Good morning. Here are some top stories from around the state:
- How NCSU’s new manufacturing hub could spur industry (Triangle Business Journal blog)
- "A key UNC football player in the NCAA’s investigation into improper benefits says he was led by academic counselors to four no-show classes and that the academic environment for athletes at the university was 'a scam.'” (News & Observer)
- "Mary Willingham, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill adviser who aired dirty laundry last week in a CNN report on student-athletes and academic progress, said Wednesday that frustration with a system that put player eligibility above academic integrity drove her to go public with her research." (WRAL)
- "The head varsity boys basketball coach at Eastern Wayne High School is accused in a sexual assault on a female student, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday." (WRAL)
- Destruction of Franklin County records draws international attention (News & Observer)
- “Vortex” owner now has to pay to guard the malfunctioning carnival ride. (ABC 11)
- Op Ed about the plan to trade vintage Tommy guns for new weapons. Sheriff’s request for more guns might be overkill (Winston-Salem Journal)
- Forbes names SAS in Cary the second-best company to work for. (Businesswire)
- Plus: It snowed (a little...some places...)
