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The Mount Airy News
Mount Airy recognizes 3 state champions
Three recent Mount Airy graduates returned to the Granite City to receive their state championship rings. Pvt. Andrew Meadows, Jenevy Olalde and Brooke Haynes were recognized at an Oct. 16 football game for reaching the pinnacle of their respective sports. Each won an individual state title during their senior year. Meadows won the men's wrestling 3A 175-pound state championship this past February with a 55-2 record. The 2026 title was his fourth in high school. Individually, he won the 1A 165-pound state championship in 2024 and the 1A 175-pound state championship in 2025. He also was part of Mount Airy's 2025 team that finished first at the 1A individual state tournament. Meadows holds the Surry County record for career wins with 184 victories and only 12 losses. He continued his wrestling career at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina. Olalde made history by winning the women's wrestling 1A-4A 107-pound state championship. She was the first women's wrestler in Surry County history to win a state title since the sport was sanctioned by the N.C. High School Athletic Association in 2024. She was a four-time state qualifier who reached the podium twice before, placing fifth in the open classification 100-pound
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Elon’s German Studies program receives Center of Excellence award
Elon University’s German Studies program received the Center of Excellence award. The award highlights the department’s commitment to help their students thrive while learning the German language. The Center of Excellence designation recognizes programs that demonstrate expertise, use effective teaching practices and maintain high standards in their field.
arkansasadvocate.com
College students in swing states rally against off-campus voting sites, student ID bans
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Led by members of the marching band and Aggie and Aggietha, the North Carolina A&T State University mascots, hundreds of students at the nation’s largest historically Black university walked 40 minutes from campus to the nearest early polling site on a recent afternoon. They started...
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phspagesbypage.com
Page v. Grimsley Football Game: a Tough Loss
The rivalry between Page High School and Grimsley High School goes back for many decades. This rivalry comes out most in the annual football game between the teams which occurred this year on October 16. For the first time in history, both teams are undefeated going into this game. Grimsley’s...
takingthekids.com
This Small North Carolina College Just Took The No. 1 Spot In The Entire South
A college with an 11:1 student-faculty ratio just tied for the top spot among every regional college in the South. That’s the No. 1 slot in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings, and it jumped three places to get there. The surprises keep stacking up. This campus...
Yahoo!
Bennett College to sell historic Harriet Tubman painting
Bennett College in Greensboro will sell a historical painting of Harriet Tubman to support the institution's future growth as it marks 100 years as a women's college, according to the college. The painting, "Harriet Tubman," was created in 1931 by Aaron Douglas, a leading artist of the Harlem Renaissance. It...
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Scholarship established in memory of N.C. A&T student Dorian Jackson
A new scholarship at North Carolina A&T State University will honor the legacy of Dorian L. Jackson, a Greensboro native who drowned while trying to save his sister at Lake Norman. Jackson, 21, was a senior at A&T and a 2023 graduate of James B. Dudley High School. His death...
The Stokes News
Essentially Sports
Pepper Spray, Parking Lot Clash & More as West Forsyth vs. Parkland JV Football Game Ends in Chaos
What was supposed to be a regular high school football game between West Forsyth and Parkland quickly turned into a chaotic scene that went far beyond the field. Tensions reportedly spilled over during and after the JV game, with confrontations involving players and spectators drawing attention. The situation reportedly escalated further, with pepper spray being used and a confrontation breaking out in the parking lot. It raises just one question: what really went down in the game? West Forsyth High School is located in Clemmons, North Carolina. Parkland High School is also in the same Winston...