“I enjoyed my time being the mayor but now look forward to new opportunities. I love Old Fort and am excited to see the town continuing to grow."
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Since this bridge floods, replacing it is a priority to avoid potential flood damage and add resilience against future natural disasters.
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The schedule of downtown events was adopted by the Marion City Council during the regular meeting.
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Alexander Central entered Thursday's game as the No. 7 6A team in the state and South Caldwell came into last week's contest as North Carolina's No. 1 team, according to MaxPreps.
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Siena flirted with pulling off an all-time shocking upset in March Madness when it faced No. 1 overall tournament seed Duke. The Blue Devils rallied from 13 down to beat the 16th-seeded Saints 71-65. That allowed Duke to avoid suffering only the third-ever loss by a No. 1 seed against a No. …
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ST. LOUIS — The other Miami, the one in Ohio, got so much attention for its historic undefeated regular season that much of the nation seemed to have missed the most dramatic turnaround story in college basketball this season. The Miami Hurricanes, under 37-year-old first-year coach Jai Lucas, tied an NCAA record for the largest victory turnaround in Division I history, flipping from 7-24 last ...
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When the 136 NCAA Tournament teams were revealed Sunday night, the bracket and betting bonanza began. Americans are expected to legally wager more than $3.3 billion on the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments over the next three weeks, according to the American Gaming Association. But exactly two months before Selection Sunday, the NCAA was dealing with a different kind of ...
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