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March 5, 2026

Iredell County

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Spectrum Center upgrades among Charlotte LGC approvals

July 18, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved financing requests totaling more than $900 million at its July 1 meeting. The largest approvals went to Charlotte for $475 million in combined financing to upgrade […]

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Local Government Commission approves $378M for Orange County school upgrades

June 20, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At its June meeting, the Local Government Commission approved $378 million in bonds for Orange County to fund school improvements and expansions. The financing includes $300 million in voter-approved general obligation bonds, with […]

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Local Government Commission approves major projects in Charlotte, Wake

February 13, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Local Government Commission approved significant bond packages for North Carolina’s biggest city and second-largest county. Charlotte secured approval for $400 million in general obligation bonds to address transportation, housing and neighborhood improvements. […]

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Suspect dead after Mooresville shootout

March 10, 2024 The Associated Press

MOORESVILLE — A suspect in a weekend shooting that killed two people and injured another at a North Carolina home died in a shootout with deputies hours afterward outside another house, a sheriff said Sunday. […]

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100 in 100: Iredell County’s Louis ‘Pinky’ Clarke, Olympic gold medalist

May 25, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

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Nine lawmakers request audit of I-77 toll road project

April 25, 2018 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — N.C. State Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Mecklenburg) says the I-77 project to add toll lanes outside of Charlotte is a “catastrophic mess.” Traffic accidents have increased 55 percent since the construction started two years […]

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Historic number of candidates file ahead of 2018 campaign season

March 7, 2018 North State Journal Staff

Raleigh – This week N.C.’s political parties are charting their courses to November after the candidate filing period ended February 28.  The flurry of activity was closely watched as candidates assessed races, raised money and […]

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