Near Watauga County
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DURHAM — At Kate’s Korner, the day begins early – children arriving, classroom doors opening, small voices calling for teachers, parents saying quick goodbyes before heading to work. For the childcare center’s staff, the morning comes with one less worry: they don’t have to figure out how to pay for care for their own children. […]
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Read the original report from Border Belt Independent. This brief links to the publisher's reporting.
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At least 10 people were arrested or detained Thursday evening during a license checkpoint operation in Tabor City, according to Siembra NC, an immigrant rights advocacy group. The checkpoint took place near N.C. Highway 904 and Pireway Road between about 5:30 and 7 p.m., Siembra NC said. Video obtained by the group shows a man […]
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At Washington County High School, Principal Torrey Hines learned that some students were spending part of the school day at a barbershop instead of attending an intervention period, a designated time for additional academic support. So Hines went to the barbershop one morning to find out why. A student told him they skipped because intervention […]
