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May 1, 2024
The Wake Stone Corp. quarry on the property it has leased from Raleigh-Durham International Airport is 500-feet deep.
April 8, 2024
Documents from the 1930s raise questions about a quarry expansion at RDU
April 4, 2024
The Umstead Coalition has asked the state and airport to resurvey the boundary between the park and the site of a proposed Wake Stone quarry.
April 3, 2024
Wake Stone Corp. is looking to expand the quarry operation with a new hole on neighboring land owned by Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
November 14, 2023
The Department of Environmental Quality reached a settlement with Wake Stone Corp. that will allow the company to mine stone on land adjacent to Umstead State Park.
August 14, 2023
The much-debated quarry is back on again after a judge overturns a decision from state environmental regulators.
April 21, 2023
A McDowell County neighborhoodโs concerns about the impact of a mining operation drew the attention of state regulators two years ago. In addition to the nuisance of living near a mine, residents of rural Hick Chapel worry the extraction of dimension stone from an open pit could impact their water source.
October 3, 2022
For the states Division of Energy, Minerals and Land Resources to deny a mining permit application was nearly unheard of.
August 4, 2022
NC Business Leaders: Court must order state to fulfill Constitution's promise to NC children
July 28, 2022
Self-proclaimed “recognized leaders in the North Carolina business community” are jumping into the Leandro school funding debate. They filed paperwork Wednesday in the N.C. Supreme Court to support plaintiffs seeking