The Chatham County Board of Elections has opened candidate filing for the 2025 municipal elections from July 7-18, with varying filing fees for different positions.

New Hanover County commissioners approved the 2025-2026 budget in a party-line 3-2 vote. The budget, which only came together ...

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.