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    Jun. 25—HIGH POINT — A charity bike ride in High Point organized by the foundation of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bobby Labonte has left the city. The ride, now called the Labonte Roubaix, will be held instead at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem on Aug. 21. It was held in downtown High Point for several years until 2020, when it was postponed during the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, the ...

      Jun. 24—A Lake Norman mansion just became the highest-priced home sold in the Charlotte region in 2021, according to Canopy MLS, which lists homes for sale by Charlotte area real estate agents. The 9,894-square-foot mansion in The Peninsula community in Cornelius sold for $6.25 million on June 16, Canopy MLS spokeswoman Kim Walker said Wednesday. Charlotte businessman Riaz Syed and his wife, ...

        Jun. 24—RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has nominated Elizabeth Biser, a North Carolina-based executive at a national recycling nonprofit, to take over the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. The nomination marks the second time that Cooper will try to fill a DEQ secretary role that was vacated earlier this year when Michael Regan was confirmed as administrator of the U.S. Environmental ...

          Jun. 24—The state's two top economic development organizations — the Commerce Department and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina — have released more than 1,000 pages of records related to their recruitment of Apple to Research Triangle Park. The successful recruitment, which Apple says will lead to 3,000 new jobs in RTP, led to the state awarding the company its ...

          SALISBURY – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College held its 17th annual Student Leadership Awards Banquet recently, presenting awards to 14 outstanding student leaders. The program was held at the College’s North Campus, with students, parents, guests, faculty, and staff in attendance.

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