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The training will be part of educator preparation programs, helping schools better recognize and respond when students need mental health support. -
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced a case of measles on Wednesday in a child in Polk County. It was the second in the state this year and the first related to an outbreak in South Carolina. -
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced he is suing the federal Education Department to prevent a cut of nearly $50 million in grant funding for mostly rural schools in low-income communities. -
Carrboro-based All Day Records has opened a second location in Pittsboro. -
State officials say the money will help improve the life of more than 3 million North Carolinians living in rural communities. -
Former state Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northampton, is challenging current Rep. Rodney Pierce, D-Halifax, in the Democratic primary. The left-leaning district stretches from Warren County to Northampton County. -
Attorney General Jeff Jackson said North Carolina will “get back the $17 million that Congress promised.” -
It’s OK this time of year to tell someone to take a hike. -
Freedom Caucus Chairman Keith Kidwell is seeking a fifth term representing four coastal counties in the state House (Beaufort, Dare, Hyde and Pamlico). He's now facing a Republican primary challenger, Beaufort County farmer Darren Armstrong.
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