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Mobile driver’s licenses coming to North Carolina in 2025

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January 2, 2025

Mobile driver’s licenses coming to North Carolina in 2025

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) – Mobile driver’s licenses will be coming to North Carolina in 2025 after former Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill into law this past summer.

The law, which Cooper signed on July 2, 2024, will make the mobile licenses available on July 1, 2025. According to the law, the digital licenses will be the “legal equivalent” of traditional, hard-card licenses.

The mobile licenses will be issued along with the physical copy, but based on the law, the mobile version seems as though it will have to be requested in order to receive it. Steps on how to request one have not yet been made public.

Once the new licenses become available, they will have the same information listed as traditional ones.

When Cooper signed the law this past summer, it ordered the DMV and North Carolina Department of Transportation to begin a study and plan for implementing the digital cards. Among the items to be studied and planned were renewal processes, costs, and security and confidentiality of information.

The DMV and Department of Transportation were required to report back to the state legislature by Jan. 1, 2025. Support for the bill was nearly unanimous in both chambers of the General Assembly.

According to identity verification company IDScan.net, at least 15 American states have active mobile driver’s license programs. Dozens more are either considering legalizing them or developing apps.

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North Carolina decision on coach Hubert Davis’ future is reportedly coming next week

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10 hours ago

March 21, 2026

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North Carolina decision on coach Hubert Davis’ future is reportedly coming next week

North Carolina is picking up the pieces after a heartbreaking March Madness loss to VCU. The Tar Heels blew a 19-point lead, allowing the sixth-largest comeback in NCAA tournament history, including the largest the first round has ever seen.

They’ve now bowed out of the tournament’s Round of 64 in back-to-back years, and questions are swirling about the job security of head coach Hubert Davis.

Those won’t be answered until early next week, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

“The future of Hubert Davis at North Carolina right now is squarely in flux in the wake of these back-to-back, first-round NCAA tournament exits,” Thamel reported on Saturday. “The sides are expected to talk in the upcoming days, and no decision on Davis’ future is expected until early next week.
“Do not expect Davis to be fired outright. Any kind of departure would be synchronized, likely between he and the school. Hubert Davis is a legend at North Carolina and will be treated with that type of respect.”
Thamel added: “The options here are simple: Keep Davis with significant changes to the staff and program or orchestrate some type of wholesale change to the coaching staff and bring in a whole new regime.”

In other words, even if Davis stays, staff changes are expected.

Outgoing UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham, who will be replaced by Steve Newmark when Cunningham steps down from his role this summer, reportedly told Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman that he and other administrators are in the process of evaluating the men’s basketball program.

“Every year at the end of the season, it’s important to evaluate all facets of the program and look for ways to improve,” Cunningham said, per Goodman. “The Chancellor, Steve and I are doing that together now and will continue to have discussions over the coming days.”

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North Carolina vs. Western Illinois – First round NCAA tournament extended highlights

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22 hours ago

March 21, 2026

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North Carolina vs. Western Illinois – First round NCAA tournament extended highlights

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March 20, 2026

North Carolina vs. Western Illinois – First round NCAA tournament extended highlights

March 20, 2026

Watch the highlights from No. 4 North Carolina and No. 13 Western Illinois’ matchup in the first round of the 2026 women’s NCAA tournament.

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Spruce Pine equestrian estate sells for record $4.1 million

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2 days ago

March 20, 2026

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Spruce Pine equestrian estate sells for record .1 million

An expansive equestrian estate in Spruce Pine has sold for $4.1 million, the highest residential sale on record in Mitchell County, according to Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.

Located on 68 acres west of downtown Spruce Pine, 1987 Rabbit Hop Road sold March 16, taking the equestrian compound off the market. The property had been listed for sale in mid-2025 for over $4.2 million, according to Zillow.

Developed as an equestrian compound, the estate features a main residence, a six-stall heated barn with a tack room and studio apartment, an indoor riding arena, an outdoor riding track and an RV and horse trailer storage area. The main residence features three bedrooms, 3,000 square-feet of living space and vaulted wood ceilings.

The property is located at elevations between 2,500 and 3,000 feet, according to Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. Properties of the size and scale of the estate are “extremely limited,” Premier Sotheby global real estate advisors Leslie Young and Cheryl Cenderelli said in a March 19 news release.

Western North Carolina’s luxury real estate market has remained relatively strong in recent years, as more luxury homes list across the region. In Buncombe County, not including the city of Asheville, 99 homes were listed above $1.5 million at the end 2025, according to Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty’s 4th quarter of 2025 market report. It represented an estimated 11.5 months of inventory.

The most expensive home in Buncombe County is Deerhaven Gardens, which is currently listed for $15.9 million on Zillow, down from its $34 million listing in 2023. With a 5% down payment and a 30-year loan term at 6.22% fixed-rate mortgage, one would pay $104,881 a month to rent the property, according to Rocket Mortgage’s loan calculator.

Will Hofmann is the growth and development reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network. Got a tip? Email him at WHofmann@citizentimes.com or message will_hofmann.01 on Signal.

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