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Crusaders Set School Record for Wins in Season Finale

WILSON, N.C. -- Belmont Abbey set a school record for wins Friday, ending the regular season with a 7-0 South Atlantic Conference victory over Barton. Isabella Hite and Isabel Stankiewicz each scored twice and Sarah Schumacher tallied three assists as the Crusaders completed a season sweep of the Bulldogs. With...

Belmont, NC · 3d
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Tega Cay Sun

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Fort Mill Marching Band Earns Third Place In SCBDA 6A Finals

The Fort Mill High School Marching Band placed third at the South Carolina Band Directors Association 6A State Championships, earning the bronze medal with a score of 91.45 for its 2026 show, “In My Beginning.” Wando High School won the state title with a 93.70, and James F. Byrnes High School took the silver medal...

Fort Mill, SC · 1d

Western Carolinian

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WCU early voting site ranks second statewide in turnout increase

Western Carolina University’s new early voting site at the Health and Human Sciences Building has the second highest percentage increase in voter turnout of any early voting site in North Carolina during the 2026 midterm election, according to a new analysis by political science professor Chris Cooper. The site...

Cullowhee, NC · 21h
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YoCo News

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Nation Ford Wins 5A State Band Title As Catawba Ridge Takes Silver

Nation Ford High School won the South Carolina Band Directors Association Class 5A State Championship, scoring a 93.20 to finish two tenths of a point ahead of Catawba Ridge High School, which took the silver medal with a 93.00. The result gave Fort Mill School District bands the top two spots in 5A. Combined with...

Fort Mill, SC · 1d

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Congratulations to the 2026 R. Flake Shaw Scholarship Winners

Meet twelve North Carolina students who are the R. Flake Shaw Scholarship Winners, which is North Carolina Farm Bureau’s top academic award. The R. Flake Shaw scholarship program provides an important service to deserving youth in the state who have a desire to further their education and pursue a career path in agriculture.

North Carolina · 2d

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Watch: WBTV Football Friday Night game coverage - Nov. 6, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The first round of playoff high school football has arrived in the Charlotte region and WBTV will have all the highlights every Friday night. Football Friday Night continues on Friday, Nov. 6, with Nate Wimberly and Cam Gaskins. They will have all the scores and highlights from Week 10 and can be watched on WBTV starting at 11:20 p.m. You can watch Football Friday Night in the video player above.

Charlotte, NC · 3d

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Indian Land blows by Greenwood 42-7 in first round of SCHSL 4A state playoffs

INDIAN LAND, S.C. (WBTV) - Indian Land is on to the second round of the playoffs for the third-straight year. The Warriors cruised to a 42-7 win over the Greenwood Eagles in the opening game of the SCHSL 4A bracket Friday night. This sets up a rematch with T.L. Hanna,...

Indian Land, SC · 3d

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This North Carolina College Just Ranked Among America’s Happiest And Most Beautiful

Three lakes, swans, brick walkways, and a fountain with its own four-foot waterfall are not what I usually picture when somebody says “college campus.”. Then I learned the entire place is officially a botanical garden. The North Carolina university made that designation in 2004, and the landscaping has only...

North Carolina · 5d

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Decision made over controversial bell schedule for 1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg school

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools made a major decision regarding a controversial proposed bell schedule change for one of its schools. In an email obtained by WBTV on Thursday, Nov. 5, the South Academy of International Languages said its 2027-2028 bell schedule will remain unchanged. A new bell schedule was being considered for the school, which prompted pushback from parents.

Charlotte, NC · 4d

Queen City News

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High school in Gastonia suspends bus routes due to driver shortage

GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Some families in Gaston County are scrambling this week as a bus driver shortage is forcing a high school to suspend routes. “I can imagine there was a lot of people panicking,” said Cindy Williams, whose granddaughter goes to Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia. Williams shared a voicemail […]

Gastonia, NC · 5d

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Two-set rally falters Nation Ford’s state title hopes

COLUMBIA-A two-set rally by the Lucy Beckham Bengals crushed the 4A state championship hopes of the Nation Ford Falcons girls’ volleyball team. The Bengals won 3-2 (18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 7-15) after trailing 2-1 before winning the fourth and fifth sets to take the state title at Dreher High School on Saturday, Nov. 7. Nation Ford finished the season at 30-5.

Fort Mill, SC · 2d

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Butler wins rematch over Independence, 30-14 in first round of NCHSAA 7A state playoffs

MATTHEWS, N.C. (WBTV) - Independence picked up just its second win of the regular season in the final week against rival Butler. The rematch went quite differently at the Dawg Pound. Butler jumped out to a 14-point lead in the first quarter and held off the Patriots for a 30-14...

