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      <news:title>Sanford moves forward on Third Street sewer rehab, flood map updates, and street closures</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills commissioners get a deep dive into code enforcement, planning and inspections</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills Commissioners Meet Behind Closed Doors with Attorney, Then Adjourn</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills board greenlights November bond referendum push and votes to revisit golf course ball fields at budget retreat</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills asks state lawmakers for $6.2M to finish parks, senior center and bus route</news:title>
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      <news:title>Currituck commissioners unanimously oppose ferry tolls for local drivers</news:title>
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      <news:title>Planning Board backs sand excavation rules for county road projects in the 4x4 off-road area, 5-0</news:title>
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      <news:title>$500K park grant lands, and big upgrades are done at Sound Park and Tulls Creek</news:title>
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      <news:title>Sept 10 Parks &amp; Rec Committee Meeting: What&apos;s on Tap for Holly Springs</news:title>
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      <news:title>Plainview Road neighbors pack council to beg the town to take over their crumbling private road</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners dig into tight FY26-27 budget: no tax hike planned, but police and fire staffing fears loom</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills commissioners zero in on property tax hike to save 5 police jobs and a firefighter</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills board heads toward 4.5-cent tax rate for next year&apos;s budget</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills commissioners head behind closed doors for attorney-client and personnel talk</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills commissioners go behind closed doors to talk legal and personnel matters</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills board freezes hiring, tightens spending as town faces cash crunch until December</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills board censures two of its own commissioners, then adopts new land use plan 4-1 after data-center debate</news:title>
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      <news:title>Board approves trail repair bid, personnel policy update — and explains that early fireworks call</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills raises property taxes 4.5 cents, parts ways with town manager effective 2027</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hope Mills commissioners met behind closed doors Monday — agenda held attorney-client and personnel matters</news:title>
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      <news:title>Cornelius parks get a $500K state grant, and Camp Cornelius wrapped up a big summer</news:title>
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      <news:title>Planning Board backs small aesthetics school at Bethel Church Rd; Sunset Cove rezoning officially withdrawn</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T22:48:57.728Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:title>Snow and ice heading our way: county preps warming shelters as storm looms this weekend</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners spend $75K on jail feasibility study as overcrowding hits 189 inmates in a 109-bed jail</news:title>
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      <news:title>Higgins sworn in as commissioner as downtown plan sparks packed public comment</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners approve boutique inn on Mayes Road 3-2 despite neighbor opposition</news:title>
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      <news:title>Monroe leaders brief state senators on drought response, airport tower and legislative wish list</news:title>
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      <news:title>Monroe Planning Board to weigh rezoning for a group home on Honeysuckle Lane</news:title>
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      <news:title>Monroe shows off airport boom to Congressman Harris — $524M investment and a new control tower on the way</news:title>
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      <news:title>Monroe Planning Board takes up three rezoning requests Wednesday, including Goldmine Road industrial swap</news:title>
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      <news:title>Monroe Planning Board takes up two rezoning requests for Fowler Road and Walnut Street properties</news:title>
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      <news:title>Indian Trail swears in new Town Manager, rezones Plyler Road corner for commercial use</news:title>
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      <news:title>Indian Trail earns rare AAA credit rating from Moody&apos;s — top 4.5% in NC</news:title>
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      <news:title>Rushing Park neighbors pack council over cut-through traffic — Keowee Circle road closure tabled to April 14</news:title>
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      <news:title>Industrial rezoning for 18.8 acres on W Hwy 74 heads to the Planning Board tonight</news:title>
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      <news:title>Council unanimously adopts FY27 budget with no tax increase — and honors two teen heroes who saved a driver from a burning car</news:title>
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      <news:title>Zoning board set to hear appeal on Garmon Road property cited for multiple code violations</news:title>
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      <news:title>Board backs rezoning for childcare center at busy Poplin/Unionville corner — final call goes to Town Council</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T19:26:42.915Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Board to weigh rezoning 1830 Waxhaw-Indian Trail Rd. for a multi-tenant commercial building</news:title>
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      <news:title>Stormwater money approved, budget hearing opens — but the Weasel Report feud stole the show</news:title>
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      <news:title>Council OKs rezoning for a new 40-bed rehab hospital, funds Helmsville Road fix, and votes 3-1 to post mayor&apos;s statement</news:title>
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      <news:title>Planning board to take up two rezoning requests: Business Park Drive industrial zone and Picketts Circle</news:title>
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      <news:title>Indian Trail Planning and Zoning Board/Tree Board met June 16 — no record of what was decided</news:title>
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      <news:title>Planning Board to weigh Old Monroe Road rezoning, vet clinic plan and two sign/school rule changes</news:title>
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      <news:title>Council picks $6.5M redesign for crash-prone Old Charlotte/Hayes intersection and moves ahead with Helmsville Road West special assessment</news:title>
