Financial woes of a small NC town. Elm City under state auditor's spotlight.

Financial woes of a small NC town. Elm City under state auditor's spotlight.

Current leadership in Elm City tries to grapple with previous missteps and violations of town's policies exposed in NC state auditor's report. Financial woes of a small NC town. Elm City under state auditor’s spotlight. is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents.…

Financial woes of a small NC town. Elm City under state auditor’s spotlight

A recent state audit of Elm City found almost $64,000 in outstanding checks dating back to 2012 and a series of financial policy violations by town officials, which the auditor said “increased the risk of fraud, waste, or abuse of…