Funding reductions proposed by Congress threaten hospitals, children’s health and local economies in rural communities.

NC's Healthy Opportunities Program, "model for nation," helping rural areas with food, housing, utilities, could be expanded ...

As plans evolve for a parkway to the southern end of the county, businesses and rural communities are beginning to brace ...

In the foothills of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, a nondescript white clapboard house has become one of the most ...

In 2022, North Carolina ... in rural areas of the state first, which is “not always the norm for pilot programs.” Her agency is the largest of the three network leads, covering 18 counties ...

Multiple natural disasters in 2024, including Hurricane Helene wiped out crops all across the state. Now a bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking $475 million in relief for farmers.

This is the latest installment in our Main Street NC series from the WUNC ... wasn’t even a town for most of its history. The Davidson County community became a municipality in 2006 in an ...