The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear Rockingham County’s appeal of a lower court decision allowing a lawsuit over a 192-acre rezoning to move forward. The dispute involved the local debate in 2023 over a proposed casino.
The high court issued an order Friday agreeing to hear the case. Justice Phil Berger Jr. did not take part in the decision. His brother Kevin is a Rockingham County commissioner.
A trial judge dismissed the lawsuit from the Camp Carefree summer camp, Kalo Food bakery, and nine individual neighboring property owners in April 2024. But a unanimous three-judge state Appeals Court panel ruled in July 2025 that the case could move forward.
