID-19 Case

Avery County has ramped up coronavirus testing in the last week, but still hasn’t found its first confirmed coronavirus case.

Paul Blest Paul Blest May 12, 2020 10:00 am EDT