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Rocky Mount Telegram

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Ladybirds, Gryphons roll into third round of the flag football playoffs

BAILEY — The Southern Nash High School flag football team rolled into the third round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 1A-6A playoffs with a 48-6 triumph over Burlington Williams in a second-round game Saturday afternoon at home. The Ladybirds improved to 17-1 overall and will play Pamlico County (13-2) in a third-round contest at Eastern Guilford High School on Saturday. Williams, which advanced to the second round with a 19-18 victory over Franklinton, ended its season 6-2 overall. Southern Nash took a 7-0 lead with 9:08 left in the first quarter on a 16-yard touchdown run by Aliyah Croll and the conversion run by Leila Gonzalez. Alonna Beacham’s four-yard TD run and another Gonzalez conversion pushed the Ladybirds’ lead to 14-0 with 5:41 left in the quarter. Williams answered with a 70-yard TD pass from Lauryn Kimber to Heaven Carter to cut the deficit to 14-6. The Ladybirds essentially put the game out of reach with a 22-point second quarter. Janiyah Montague recorded a flag pull in the end zone for a safety with 6:52 remaining in the first half. Less than two minutes later, Gonzalez threw a 12-yard TD pass to Jayda Leonard and then

Bailey, NC · 8d

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County’s seven football teams make state playoffs

ASHEBORO — For the first time since Randolph County consisted of seven football-playing high schools, every county team qualified for the NCHSAA state playoffs. After Wheatmore High School began its existence in 2009, the football-playing schools in the county increased to seven with Providence Grove starting the year prior.

Randolph County, NC · 10d
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The Standard

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AGHS effort featured at state conference

An exceptional school-based enterprise at Ayden-Grifton High School was showcased at a state conference this week. The Charger Brews was selected for the 75th annual Conference on Exceptional Children, which the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Exceptional Children hosted through Friday in Greensboro. The AGHS effort was highlighted as part of a School-Based Enterprise Bazaar showcasing products created and marketed by students with disabilities. The Pitt County Board of Education on Monday honored AGHS special education teacher Meredith Setser for the program’s inclusion in the conference. “This recognition really highlights their creativity, their entrepreneurship and the way that they are extending their learning beyond the classroom,” PCS Exceptional Children’s Director Dawn Hester said. The Charger Brews is a coffee and snacks enterprise staffed by students in the exceptional children’s program at AGHS. Participants operate a food and beverage cart at school to develop employment skills including communication, teamwork, responsibility and customer service. The annual Conference on Exceptional Children invites educators and parents to share and learn about innovations and practices to help exceptional children achieve. The theme for this year was “Brilliant Past. Bold Future: 75 Years of Exceptional Children.” Keisha Johnson, a special education teacher at

Ayden, NC · 7d

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Taylor Ferrer-Diaz is our Educator of the Week!

FRANKLINVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — FOX8 honors Taylor Ferrer-Diaz of Grays Chapel Elementary School. Congrats, Mrs. Ferrer-Diaz!. If you know of an educator who is worthy of this nomination please fill out the nomination form here. Educator of the Week is sponsored by the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Franklinville, NC · 9d
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Bladen Journal

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West tops Eastern Randolph for first boys’ soccer playoff win since 2005

BLADENBORO — It took until the second half for the West Bladen offense to get rolling. Once it did, there was no stopping it. The Knights scored three goals in a span of about six minutes in the second half Monday, Nov. 2 in beating Eastern Randolph 4-2 in the opening round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A playoffs.

