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Matthews focused on school funding challenges
Tim Matthews is the longest-tenured member of the Mount Airy Board of Education, having joined that body in 1996 and who now serves as its chairman. Matthews is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a longtime local pharmacist who owns North Main Pharmacy. He and his wife Sandy have lived in Mount Airy since 1984 and have three children who are graduates of Mount Airy City Schools. Matthews is a member of Central United Methodist Church, where he has held various leadership positions. Question 1: What is motivating you to serve as a school board member in Mount Airy? Answer: My experience as a board member helps to provide consistent proven leadership. I enjoy the servant/leader aspects of the position and feel rewarded by witnessing the success of our students/staff. Question 2: What is your platform? Answer: The top priorities as I see them are: 1. School safety — There have been 26 school shootings on K-12 campuses in 2026. While we have taken multiple actions to make schools safer, my greatest concern is for student and teacher safety and well-being. The challenge is protecting our family members while still offering an inviting,
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Showdown set for last night of regular season – Southeast vs. Eastern
The regular season comes to an end in area high school football Friday night and there’s plenty to be determined in the Mid-Carolina Conference. Southeast Alamance goes to Eastern Alamance with first place at stake. Here’s a look at the slate of area games:. Southeast Alamance at Eastern...
The Mount Airy News
Leonard sees teacher recruitment as major need
The Mount Airy News is profiling candidates for a contested Mount Airy Board of Education race in the Nov. 3 election. Two candidates are vying for the board’s at-large seat, incumbent Tim Matthews, a Democrat, and Republican Kyle Leonard, also a present board member who is seeking Matthews’ at-large position due to moving out of the District A area he now represents. The same set of questions was posed to each person, designed to give voters an idea of how the office-seekers stand on relevant issues. Kyle Leonard has lived in Mount Airy since 2015. He and his wife, Mary Alice, are the parents of three boys and a girl; the oldest is a student in Mount Airy City Schools and a part of the dual language immersion program. Leonard, who works as a wealth advisor for Fund Direct Advisors, was appointed and then elected to the school board in 2018. Question 1: What is motivating you to serve as a school board member in Mount Airy? Answer: Since joining the board in 2018, I’ve seen how much our schools mean to Mount Airy. They’re central to our community, and I want every child, whatever their background or ability, to
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FOX8 News
McMichael High School places 3rd in T-Mobile contest, ‘forever grateful’ for community’s support
MAYODAN, N.C. (WGHP) — McMichael High School’s journey in the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights Contest has come to an end. On Thursday, the Mayodan school announced that McMichael High placed third in the East Division as part of T-Mobile’s nationwide contest promoting small rural community football programs. The school got 121,040 votes. The winner, […]
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Kaden Craft runs for two TDs, throws for another in win at Davie County
Four-star Class of 2028 quarterback Kaden Craft of Lake Norman High School in Mooresville, N.C., accounted for 219 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in the Wildcats' 28-7 win at Davie County High School in Mocksville, N.C.
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North Stanly stays perfect with shutout win over Bonnie Cone
NEW LONDON — North Stanly’s football team moved within one win of the first 10-0 regular season in program history Friday night, overwhelming Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy 60-0. Playing in front of their home crowd in New London, the Comets (9-0, 4-0 Yadkin Valley) scored 40 points in the first quarter of the nonconference matchup as they eventually handed the winless Eagles (0-9, 0-5 Catawba River) another defeat.
chathamstartribune.com
Danville Middle School takes Piedmont title
The Baby Eagles brought home the title Wednesday. Danville Middle School used a strong first half to cruise to a 35-14 win over the Halifax County Middle School Lions at J.T. Christopher Stadium. The Lions drew first blood with a long touchdown run at the 5:00 mark of the first...
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Duke Raised Its Wages, But Coalition Presses Duke to Invest More in Durham
“I live here in Durham. My rent went from $716 to $1,300,” Earl Bradley said at a rally calling on Duke University to raise its minimum wage. “It’s not just me facing the rent hike. It’s people working at Duke.” Bradley is a worker leader with the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW) and a former Duke housekeeper. Duke is the largest employer in Durham and North Carolina’s second-largest private employer.
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Johnson installed as DCC President
He’s been on the job for over a year. But now Dr. Cornelius Johnson is officially President of Danville Community College. Johnson was formally installed as the eighth president of DCC in a recent weekend ceremony on campus. “This inauguration is about much more than one individual or one...
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‘They Want These Voices Silenced’: North Carolina Students March to Vote After Officials Deny Campus Polling Site
Students at a North Carolina university aren’t letting a rejected polling site stand in the way of casting their votes. After election officials denied an on-campus early voting location at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, the nation’s largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), students took matters into their own hands, marching to an off-campus polling station to make their voices heard. And they weren’t about to go quietly, either, with a marching band joining the procession.
FOX8 News
Triad school lights the night sky with drone show
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Friday night lights at T. Wingate Andrews High School is taking on a different look for Homecoming this year. “Nobody expected it. I mean, that was the exciting thing about it,” said the school’s Aviation Academy Director David Mayer. Drone students at Andrews, working with Fly Point Partners, a High […]
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Freedom Riders stop at NC A&T State University during commemorative 65th anniversary Voting Rights tour
A group of 1961 "Freedom Riders" and their descendants spent this election season retracing the historic Civil Rights bus trip from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans. Trip organizers say they strategically scheduled the commemorative bus ride before the Nov. 3 midterm election, with stops at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.