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Former Panthers star becomes advocate for re-opening N.C. schools
RALEIGH — A former Carolina Panthers star has now become an advocate for re-opening North Carolina schools for in-person instruction.
Girl Scout cookie season kicks off in Central and Eastern North Carolina,
RALEIGH — Girl Scouts–North Carolina Coastal Pines is kicking off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie Program on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Girl Scouts are selling in creative, socially distant, and contact-free ways to keep themselves and their customers safe.
FirstHealth launches Operation FirstShot in Richmond County
ROCKINGHAM — Working with the Richmond County Health Department, FirstHealth of the Carolinas launched Operation FirstShot Monday morning at Moore Regional Hospital–Richmond.
Parents find learning pods help students struggling with online learning
Pandemic, shutdowns have staggered tourism, imperiling rural N.C.
DILLSBORO — As he stood on his porch, watching the flames consume his studio, Brant Barnes wasn’t thinking about the fire.
OPINION: Public backlash ensures distillers’ good deed goes unpunished
A LOOK BACK AT 2020: Parades of appreciation
ROCKINGHAM — With government-imposed restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many events were canceled in 2020.
OPINION: The year in which comforting American myths were ravaged
Thanks in large part to COVID lockdowns, this year has left vast wreckage in its wake, with ten million jobs lost, more than 100,000 businesses and dozens of national chains bankrupted or closed. Up to 40 million people could face eviction in the coming months for failing to pay rent, and Americans report that their mental health is at record low levels. But the casualty list for 2020 must also include many of the political myths that shape Americans’ lives.
COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues for frontline workers across FirstHealth system
ROCKINGHAM — FirstHealth of the Carolinas began vaccinating frontline health care workers against COVID-19 on Wednesday at its hospital campuses in Richmond and Hoke counties, and workers at Montgomery Memorial Hospital will begin receiving shots in the coming days.
Bar owners across N.C. challenge Emergency Management Act provision
RALEIGH — Bar owners from six counties across North Carolina are going to court to challenge the governor’s executive orders shutting down their businesses. Their lawsuit seeks to have a key piece of the state Emergency Management Act declared unconstitutional.