Charlotte, NC · 3d

Raleigh News & Observer

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NC State's Sigma Nu brothers could face charges. Here's how NC law treats hazing

The doors to an NC State University fraternity will remain closed amid an ongoing probe into serious hazing allegations within the organization, university officials and the national organization said this week. But whether fraternity leaders can be criminally charged hinges on North Carolina’s hazing law — a statute that some experts say contains a more narrow definition in comparison to other states. NC State’s Sigma Nu fraternity has been the target of a weeklong investigation into its alleged hazing of new members, with graphic videos and anonymous reports describing pledges enduring physical abuse, pressured drug use, threats and multiple hospitalizations, according to recent search warrants. In a statement to The News & Observer on Friday afternoon, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman declined to comment on what specific charges the state could consider against Sigma Nu members, but said officials would “follow the evidence wherever it leads in considering what charges are appropriate.” “State law prohibits activities that are defined as hazing,” Freeman wrote in a message. “Abuse under any circumstances is not to be tolerated. It takes courage for victims to speak out. We take protecting our young people seriously and are committed to a thorough investigation and any

North Carolina · 3d

Charlotte Observer

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Prep update: NC cross-country champs; Berry rolls in flag, and Carmel tip-off winners

Nationally ranked Greensboro Day flexed its muscle Saturday at the Carmel Christian Tip-Off Classic in Matthews. The Bengals, ranked as high as No. 7 in America, beat Concord Academy, 65-42, in their season opener. One night earlier, Concord Academy had beaten reigning NCHSAA 2A state champion Queen’s Grant at the same event. On Saturday, Greensboro Day jumped out to a 15-7 first-quarter lead and was up 35-20 at halftime. Micah Gunter, a 6-2 combo guard, led Greensboro Day with 23 points, five rebounds and three assists. He is a 4-star guard ranked among the nation’s top 70 players. Grant Duggins had 10 for Greensboro Day, which starts a lineup of players who are 6-foot-8, 6-4, 6-7, 6-10 and 6-10. Cooper Perkins had 15 and Cruz Miller 11 for Concord Academy. Miller hit a buzzer-beater Friday night to beat Queen’s Grant. Forsyth Country Day 69, Queen’s Grant 63: Forsyth outlasted Queen’s Grant in overtime, sending the NCHSAA 2A state champs to an 0-2 start. Queen’s Grant shot 2 of 18 from 3-point range. Combine Academy 79, Gaston Christian 40: Combine outscored Gaston Christian 51-19 in the second half to run away for the win. Gaston Christian shot 12 for 54 for

Greensboro, NC · 2d

ABC11 Eyewitness News

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How NC election results could reshape education

Changes in the North Carolina General Assembly could affect education funding at the state level.

Wake County, NC · 5d

ednc.org

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Report finds nearly $18 billion in facility needs for NC public schools for 2027-2031

Every five years, state law requires that local boards of education submit their long-range plans for “meeting school facility needs” to the State Board of Education. The reports are then aggregated by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) into a statewide summary, which is submitted to the General Assembly to shape their decisions regarding fiscal allocations in the state budget to potentially meet these school needs.

North Carolina · 4d

WFAE

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School board weighs options for attendance boundary changes

After a summer of controversy, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board will take on a task that's difficult for any school board: deciding where students go to school. CMS plans to reopen Elbert Edwin Waddell High School as a comprehensive high school and open a new middle school on Stumptown Road — which will affect other schools’ attendance boundaries.

Charlotte, NC · 3d

hoodline.com

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NC Board Wants Softer Rules for Teacher-Training Programs, but Enforcement Is Stalled

N.C. State Board of Education — Agency Responsible for Rulemaking. North Carolina’s State Board of Education has approved recommendations for changing how the state evaluates teacher-training programs, but the recommendations are not yet in force. The board still needs to adopt rules to put the proposed system into effect, leaving the timing and details of any new enforcement framework unsettled.

North Carolina · 3d

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Hough High opens postseason atop Magnificent Seven

Hough High opens postseason atop Magnificent Seven. Mallard Creek High football coach Kennedy Tinsley speaks with his team after the Mavericks' 17-7 win against Chambers on Oct. 30, 2026. Mallard Creek, which is No. 2 in the Magnificent Seven rankings, won the Meck Power Six title with the win and earned a first round bye in the North Carolina 8A playoffs.

Cornelius, NC · 5d

FOX8 News

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North Carolina high school suspends bus routes due to driver shortage

GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Some families in Gaston County are scrambling this week as a bus driver shortage is forcing a high school to suspend routes. “I can imagine there was a lot of people panicking,” said Cindy Williams, whose granddaughter goes to Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia. Williams shared a voicemail […]

Gaston County, NC · 4d