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The dispute comes months after residents voiced concerns about the Boonville Fire Department's response times.

The tax rate increase comes as officials look to pay for growing expenses and get ahead of legislation that could threaten the town charter.

Heath Belcher has worked in public education in North Carolina for more than 20 years.

The NCDHHS Zoom meeting discussed the potential impacts of proposed Medicaid and SNAP cuts on North Carolina. Secretary Dev Sangvai emphasized the severe cuts, including North Carolina potentially covering $700 million annually for SNAP benefits and $420 million for administrative costs. Deputy Secretary Jay Ludlum detailed the potential $40 billion loss in federal funding for Medicaid over 10 years, affecting rural hospitals and communities. And Governor Stein urged lawmakers to oppose the cuts, citing the critical role of SNAP and Medicaid in North Carolina's health and economy.

A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun Monday, then fled in a stolen vehicle before being captured

The roll call of Republican senators in the U.S. Congress who have called it quits, rather than endure a political career sideways with President Donald Trump, is long, notable — and apparently, still growing.

The bank is closing a downtown office in the city, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the state.

The report shows guns were involved in roughly 80% of homicides over the past decade in Guilford and Forsyth counties. 

Halford has served in the role since 2021.