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Country star Scotty McCreery knows pressure NFL players face
A decade ago, Scotty McCreery won “American Idol.” At age 17. So the country music star and huge NFL fan knows all about the pressure players face. Maybe even more so: Remember, as well as he might have performed on stage, fans across the country were casting votes...
Worker advocates seek more NC aid as federal benefits expire
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's unemployed need higher and longer jobless benefits from the state more than ever now that additional federal benefits created during the COVID-19 pandemic expired this month, advocates for workers and the poor said Monday. Several...
Friday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Aberdeen 6, Calhoun City 0 Alcorn Central 54, Falkner 12 Amory 50, Mooreville 21 Baldwyn 60, Tishomingo County 14 Bay 54, Long Beach 21 Bay Springs 44,...
Friday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Alexander Central 28, R-S Central 8 Andrews 26, Mitchell County 14 Asheville Erwin 28, Brevard 21 Asheville School 54, Lakeway Christian, Tenn. 7 Bartlett Yancey 70, East...
Judge sets deadline for N. Carolina to boost school funding
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge has set a mid-October deadline for state lawmakers to follow a court-ordered plan to provide full funding for improving public education or he will take action himself. State Superior Court Judge David Lee said he was “very...
North Carolina man gets 13 years for human trafficking
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a North Carolina man to 13 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor and for aiding and abetting, authorities said. Antoine Lamar Wallace of Garner, was sentenced on Wednesday to for sex trafficking of a minor and...
Man arrested on indecent liberties charges from 1970s
SELMA, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been arrested following his indictment on charges of taking indecent liberties with a family member in the 1970s, a sheriff's office said Wednesday. David Ricky Godwin Sr., 74, of Selma was taken into custody by detectives...
September redistricting hearings held for NC maps input
LENOIR, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators are going outside Raleigh to hear from residents about how General Assembly and congressional districts should be redrawn for the next decade. The House and Senate scheduled over a dozen public hearings for September, with...
North Carolina schools see major COVID spread as year begins
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials on Tuesday released a report showing 170 ongoing COVID-19 clusters in K-12 schools or child care settings. While the state Department of Health and Human Services said it does not have data on the number of pupils...
The Latest: N. Carolina has 170 clusters in schools, centers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials on Tuesday released a report showing 170 ongoing COVID-19 clusters in K-12 schools or child care settings. While the state Department of Health and Human Services said it does not have data on the number of pupils...
