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Jones-Onslow EMC restored power to approximately 2,000 members in Onslow County, North Carolina, after an outage caused by repairs at the AC Morton Substation. Crews worked through the night to complete the restoration.

Pawleys Island / Georgetown & Horry Counties, SC this week: Horry County’s housing market is sending mixed signals: a new state law fast-tracks evictions for owners, a tennis; and A large crane collapsed into the Cooper River near the…

New York City, NY this week: Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Elizabeth Adams as senior adviser for fast and free buses, releasing the city’s; and This matters for New York City, NY because it gives a concrete current signal to track…

Bloomington-Normal, IL this week: Normal’s new three-year strategic plan reveals that 80% of jobs in the town are held by commuters, while over 75% of; and The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the first major federal housing legislation…

World & Travel this week: NATO’s structural pivot under Trump’s pressure signals potential fragmentation of collective security architecture; and Continued high-level mediation signals persistent, though fragile, diplomatic engagement…

Wilmington, NC and surrounding area this week: Southport, NC, is bracing for thousands of visitors as the North Carolina Fourth of July Festival begins, with; and As July Fourth approaches, animal advocates in the Wilmington area are…

The Museum of the Pamlico officially opened in downtown Washington, featuring artifacts spanning periods like the colonial era and Civil War.

Pawleys Island / Georgetown & Horry Counties, SC this week: A profile of Alexander Garden, the 18th-century Scottish physician and naturalist who gave his name to the gardenia; and The Heyward-Washington House in Charleston hosted a…

New York state has pledged $700 million toward a $5 billion plan to build 5,600 apartments over Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards train tracks, with the first affordable units expected by 2031.

A downtown plan providing a vision for Wilmington’s future is now established after three years of development drawing engagement from over 6,300 people.