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- Camdyn Bruce Greensboro News & Record
“A child wrote you a letter. And the teacher in you wrote back to call his teachers liars,” Garrett said. “That is not a policy disagreement. That is a loss of soul."
- Mike Conley
The America 250 NC organization invited fourth grade students from across North Carolina to design county flags that reflect how they see their region of the state.
- Anne Swann
Here's where McDowell County was at the brink of the Revolutionary War.
- Mike Conley
“Proudly, McDowell County acknowledges being named for so distinguished a man."
- RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal
Public school teachers would receive an average 8% pay hike, plus potential bonuses of $1,000 for teachers with at least 16 years of experience and $500 for teachers with less than 16 years of experience.
- Tracy Grit McDowell County Schools superintendent
The campus entrance will also receive a significant facelift.
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Queen Latifah gave the keynote speech for N.C. A&T's commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
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A 14-year-old armed robbery suspect incriminated himself when he brought the “stolen” goods with him to school the next day, according to investigators in eastern North Carolina.
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