After a year of review and information gathering, Randolph Public Health, in collaboration with Randolph Health, has released its assessment of community health. Next, they will develop community health improvement plans.

Jennifer Hall, a recently retired principal, has been appointed to serve as the interim superintendent of Elkin City Schools.

North Carolina has some of the fastest-rising healthcare costs in the country. Now, Treasurer Brad Briner, who oversees the State Health Plan, and DHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai will try to fix them.

State lawmakers released a $34 billion budget bill Tuesday morning that comes a full year behind schedule. The House and Senate plan to vote on the spending plan later this week, aiming to get the bill to Gov. Josh Stein's desk by late Thursday.