Bladenboro, NC · 9d

The Mount Airy News

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Student media team learning news on the job

This year, students from one local school district are benefiting from the unique opportunity to gain real-world experience through a club that builds community, experience and allows for more school-wide engagement. Surry County Schools’ Student Media Team was started last spring by Chief Communications Officer Hollie Lyons-Hawks, and 2026-27 marks the club’s first full year of existence. Lyons-Hawks was inspired to create the club in order to provide a creative space for students to learn skills and disciplines related to communications, as well as encouraging opportunities for students to develop connections with leadership, peers and other creatives. The communications officer said she wished a similar program had been around when she was in high school. As the only employee of a one-person communications team, she said the club will help her create a space for students to share their voices and perspectives through outreach opportunities. “There’s something meaningful about hearing a story from someone your own age or seeing a fellow student show up to your game or event, take photos, and celebrate what you’re doing,” she wrote. Since joining Surry County Schools, she said she’s witnessed a shift from more traditional student-led media clubs and representation at the district’s

Surry County, NC · 8d

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Finalists announced for inaugural North Carolina CTE Superintendent of the Year Award

The North Carolina Association for Career and Technical Education (NCACTE), in partnership with the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), has established a new award designed to honor superintendents across the state who have made a significant impact in supporting career and technological education (CTE). The inaugural cohort of eight finalists was recently announced in a press release.

North Carolina · 9d

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PLAYOFFS PREVIEW: Four area football teams get first-round byes for state playoffs, two others play next week

Only two football teams from Alamance County will have first-round games in the state playoffs, while four others received byes into the second round. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the brackets for the playoffs Saturday. First-round games are set for Friday night. The second round is slated to be contested November 13.

Alamance County, NC · 11d

The Stokes News

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Longtime band director Tom Deese honored with South Stokes lifetime achievement award

WALNUT COVE — South Stokes High School honored its first band director, Thomas E. Deese, with the school’s Lifetime Achievement Award during halftime of the Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy football game on Oct. 30 and announced that the school’s band room will be named for him. Principal Dr. Chris Bottoms presented the award to Deese on the field, citing the “tremendous impact” he has had on the school and community. Band alumni joined the ceremony on the field. The band room dedication will be held at a later date, school officials said. Deese led the South Stokes band from 1964 to 1993. Over those 29 years, he taught more than 1,500 students, and 150 of them earned All-State honors. Under his direction, the marching band won Best Overall Music in 22 of the 23 competitions it entered and earned 16 Superior ratings. At the 1979 Tunstall Marching Invitational in Virginia, the band received a Superior rating and won every category: Best Auxiliary, Best Percussion, Best Overall General Effect, Best Overall Visual, Best Overall Music and Band of the Day. The school’s Concert and Symphonic Band also competed 14 times in Grade 5 and 6 events, the most advanced level of repertoire,

Walnut Cove, NC · 10d

Salisbury Post

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High school cross country: Rowan teams qualify for state

KERNERSVILLE — South Rowan’s boys and girls, Carson’s girls and East Rowan’s girls qualified as teams on Saturday at Ivey Redmon Park for upcoming state cross country meets. Teams with […]

Salisbury, NC · 9d

My Fox 8

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Jennifer Isley is our Educator of the Week!

REIDSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — FOX8 honors Jennifer Isley of Monroeton Elementary School. Congrats, Mrs. Isley!. If you know of an educator who is worthy of this nomination please fill out the nomination form here. Educator of the Week is sponsored by the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Reidsville, NC · 9d

WECT

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Friday Night Football playoff bracket announced

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Nearly 20 area high school football teams have qualified for the 2026 state playoffs. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the playoff bracket for all eight classifications on Saturday. First round games kick off this Friday, Nov. 6, with championship games played Dec. 10-12 at neutral sites. Games through the regional championships are played at the higher seeds.

North Carolina · 11d

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17 North Carolina College Campuses With Outdoor Paths Open To Leashed Dogs

Some of the best dog walks in North Carolina hide behind lecture halls and bell towers. College campuses here protect old forests, river trails, and quiet lakes that many locals never explore. Better still, plenty of them welcome leashed pups on their outdoor paths. From mountain valleys near Asheville to...

North Carolina · 9d

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College students in swing states rally against off-campus voting sites, student ID bans

(Indiana Capital Chronicle) - 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...

