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7 things to know about the upcoming Liver Mush Festival in Shelby
Music, eating competitions, and more: Here’s what to know about this weekend’s Liver Mush Festival in Shelby.
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Despite Helene, Readers Digest named this North Carolina city the ‘Nicest Place in America’
Helene hit Ashevile especially hard last year, but a new list from Readers Digest named the western NC city the “nicest place in America.”
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How NC’s Howe family, descended from an enslaved man, helped give Wilmington its distinctive look
North Carolina’s Howe family goes back to an enslaved man who was forced to work construction projects. His descendants have helped build some of Wilmington’s most distinctive buildings.
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Government shutdown halts disaster aid for western North Carolina farmers impacted by Helene
Agricultural losses accounted for around $5 billion of the roughly $60 billion in Helene damage. Here’s how the federal government shutdown will make it harder for North Carolina farmers to recover.
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Fayetteville program aims to prevent homelessness after local shelter closes
Following the closure of a Salvation Army shelter in April, local leaders in the Fayetteville area are hoping to combat homelessness with short-term financial assistance, housing, and other aid.
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‘Pawns in a political game’: Federal workers in western North Carolina frustrated by government shutdown
Many federal workers in western North Carolina are being furloughed or asked to work without pay, amid a government shutdown that has no end in sight.
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The victims of the Southport, North Carolina mass shooting have been identified
According to a news release from the city of Southport, Soloman Banjo, 36, of Charlottesville, Virginia; Joy Rogers, 64, of Southport, and Michael Durbin, 56, of Galena, Ohio, were all killed in the Sept. 27 mass shooting in North Carolina.
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Despite federal government shutdown, these national parks are mostly open in North Carolina
What to know about the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina as the federal government shutdown begins.
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What we know about Nigel Edge, the Southport mass shooting suspect
Before being charged with several counts of murder in connection with a mass shooting in Southport, 40-year-old Nigel Edge had been in combat and crossed paths with a popular singer.
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What happened in Southport, NC? Everything to know about this weekend’s mass shooting
Three people are dead after a mass shooting in the coastal North Carolina city of Southport Saturday. Here’s what we know.
