Eastern NC

Shirlette Ammons, an artist and Black queer southern truthteller.

Q&A: Shirlette Ammons on her eastern North Carolina roots and speaking truth to power

Eric Hodge

With her latest album, "Spectacles," Shirlette Ammons talks about what it means to gaze versus being gazed at, the influence of her eastern North Carolina roots and her collaborators in Durham, paying homage to Prince and how a path to a better future is to "trouble" important issues.

Outside of Brynn Marr Hospital in Jacksonville, NC

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Former NC psych hospital staff allege they were told to falsify patient records

Taylor Knopf/NC Health 瓜神app

Former employees of Jacksonville鈥檚 Brynn Marr Hospital allege that the facility engaged in patient record falsification and insurance manipulation. Their accounts appear to mirror past issues with the hospital鈥檚 parent company, Universal Health Services, documented in several lawsuits.

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Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse

Taylor Knopf/NC Health 瓜神app

More than a dozen former employees say understaffing at Brynn Marr Hospital contributes to what they describe as a dangerous place for patients and employees. Hospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded.

Pink flowers are in the foreground. Behind them is a street and parking lot with a bus parked in it. The bus is light blue and decorated with pink flowers. A large pink square on it reads "Driven to defeat breast cancer." A collapsible awning is opened on the bus's side where patients will step into the vehicle for a mammogram.

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Cancer nonprofit brings free, mobile mammograms to rural North Carolina

Sophie Mallinson

A mobile breast cancer screening program is scheduled to launch this month in Nash County. The event is the first of one nonprofit鈥檚 efforts to provide 200 free mammograms across Eastern North Carolina.

The Atlantic Ocean, beach and houses are at Duck, Outer Banks, North Carolina, on Thursday, August 24, 2023.

Environment

Despite climate change, coastal property values are on the rise. Researchers point to two reasons.

Celeste Gracia

A new economic model from North Carolina researchers suggests that tax incentives for high income property owners and federal subsidies for beach nourishment projects continue to increase coastal property prices, despite growing climate risks from sea level rise.

East Carolina University wants to be known simply as ECU.

Education

Fight Between ECU Trustees Wages On, UNC BOG Hears Ethics Complaint

Liz Schlemmer

The governing board of East Carolina University is plagued with in-fighting, as ethics complaints between warring factions of ECU鈥檚 Board of Trustees went鈥�

A child looks out a window at Knightdale High School, which has been converted into an evacuation shelter for people affected by Hurricane Florence in Knightdale, N.C., Sunday, Sep. 16, 2018.

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Examining Mental Health In NC鈥檚 Rural Communities 鈥� Before And After Major Hurricanes

Amanda Magnus

It鈥檚 been nearly a year since Hurricane Florence slammed into North Carolina鈥檚 coast. After a major storm, the focus is often on the material needs of鈥�

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Examining Mental Health In NC鈥檚 Rural Communities 鈥� Before And After Major Hurricanes

Amanda Magnus

It鈥檚 been nearly a year since Hurricane Florence slammed into North Carolina鈥檚 coast. After a major storm, the focus is often on the material needs of鈥�

Environment

Eastern NC Schools Continue To Recover From Hurricane Matthew

Charlie Shelton-Ormond

Many communities in eastern North Carolina are still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The storm hit the East Coast last October, and in鈥�

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Eastern NC Schools Continue To Recover From Hurricane Matthew

Charlie Shelton-Ormond

Many communities in eastern North Carolina are still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The storm hit the East Coast last October, and in鈥