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      <news:title>Randy Marion dealership gets OK for a giant 115-foot American flag off I-77</news:title>
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      <news:title>County commissioners unanimously reject the proposed mining and quarry ordinance</news:title>
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      <news:title>Water customers get $12.10 credit after outage; $6M health spending plan fails 3-3</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners table $6M health department fund decision 4-2 after heated debate</news:title>
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      <news:title>Quiet Data Center deal stalls as board splits; county will hold public hearing on data center moratorium</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners boost recovery court funding, OK East Coast Solutions grant, and hear plea on $6M health department gap</news:title>
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      <news:title>County backs $52M Roanoke Rapids schools grant bid, says yes to $100K building reuse deal</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners approve revamped data center deal 5-1, with $250M investment and 50 jobs on the line</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T18:15:46.371Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Commissioners honor two retiring leaders, back $35K for Roanoke Rapids High boiler, and punt detention center site call to August</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T18:14:12.320Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>County backs Scotland Neck fire district expansion, unveils $64.8M budget with pay raises and a jail project</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T18:13:44.401Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Cornelius commissioners pass FY27 budget with 2-cent tax hike in 3-2 vote — and say goodbye to a commissioner</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T18:09:03.253Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Halifax Commissioners to tackle zoning flip for Halifax Aggregates site, veterans recognition Monday</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T16:59:14.516Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Champion Tire&apos;s permanent truck lot approved unanimously — and a resident pushes back on Flock cameras</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners adopt 2050 Downtown Master Plan 5-0 after emotional pleas from Pine Street homeowners</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T11:46:26.618Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Cornelius lands $500K park grant for 37-acre land purchase and applies for $9.2M for Bailey Road extension</news:title>
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      <news:title>West Catawba widening explained: $60M undergrounding ruled out, but &apos;Adopt-a-Corridor&apos; landscaping idea wins support</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T10:46:19.750Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Cornelius buys 37.4 acres on Bailey Road for a future park, unanimous on all votes</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T10:42:56.142Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Novant gets a Westmoreland healthcare center approved 5-0, but its Holiday Lane emergency department is denied 4-1</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T10:41:05.453Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Health Board OKs new $65 physical-exam fee as state billing rules change — and kids&apos; school physicals get pricier</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T10:27:05.151Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Planning Board backs Bethel Presbyterian Church expansion rezoning, but pumps brakes on big sign-code rewrite</news:title>
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      <news:title>Planning Board takes up rezoning for 2420 Avent Ferry Road at July 28 public hearing</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T10:20:48.219Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Big changes coming for your property taxes? Revaluation details headed to Cornelius commissioners</news:title>
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      <news:title>Parks Commission to weigh FY28 budget wish list and a new extreme weather policy Thursday</news:title>
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      <news:title>Transportation Advisory Board to vote on Top 5 priority projects — new items could change the list</news:title>
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      <news:title>Broadband hut approved on Ashemont Rd despite data-center fears; county OKs new addressing rules and surplus land sales</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hoke County OKs $75,000 for America250 bash — and braces for a major ice storm</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hoke County approves water allocations for growing subdivisions and gets a clean audit</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T06:50:48.612Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Commissioners OK sheriff and jail budget fixes, sell-off of surplus lot — then dive into water rates and a $22.6M admin building</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners approve Highway Commercial rezoning on Hwy 15-501, greenlight Eagle Scout forest project</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners waive foster-care fire fee for kinship families and approve $16K school restroom fix</news:title>
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      <news:title>County awards $2.5M sewer contract for Project Orion — way under budget</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T06:20:14.026Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Hoke County honors championship teams and lands $7,000 arson-dog donation</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners fund sheriff vehicles and gear, pledge action on Pool Road speeding</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners hear plea on Chestnut Drive cul-de-sac, rethink waste hauler fees after AOK Sanitation owner&apos;s appeal</news:title>
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      <news:title>County OKs Sheets gas station rezoning on Fayetteville Road 4-1 after neighbors push back on traffic and water</news:title>
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      <news:title>County says yes to Starz truck stop permit — with buffers and a $1,000 fine attached</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T05:59:03.542Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Sales tax question headed to November ballot in split 3-2 vote as commissioners approve new budget</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T05:55:07.659Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Hoke Justice Center targets September 4 finish — and the county honors the woman behind America 250</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T05:52:58.861Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Rockfish Road rezonings approved, animal shelter pleas heard, and a no-tax-hike $84.7M budget unveiled</news:title>
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