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But what’s harder to cope with is, for many, the fear that it’ll enter a personal circle, or the heavy knowledge that it already has. Mental wellness is a concern in the best of...

When the history is finally written, those writing it are likely to conclude that this COVID-19 pandemic and its economic effects posed the greatest challenge to North Carolina municipalities since that created by the...

I. LANDFALL “I’ve been walking around thinking, ‘I’m in day 40-plus of a hurricane.” Pine Knoll Shores police chief Ryan Thompson drives through his beach town under a warm spring sun—and it’s empty. “It reminds me...

In this issue, we are expanding Talk of Our Towns to include the many practical and creative ways cities and towns across North Carolina are supporting their citizens, business partners and each other during...

This article originally was published by WRAL in March 2020. Through much of the 20th century, the City of Rockingham’s economy – like those in a number of North Carolina towns – was tied to...

It was budget time in Fuquay- Varina, and though the COVID-19 pandemic had shaken up the pace of the world, kinked revenue streams and created all manner of pundit-beloved “new normals,” the public spending...

Governments at all levels have a tough balancing act – expected to keep residents’ costs low while delivering all the in-demand services that keep communities not just running but structured for a fine quality...

There is now little question among economists—and, I expect, most people also— that the economy is in a coronavirus-induced recession. The definition of a recession is actually rather simple. It means the economy takes steps...

As the COVID-19 crisis has closed schools and shut down businesses, it has also brought into sharp focus North Carolina’s digital divide—how some areas of the state have strong broadband connections to the home...

There can be little doubt that the economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis will pose historic challenges to municipal governments across in North Carolina, though their true scope may not be known for months. Restaurants,...