It’s been a week since in-person early voting started in North Carolina, and turnout is way up.
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Community members are encouraged to stop by MACA in Marion to view the quilts and purchase tickets.
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Performances will continue Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. Performances will be at MACA, 50 S. Main St. in Marion.
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The city of Marion’s downtown Halloween event will take place Friday from 4-7 p.m.
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“This is a good showing of what long-term disaster recovery really looks like. It’s not measured in days or weeks but sometimes can take years.”
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“Caring for our community extends well beyond the walls of our hospital, and supporting Meg’s Place is one way we can help make a difference for children and families right here in McDowell County."
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The 2026 midterm election is approaching, with early voting ending in 10 days and an important deadline for absentee ballots passed as of Oct. 20.
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Vice President JD Vance campaigned Monday for GOP candidates across North Carolina’s most competitive congressional contests, adding more weight to the high-stakes races as the campaigns near their close.
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Two roller coasters at Carowinds are closed following a fatal incident at a Georgia park owned by parent company Six Flags based in Charlotte, according to several national news outlets. A man while riding Goliath roller Coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia died Oct. 12, 2026, when he fell from the 200-foot-tall Goliath roller coaster. Four other people were injured. The incident is under ...
Days after a bill pausing the state tax on fuel became law, North Carolina’s attorney general is asking the public to help enforce it.
The Nov. 3, 2026, election for U.S. House of Representatives District 11 features candidates Jamie Ager, Jennifer Balkcom and Travis Groo. The incumbent, Chuck Edwards, is not seeking reelection. The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer asked all candidates in this race to complete a questionnaire to inform voters about their opinions on big issues facing voters. Balkcom did not respond ...
Do North Carolina voters want to lower the cap on the state income tax? Millions of voters will decide if the state drops its income tax cap to 3.5%. It’s one of three constitutional amendments on your Nov. 3 ballot.
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GRAPEVINE, Texas — In about two weeks, the College Football Playoff’s 13-member selection committee will convene at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, to craft its first of six weekly rankings on Nov. 3. The final of those rankings on Dec. 6 will determine the 12-team field that will participate in the playoff for the right to be national champions. Before that ...
RALEIGH, N.C. — It seems like everyone is trying to follow the money when it comes to the fallout from the canceled college football game between N.C. State and Virginia in Brazil, but nobody knows where the cash is. N.C. State was due $1.5 million for the game’s cancellation, according to its contract with promoter Athlete Advantage. The contract stipulates payment was due no later than 30 ...
DALLAS — People think the 1966 NFL championship game at the Cotton Bowl, a 34-27 Green Bay Packers victory, was the Cowboys’ first playoff game. Technically, it wasn’t. In 1965, after finishing second in the Eastern Conference for the first time, the Cowboys flew to Miami to face the Baltimore Colts in the Playoff Bowl. The Colts won, 35-3, even with a running back (Tom Matte) playing ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Will Stein does not want to hear that the impending expansion of the College Football Playoff from 12 to 24 teams is going to diminish the regular season. “I think that's a really lame take, to be honest,” the Kentucky football coach said Tuesday at his weekly news conference at Kroger Field. “As far as I know, every game in college football is still going to matter. ... So ...
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King women’s soccer drew 2-2 at Ferrum, with goals from Ella Froehlich and Vodi Mangal and 14 saves by keeper Malise Chalmers in Conference Carolinas play.
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King University men’s golf climbed to 10th at the 2026 Patriot Fall Classic in Ninety Six, S.C., led by Deagan Erfmann and an even-par final round from Tibo Van De Neste.
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King men’s soccer fell 2-1 at Ferrum despite a late goal by Joaquin Guerrero, outshooting Ferrum in the second half but unable to erase a two-goal deficit.
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