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NC Principal of the Year 2024

Meet Beckie Spears, the NC Principal of the Year

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Beckie Spears, principal of Wilkesboro Elementary, was honored as the 2024 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year for her impactful leadership.
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Holiday food safety alert: What North Carolina families need to know

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Learn essential holiday food safety tips from North Carolina health officials to prevent foodborne illness and keep your family gatherings safe this season. As families across North Carolina gather for holiday feasts and celebrations, the warmth of tradition comes with an important responsibility: keeping loved ones safe from food-borne illness. Each year, millions of Americans […]
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NC Medicaid wins national award for record-breaking enrollment

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NC Medicaid won a national award after enrolling 570,000+ residents in its expansion program. Learn how community partnerships are transforming healthcare access statewide.
President Biden greets honor students from HBCUs after delivering remarks at the 2024 National HBCU Week Conference in Philadelphia on September 16, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images)

What Biden’s $1.3 billion investment in HBCUs means this close to Election Day

The Biden-Harris administration announced $1.3 billion in federal funding to historically Black colleges and universities. Here's what you need to know.
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Where are Millennials in the U.S. buying the most homes?

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Millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, have positioned themselves as the largest cohort of homebuyers. Here's where they're buying houses.
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The ‘sandwich generation’ is strained: How to save for retirement while caring for kids and aging parents

50 hours, that's the amount of time America's "sandwich generation" spends caring for both children and aging parents every week. Here's what you need to know.