These Are the Stories You Don't Want to Miss

ARE WE THERE YET?

Fleming Drive’s nearly $23 million bridge project is headed toward an early finish. But one laundromat owner says blocked entrances and lost business have made construction a nightmare. Find out when the work should end and what’s still ahead.

PAID IN FULL, BUT STILL NO TITLE

She paid cash for a Jeep. Five months later, she says she still has no title or registration, and the dealership has closed. Hear from buyers caught up in the troubles at a Lenoir auto dealer now under state investigation.

BEDTIME STORIES ... FOR YOUR DOG?

A frozen yogurt treat, a storybook, and a kiss good night. It’s not a children’s daycare package. It’s for your dog. Explore the growing business of treating pets like family and what Burke County owners are willing to spend.

THE OTHER SEPTEMBER STORM

Before Helene, Hugo was the hurricane Burke County couldn’t forget. As we mark two years since Helene, revisit Bill Poteat’s firsthand account of the morning in 1989 when the wind brought down trees, knocked out power, and shattered assumptions about living far from the coast.

You’ll discover these and more inside this week’s 24 pages of all-local original stories.