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Unaffiliated Candidates Oust ‘Unbeatable’ Sheriffs

As the sun began to set on Election Day, Alamance County’s longtime Republican Sheriff Terry Johnson bantered with his challenger, unaffiliated candidate Shannon Long, in the parking lot outside the Graham Recreation Center. “The thing is,” Johnson said, turning to a reporter, “we get along.”. Johnson, a...

Alamance County, NC · 13h
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UPDATED COUNT: Razor-thin margin of 3 votes separates winning, losing school board candidates

The approval of several hundred more ballots from last week’s election has catapulted the first runner up in this year’s school board race to within 3 votes of the winner’s circle. In the initial vote totals from Election Night, Brandy Whittaker had found herself 55 votes behind...

Alamance County, NC · 1d
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This North Carolina Town Was Just Named The Most Boring In The State, And Residents Might Have Something To Say

“Most boring town” sounds pretty harsh once I start looking at what is actually around here. There is a lake nearby, quiet walking trails, and enough open countryside to make the whole place feel more peaceful than dull. That distinction matters to me. This small North Carolina community grew...

Stokesdale, NC · 6d
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Graham city council docks mayor’s pay $260 to reimburse city for conference council didn’t agree to

A very pregnant mayor Chelsea Dickey spent Tuesday night arguing with council members who continued to press her to pay a $260 bill they said she had incurred for going to a Main Street organization conference earlier this year. The council had instructed her at its July meeting to pay...

Graham, NC · 14h
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Everyone Overlooks This Virginia City, But Its Homes Still Sell For Under $160,000

Most people couldn’t find Danville, Virginia on a map, and those people are missing out on one of the best-kept secrets in the entire state. This southern Virginia city sits right on the North Carolina border, and it’s been quietly offering something that most of the state stopped offering a long time ago: affordable homes, genuine history, and a pace of life that doesn’t require a therapist to manage.

Danville, VA · 5d

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Greensboro neighbors want something done about problems at intersection of South Benbow Road, Julian Street

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro neighbors want something done about problems at the intersection of South Benbow Road and Julian Street. FOX8 first reported on their concerns that the intersection is not safe about a month ago. While we were working on that story, a crash happened right before our eyes. It happened again on […]

Greensboro, NC · 1d

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Graham city council votes against gated development off Moore St. & Hanford Rd.

A long-simmering rezoning controversy seemingly came to a close on Tuesday night as Graham’s city council voted unanimously against a rezoning requested by an Ohio developer for what would have been Graham’s first gated community. Developer Michael Watson’s third set of plans for White Rock Estates, near the...

Graham, NC · 11h

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City Housing Report Counts Thousands Of Homes In Pipeline

Greensboro’s latest housing report includes some big numbers: more than 4,900 homes in the development pipeline, eight approved developments that could generate more than $100 million in community investment and $1.83 million in down-payment assistance. However, perhaps the most remarkable number in the report is 1,074. That’s how many...

Greensboro, NC · 2d

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County To Remember 70 People Whose Remains Went Unclaimed

Guilford County will set aside 70 seconds on Wednesday, Nov. 18 – one for each of the 70 people who died during the county’s 2025-26 fiscal year and whose remains went unclaimed. The silence will be part of Guilford County’s first memorial service for its unclaimed deceased.

Guilford County, NC · 21h

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Plans advance for two small apartment buildings

Developers are asking Pittsylvania County for permission to put up two different small apartment buildings north of Danville. Joann Atkinson wants to rezone 1.2 acres on Franklin Turnpike between Dry Fork and Irish Roads. She says they would be similar to a pair of apartment buildings to the immediate south...

Pittsylvania County, VA · 3d

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The 11 Best Southern Small Towns For Foodies

You don't need to visit Atlanta, Nashville, or New Orleans to eat well in the South. Some of the region's most rewarding food destinations are much smaller.

Lafayette, LA · 4d

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We Ranked 8 North Carolina Churches With Soaring Steeples And Stained Glass That Feel Straight Out Of Europe

My neck started hurting just reading about the first tower. It rises 210 feet above a North Carolina college campus, with a design inspired by Canterbury Cathedral in England. That was enough to send me down a very Gothic rabbit hole. Soon I was finding stained glass painted in Munich...

North Carolina · 2d

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Concerned mother starts online petition to fix dangerous Siler City intersection

SILER CITY, N.C. (WGHP) — Every day, Lizzi Clontz takes her kids to and from school and daycare along Silk Hope Liberty Road, which runs from Liberty into Siler City. One day last year, she lived through a nightmare. Coming to the blind intersection with Staley Snow Camp Road, another driver pulled away from the stop […]

Siler City, NC · 2d

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NC Highway Will Remain Closed Until At Least Early December

(Caswell County, N.C.) – The North Carolina Department of Transportation has given an update on how long a portion of NC route 158 will remain closed. A piece of equipment bound for Duke Energy’s Hyco Lake Facility that fell off of the truck transporting it will keep the road closed until approximately December 4th according to the states 511 website.

Caswell County, NC · 5h

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Randolph County unveils Charters of Freedom Monument, buries time capsule for America 250

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) –– Randolph County leaders celebrated Veterans Day on Wednesday by showcasing documents from America’s past and preserving relics for America’s future.  Around 150 attended the unveiling of Randolph County’s Charters of Freedom monument, where North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby was a guest speaker.   The Charters of Freedom monument, located outside the Randolph […]

Randolph County, NC · 1d

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Another big check for local veterans

ASHEBORO — Needy veterans will get help, thanks to more than $18,500 donated to the Randolph County Veterans Council. A check for $18,543 was given to the Veterans Council by organizers of the annual Honoring Our Veterans Cruisin’ held Sept. 12 at the Randolph County Agricultural Center. It was the first time at the Ag Center, having moved from the parking lot at Wayne Thomas Chevrolet where it was held the previous 12 years.

Randolph County, NC · 3d

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Busy Leasburg Road Not Expected to Reopen Until December

On Tuesday, November 10, Duke Energy's East Region Director of Government and Community Relations Beth Townsend told members of Caswell's Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) that it would likely be mid-December before US Highway 158 East between NC Highway 119 and Ridgeville Road is reopened. The heavily traveled stretch of...

Leasburg, NC · 15h

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New US 29 bridge is open in High Point over South Main Street

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A 72-year-old bridge has officially been replaced in High Point. The North Carolina Department of Transportation shared on X that the new US 29 bridge in High Point is now open. “The $25.3 million project replaces a 73-year-old steel girder bridge over South Main Street,” they wrote in their post. […]

High Point, NC · 1d

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Pipeline Expansion Work Evident Across Caswell County

Known as the "T15 Reliability Project," Enbridge Gas is installing a 45-mile natural gas pipeline from Eden, across Caswell County, to connect the MVP Southgate Pipeline to Duke Energy's plant at Hyco Lake which will soon transition from coal to natural gas. The pipeline being constructed along an existing easement,...

Caswell County, NC · 15h

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Kernersville (NC) to Sell Former Fire Station

The High Point Enterprise, N.C. The Kernersville Board of Aldermen plan to sell the former Fire Station 44 at 1528 Teague Lane. The aldermen approved a resolution authorizing the sale at their meeting Nov. 4. Aldermen Randall Pegram and Bill Apple were absent. Town Manager Curtis Swisher said the town...

Kernersville, NC · 2d