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Durham Public Schools considers new study as infrastructure needs top $965 million
Durham Public Schools currently has $965 million worth of infrastructure and systems. The average age of schools in the district is 65 years old. With nearly 29,000 students across 57 schools, not including pre-kindergarten students, the district has significant work ahead. According to DPS’ draft Capital Improvement Plan, about 36%...
Raleigh News & Observer
How Cary's spending scandal is already shaping the 2027 mayor's race
The 2027 Cary mayoral race is taking shape unusually early, driven in part by the fallout from Town Hall’s spending controversy . Two former elected officials — former Morrisville Mayor Mark Stohlman and former Apex council member Scott Lassiter — are already campaigning to replace longtime Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, both arguing that Cary’s elected leaders failed to adequately oversee former Town Manager Sean Stegall. Weinbrecht, mayor since 2007, said on his blog in January that he intends to seek reelection. He has not faced a close race since defeating Michelle Muir 58%-41% in 2011. He ran unopposed in 2015 and 2023 and won 84% of the vote in 2019, meaning a three-way contest could become his most competitive reelection campaign in 16 years. Weinbrecht did not respond to an N&O interview request. On his blog, he has said he began questioning Stegall’s spending in fall 2025, contacted Cary’s outside auditor Nov. 14 and supported removing Stegall after staff raised additional concerns. He has also argued that Cary remains financially strong and that most of the roughly $24.2 million in town P-card transactions from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2025, listed by the state auditor represented routine expenses. The council
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Hold your nose: Apex town leaders say source of strange smell unclear after facility searches
Apex town leaders provided an update about odor concerns in New Hill on Tuesday. Some people in Apex are fed up with what they say is an unbearable smell in the air, comparing it to a "hog farm." Apex Water Resources Director Jonathan Jacobs said during a town council meeting...