Daniel Walton, Author at The Assembly NC

Public Records Must Be Produced ‘Promptly.’ How Did N.C. Towns Do?

While local government communications are public, cities vary widely in how they fulfill the legal obligation to make them available.

Pipe from IPEX’s Asheville factory is still in the river 18 months after Hurricane Helene, with no indication the company will clean it up.

North Carolina’s largest utility once promoted DEI efforts and environmental progress. Now evidence of the effort is harder to find.

A dustup over the traditional Latin Mass in Charlotte challenges the new pope to set a course for churches across the world.

An effort to boost taro as a resilient revenue generator for North Carolina farmers is producing a sweet reward in Asheville.

At Asheville’s Infuso, chefs are riding a wave of wave of cannabis-infused cooking experimentation.

A traditionalist religious order is building a new home in the woods of Western N.C. Not everyone is happy to see them.

Western N.C.’s vacation rental industry, a key component of the tourism economy, faces an uncertain future after Hurricane Helene.

Okra seeds yield a liquid comparable to extra-virgin olive oil, but the crop isn’t ready for commercial production.

In Western North Carolina, Ingles is the flagship supermarket. But Helene has dealt the brand a major blow.