Union News

North Carolina GOP shoots back at state election board’s attempt to vilify law enforcement

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 22, 2020

The Union County NC Republican Party criticized a state Board of Elections directive to ban policing or private security at the site of polling locations on Election Day.

North Carolina’s transportation funding could delay projects for the next 30 years

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 3, 2020

The conclusion of a 16-month study by the NC FIRST Commission is that North Carolina's funding model for transportation could bring project delays for the next three decades.

Algal bloom determined to be cause of Union County water problems

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jun 1, 2020

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has said that an algal bloom caused a recent series of reports by residents that their tap water smelled and tasted off, and that workers are responding with powdered carbon filtration.