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Alamance-Burlington School System may have violated state law, ABSS school policies while cleaning mold, North Carolina senator says
GRAHAM, N.C. (WGHP) — The Alamance-Burlington School System may have violated state law and ABSS school policies when dealing with mold in schools last year, according to a letter from the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations to North Carolina state Sen. Amy Galey (R-Alamance). In a statement, Galey said: “It is absolutely critical that […]
Bimbé booking agent to repay $37K to city of Durham
Bimbé booking agent repaying city of Durham after headliner is a no show. The agent responsible for booking the headliner for the 2024 Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival has signed a legal agreement to repay the city $37,000 for his failure to book singer Monica for the event last month, the city announced Wednesday.
A Burlington homeowner calls WFMY News 2 after window company damages home during installation
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Shawn Francis walked outside one day and noticed a broken window at his house. The garage window was cracked in several areas as if someone had intentionally broken it. “We think someone tried to break in; we are not sure what caused the breakage,” Francis said....
State water systems grapple with high cost of PFAS compliance standards
At a sparsely attended meeting in May at the Carrboro-based Orange Water and Sewer Authority board member Todd BenDor asked Stephen Winters, OWASA’s executive deputy director, an expensive question about what it would cost the utility to clean up the PFAS present in its water, which supplies about 80,000 customers in southern Orange County.
Alamance County man turns $25 to $100,000 prize
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — An Alamance County man turned $25 into a $100,000 prize. Oscar Galdamez-Escalante, of Burlington, purchased his lucky Extreme Cash ticket from Sam’s Grill on N.C. 119 North in Mebane. He claimed his prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters and after taxes took home $71,507. MORE...
WRAL Investigates predatory towing in NC, lawmakers seek crackdown
Predatory towing: WRAL Investigates the changes that could protect you and your wallet. From parking lots in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Wilson, WRAL Investigates has staked out companies who drivers say are predatory towers. The towers are accused of not following local rules involving towing when it...
Black mayors: Biden can carry North Carolina in November
The possibility that Donald Trump could, despite his status as a convicted felon, still prevail in this fall’s presidential election by eking out an Electoral College victory has left many Democratic politicians and rank and file voters stressed and apprehensive as the summer campaign season commences in earnest. But those worries were mostly on the […] The post Black mayors: Biden can carry North Carolina in November appeared first on NC Newsline.
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