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North Carolina joins IRS Direct File

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1 year ago

August 19, 2024

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced that North Carolina will be the latest state to join the IRS Direct File free tax program in filing season 2025.

The free online filing system was pilot tested last tax season in 12 states, and the IRS announced plans in May to make the program permanent. It invited all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, to join the program. The dozen states where it was available this filing season include Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

The Treasury and the IRS have been working with interested states to offer Direct File to their taxpayers with North Carolina being the latest state to join, following Oregon, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Mexico and Connecticut. At least 1.25 million North Carolinians will be eligible to use the free online filing tool next filing season.

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“Direct File will save North Carolinians time and money and help ensure they receive the tax benefits they are owed,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in a statement Friday. “After a successful pilot this filing season, we are pleased to expand the program as a permanent offering and welcome North Carolina as the latest new state to offer this free option to taxpayers.”

“Filing taxes is often stressful, expensive, and time-consuming for North Carolina taxpayers and families,” said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper in a statement. “The IRS Direct File tool helps remove unnecessary hurdles and fees by allowing taxpayers to file directly with the IRS for free, keeping more money in their pockets. This resource will help ensure qualifying families receive tax credits. We are grateful to the United States Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service for developing this tool and making it available as a no-cost option for North Carolinians for filing season 2025.”

However, Cooper, a Democrat, is term limited and won’t be leading the state next tax season. If he is succeeded next year by a Republican, the program could be curtailed.

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Brunswick news: investigations, new golf business and housing boom

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February 16, 2026

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Brunswick news: investigations, new golf business and housing boom

From golfing to investigations, Brunswick County has had a week of new discoveries and anticipations.

The town of Leland is facing excitement and anger as town hall renovations wrap up and a potential investigation ramps up. Leland officials requested the town attorney research and provide a legal opinion about a situation involving council member Frank Pendleton and a computer purchase.

Let’s get social

For more news about what’s happening in Brunswick County, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BrunswickToday.

Investigators at the North Carolina State Board of Elections are also investigation a situation in Brunswick, voter registration applications turned into the county board of elections with missing required voter information or inaccurate information. Here’s the scoop on what’s going on with allegations of misconduct by voter registration drive workers and inaccurate voter registration applications in the state.

While Family Dollar in Leland faces its last days of being open, longtime business owners of storefronts within Clairmont Shopping Center share how staying tucked away from bustling areas has benefitted them for decades.

In southern Brunswick, the Carolina Shores Board of Commissioners turned down a developer’s second proposal to rezone and redevelop the Carolina Shores Golf and Country Club property. However, developers could return with a third proposal since the town’s code of ordinances allows for single-family residential development on the golf course property.

Here we grow again

A family is bringing a new entertainment facility to the county. Net Par Shallotte is a golf simulator and social spot being built in a commercial building near across U.S. 17 from Ashley Furniture in Shallotte. Managers say they plan to open in March. Here are more details about the business and what to expect.

East Lake in Leland is a a master planned development bringing 3,925 single family lots, 693 townhomes and 300 multifamily units across 2,114 acres in the southwest corners of Interstate 140 and U.S. 74/76. New Leaf Builders recently broke ground their Charleston-style community in East Lake with hopes to open in early summer with a model home, along with multiple move-in-ready inventory homes for buyers ready to settle in.

The agenda

County commissioners are meeting today, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. The agenda includes a $491,284 contract for preconstruction of the new elementary school to be built on the Jackey’s Creek property and a $99,869.48 budgeted purchase of a compact excavator.

The Grand Strand Area Transportation Study Transportation Advisory Committee meets at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 17 at the Ocean Isle Beach Town Hall. Discussions include transportation project updates, transportation safety performance targets for the state and crash data.

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Savanna Tenenoff covers Brunswick County for the StarNews. Reach her at stenenoff@usatodayco.com.

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North Carolina football, Bill Belichick add record-breaking QB transfer

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February 15, 2026

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North Carolina football, Bill Belichick add record-breaking QB transfer

North Carolina football has been playing musical chairs at quarterback this offseason.

Three have left via the transfer portal, while three have come in.

Western Carolina’s Taron Dickens is the latest addition to the Tar Heels’ quarterback room.

Dickens made national headlines last season, shattering the NCAA record for most consecutive passes completed in a single game with 46 in a row against Wofford on Oct. 4. Dickens finished the day 53-for-56 with 378 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Catamounts to a 23-21 win.

Dickens, a 5-11 junior-to-be out of Miami, passed for a school-record 3,508 passing yards this season, including four 400-yard games. He led the FCS with a 74.2% completion percentage and won the SoCon Offensive Player of the Year. He earned multiple FCS All-American honors and finished runner-up in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, given to FCS’ top offensive player in the nation.

Dickens will have the chance to compete with fellow newcomers Billy Edwards Jr. (Wisconsin) and Miles O’Neill (Texas A&M) to lead the Tar Heels offense under new coordinator Bobby Petrino.

Quarterbacks Gio Lopez (Wake Forest), Max Johnson (Georgia Southern) and Bryce Barker (Virginia Tech) all departed this offseason.

The Tar Heels finished 4-8 in Bill Belichick’s first season in Chapel Hill and ranked 131st in total offense among 136 FBS teams at the end of the regular season.

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Miami scores last 8 points to beat N.C. State 77-76

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February 14, 2026

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Miami scores last 8 points to beat N.C. State 77-76

RALEIGH, N.C. — – Malik Reneau scored 26 points and Miami scored the last eight points of the game to beat North Carolina State 77-76 on Saturday night.

N.C. State scored seven straight points to take a 76-69 lead with 1:07 remaining. Then Reneau answered with a three-point play and Tru Washington added a layup to pull Miami to within 76-74 with 32 seconds left.

With 13 seconds to go, N.C. State’s Quadir Copeland missed a free throw. The Wolfpack’s Darrion Williams fouled Washington on a 3-point attempt on the following possession with three seconds remaining. Washington sank all three of his free-throw attempts before Matt Able missed a 3-pointer to end it.

Reneau shot 12 of 19 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds. Shelton Henderson added 17 points and nine boards for Miami (20-5, 9-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Tre Donaldson chipped in with 14 points and Washington finished with 13 for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight and five of their last six games.

Able and Ven-Allen Lubin scored 17 points apiece to lead N.C. State (18-8, 9-4). Copeland and Williams added 11 points each. The Wolfpack have lost back-to-back games since they had their six-game win streak snapped with a 118-77 loss to No. 24 Louisville.

Able made three 3-pointers and scored 15 points, and Copeland and Lubin added nine apiece to help N.C. State build a 43-37 halftime lead. Reneau scored 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting to pace Miami in the first half.

Up next

Miami: The Hurricanes host Virginia Tech on Tuesday.

N.C. State: The Wolfpack play at home Tuesday against No. 11 North Carolina.

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