At Tuesday’s agenda review meeting, the New Hanover County school board debated the form they’ll use to excuse students for off-campus religious-based education. At their upcoming meeting, they’ll look at policy changes to public records requests — some of which, as currently proposed, appear contrary to open records law.

Recently, there’s been heated discussion over the use of Flock cameras and other surveillance technology in New Hanover County. Now, County Chairwoman LeAnn Pierce says the county will review concerns about the technology before spending more public money on it.

Though she traveled far, the singer always gave back to the Smoky Mountains.

The State of Our Community event in Greensboro included awards to civic leaders, a roundtable discussion on the role universities play in fueling Greensboro's economic engine, and a new data platform to help business owners better connect with their market.