The new rate Pierce, Scalise, and Chairman Bill Rivenbark agreed to on Thursday was 30.6 cents. But they had to remove $36 million in spending from the previous proposal to get there.

A flash flood warning was issued Thursday evening for Mecklenburg County due to heavy rainfall. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Mecklenburg County for until 11:30 p.m. on ...

On Thursday at 8:21 p.m. an updated flood advisory was released by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC in effect until 10 p.m. for Mecklenburg County.

At 6:14 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Raleigh NC issued a flash flood warning in effect until 8:45 p.m. for Stanly County.