- Gray Byrd had submitted a speech responding to the prompt "striving to excel" — part of the school motto — that included the line "transgender people are facing new levels of violence each day, and the voices of transgender children are being overlooked."
- Scientists have increasingly used tide levels to predict flooding on the coast. But two North Carolina professors showed that land-based factors, like rain, groundwater, and local infrastructure, are more often the driving force.
- Several Wake County parents and public commenters appeared at last week's school board meeting to argue for or against Rolesville High's grant application request.
- A national report released quarterly shows that both unemployment and underemployment have risen among recent grads—and the same is being felt in North Carolina.
- Last week, scientists launched plastic water bottles outfitted with GPS systems into two Raleigh creeks to research the movement of waste in urban waterways. The study is part of North Carolina Sea Grant, a project funded by the National Atmospheric and Oceanic istration (NOAA).
- A department spokesperson told the Associated Press that the email, which included a spreadsheet labeling 150 istration for Children and Families grants for termination, contained "outdated and predecisional information."
- The Walton Farm is now under a conservation easement — meaning the 40-acre undeveloped land is protected for future generations.
- The three pups, born at the start of the month, are another step toward the Museum of Life and Science's goal of conserving the red wolf species.
- Local nonprofit Reinvestment Partners finished their renovations of Maple Creek Apartments last week. They bought the property in 2019 and have since updated its amenities and utilities for its 42 affordable units.
- The modern psychedelic renaissance is not exclusive to Gen Zer’s and Millennials — some Boomers are also experimenting with a return to the hallucinogenic substances of their youth.