New Hanover County is trying a new approach to food deserts, based on a South Carolina program, which has had its own successes and challenges. But these efforts take place against the backdrop of a bigger question: why do we have food deserts, and can we actually fix them?

WAVE Transit officials met on Thursday to discuss plans to add shelters and benches at its transit stops. They also discussed reigniting an Adopt-An-Amenity policy from 2015, with added revisions. This discussion comes after a weeks-long debate over the removal of dozens of benches installed by the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality issued two air quality permits: One for the data center’s backup power generation and one for Duke Energy’s generators to power the project during construction.

The district is holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Lindley Elementary School on Monday. The old building, which was nearly 100 years old, has been demolished.