Wake Forest moved firmly to No. 2 in this week's ACC football power poll following its win over NC State while Virginia, Louisville and UNC were also risers following victories.
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“Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported during the county’s storm response,” McDowell County Emergency Services Director Adrienne Rivera Jones said.
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Duke coach Manny Diaz has gotten used to having the Victory Bell around the Yoh Football Center the past two years. The Blue Devils won it against North Carolina in Diaz’s first season, erasing a 20-point halftime deficit for a 21-20 victory in 2024. That was Mack Brown’s last season as UNC …
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The new elementary school that will replace both Marion and Eastfield schools will be constructed along U.S. 70 East near the Marion city limits.
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