Greensboro, NC · 10d

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Sandhills Sports: Soccer Playoffs Tonight, Football Pairings Set

Monday, November 2, 2026 — November begins with state playoff soccer for all three Moore County public high schools tonight. Pinecrest and Union Pines also head into the football postseason after winning their regular-season finales Friday. Pinecrest beats Richmond, hosts Providence Friday. Pinecrest defeated Richmond Senior 36–33 at home...

Moore County, NC · 9d

Raleigh News & Observer

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It's Election Day. What would a bluer legislature mean for higher ed in NC?

Hello reader! Welcome to Higher Stakes , your source for higher education news in North Carolina. I’m reporter Jane Winik Sartwell . It’s Election Day ! What a wild election season it’s been. Our politics team has been working tirelessly to bring you breaking news, important fact checks, and in-depth analysis ahead of today. And now, the long-awaited Tuesday is here. So go vote if you haven’t already. Here’s our voter guide . And keep up with all our coverage tonight at newsobserver.com . With President Donald Trump’s approval at an all-time-low, a blue wave could come crashing in North Carolina, congressional impact reporter Danielle Battaglia wrote yesterday . That has implications for state politics as well. What would a bluer legislature mean for higher ed in NC? There’s a chance that by the end of the night, Republicans could lose their supermajority in the state Senate — and possibly even their majority in the state House, Capitol bureau chief Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan reported last week . What would that mean for higher education in North Carolina? The General Assembly appoints the UNC System Board of Governors, as well as select members of university boards of trustees across the state.

North Carolina · 8d

Rocky Mount Telegram

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RMA boys repeat as NCISAA champions

The Rocky Mount Academy boys’ cross country team has repeated as the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division II state champions. Led by five runners placing in the top 10 — including overall winner Reid Gross — the Eagles finished with 19 points to easily outdistance St. Thomas More Academy, which was second with 70 points, and Hickory Christian Academy, which took third with 121 points, at McAlpine Park in Charlotte. Faith Christian School ended up 14th with 353 points. On the boys’ side, Gross, a junior, captured the state championship by completing the course in 16:02.51, more than 27 seconds better than his teammate, junior Sage Burrison (16:28.64). Junior Auvi Alston finished third in 16:29.61 while senior Benjamin Spain ended up fourth in 16:47.77. RMA’s fifth scorer, sophomore Thomas Vaughn, emerged ninth overall in 17:51.65. Other competitors for the Eagles included freshman Logan Williams (29th in 19:41.72) and freshman Alex Vire (34th in 19:49.35). Faith Christian’s highest-placing runner was junior Ethan Carr, who was 33rd overall in 19:49.31. Other Patriots competing included sophomore Zachary Rabe (83rd in 24:20.02), freshman Luke Roberts (93rd in 24:58.45), freshman Chance Pridgen (94th in 25:06.16), seventh-grader Roman James (103rd in 26:40.39) and freshman

Rocky Mount, NC · 9d

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UNC-Chapel Hill's graduate students feel 'discarded' and 'expendable' following multiple changes

During recruitment season for UNC-Chapel Hill's sociology department, PhD student Erin Cuellar Wright opens up her Carrboro home for a few nights. A prospective student stays with Wright and her cat as she shows them what it is like to be a graduate student at Carolina. "And there was kind...

Chapel Hill, NC · 9d

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Prep football playoff pairings: Asheville earns No. 1 seed

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the first-round football playoff pairings on Oct. 31, and several Western North Carolina teams earned playoff berths. Asheville High was the only area team to earn a No. 1 seed. The Cougars are the top seed in the 6-A division. Listed below...

Asheville, NC · 11d

The Enterprise

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Southern Nash flag football drubs Williams, 48-6, in NCHSAA 2nd round

Southern Nash beat Williams 48-6 in the NCHSAA flag football playoffs, advancing to face Pamlico County after Leila Gonzalez threw four touchdown passes.

North Carolina · 9d