Under a North Carolina law that took effect January 1, thousands of businesses providing renovation, repair, and painting (RRP) services to certain homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 face stiff new fees and requirements. The new rules have caused such concern from small contractors that a key state senator has convened a meeting of state environmental and budget officials today to address some of the concerns.
From the High Point Enterprise
A Weldon City Schools Board of Education member and Hertford County high school principal has been named principal of High Point Central High School.
Dive teams from different agencies continue their water search today for a 24-year-old Raleigh man reported missing by friends after a late night swim in Lake Gaston.
A 65-year-old Garysburg woman died in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 95 Friday.
A search is being conducted at Bluebird Point on Lake Gaston for a missing person.
