Rural Counties

Granville door-knocking volunteers, including first-time canvasser Ellen Hammond to the left, listen to instructions before the Granville County Democratic Party's door-knocking campaign in Oxford, N.C. on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The canvassing event focused on speaking with Democrats or people who typically vote Democrat.

Politics

Many voters in swing-state North Carolina are disengaged. Party activists hope to fire them up

Associated Press

Granville County is one of only six counties in North Carolina that voted for Barack Obama, and then pivoted to Donald Trump. This presidential election year, Democrats are trying to win back the rural county and those efforts could be an indicator of how it may go in other competitive areas.

A map of North Carolina's counties, each county is color coded for their community spread of COVID-19. Light yellow represents a significant community spread, orange represents a substantial community spread, and red represents the most critical spread

Health

Rural NC Warned Of Critical COVID-19 Community Spread

Grant Holub-Moorman

While North Carolina鈥檚 urban centers were the sites of COVID-19 concern in March and April, the more sparsely populated parts of the state are now facing鈥�

Charts and graphs of COVID-19 surveillance reports

Health

COVID-19 Death Rates Are Higher In NC鈥檚 Rural Counties. Here鈥檚 Why.

Stacia Brown

Though COVID-19 struck North Carolina鈥檚 suburban and urban communities earliest, the virus has begun to sweep through the state鈥檚 rural communities at an鈥�

A Grubhub delivery driver picks up two boxes of pizza

Health

Chance Of Dying From COVID-19 Is Higher In NC鈥檚 Rural Counties, Report Says

Will Michaels

A report from UNC Chapel Hill says there's a higher probability of death from COVID-19 in some of North Carolina's rural counties.A group of public policy鈥�

Business & Economy

Small Broadband Companies Bring Internet Access To Rural NC

Elizabeth Friend

Lack of reliable high-speed internet access is a persistent problem in rural North Carolina, but small broadband companies are springing up across the鈥�

Several communities in rural North Carolina struggle with water infrastructure maintenance.

Business & Economy

Water Infrastructure Puts Residents At Risk

Laura Pellicer

A number of North Carolina communities are struggling to access safe drinking water. A WRAL investigative team tracked two decades of data and uncovered鈥�

Business & Economy

Water Infrastructure Puts Residents At Risk

Laura Pellicer

A number of North Carolina communities are struggling to access safe drinking water. A WRAL investigative team tracked two decades of data and uncovered鈥�

Education

Meet Iris Carlton-LaNey: The Social Worker Who Inspires Students To Change The System

Jennifer Brookland

Iris Carlton-LaNey is often impressed by the resourcefulness and strength of those living in poor, underserved and rural communities. As a social worker,鈥�

Education

Meet Iris Carlton-LaNey: The Social Worker Who Inspires Students To Change The System

Jennifer Brookland

Iris Carlton-LaNey is often impressed by the resourcefulness and strength of those living in poor, underserved and rural communities. As a social worker,鈥�

Health

Distribution Of NC Doctors Hurts Rural Communities

Will Michaels

Contrary to popular belief, statistics show that North Carolina does not have a doctor shortage problem; it has a doctor distribution problem.Experts say鈥�

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Rural Counties