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Isak Heartstone/Thomas DamboInternational artist Thomas Dambo will unveil his latest 18-foot troll sculpture in High Point on Saturday. The work made of recycled wood took Dambo and his team of local volunteers two weeks to assemble. The Danish artist hopes it raises awareness of the value of trash in a consumerist society. -
Courtesy High PointThe initiative that connects those in need with a social worker at the library has reached more than 600 people so far.
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Starting this month, small businesses in North Carolina will have a new option to provide health insurance to their employees. The Carolina HealthWorks program launched this week following a change the legislature made to insurance regulations last year. -
Greensboro is facing a new chapter with several council seats in play. -
Forsyth County Health and Human Services and local providers are working to find ways to sustain SNAP should the government shutdown drag on past November. -
After making final payments to the state and entering into a debt-erasing contract with a custodial services company last week, the district's remaining amount owed to vendors is $7.7 million. -
GOP lawmakers approved a redistricting plan, which led to Republican gains. The Board of Commissioners went from a Democratic majority to entirely Republican. -
Brockman's release comes just days after his resignation. -
The move comes several weeks after trustees voted to keep the children’s book “Call Me Max,” about a transgender boy, in the kids’ section following a request that it be relocated. -
For the first time in years, more child care programs in North Carolina closed than opened this August. -
A Missouri-based developer has pulled out of a planned affordable housing project in Winston-Salem’s Happy Hill neighborhood following criticism from residents who said they were left out of the process. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer 50% of typical benefits in November using a reserve fund. North Carolina was one of the states that sued to require it to use that money amid federal shutdown.
