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Politics & Government

Local sheriffs push back against Tillis' 'sanctuary jurisdiction' claims

2:50pm April 30, 2025

Senator Thom Tillis has released a map labeling nine North Carolina counties “sanctuary jurisdictions” for undocumented immigrants. Among them: Forsyth, Guilford and Watauga.

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Politics & Government

North Carolina Republicans already seek to tighten up 2024 immigration enforcement law

8:57am April 30, 2025

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Republicans who last fall enacted their long-sought policy ordering local sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents seeking to locate and deport certain jail inmates already want it

Environment

Solar project helps Second Harvest Food Bank reduce costs and carbon footprint

5:05pm April 29, 2025

by Paul Garber

About 1,700 panels now help power the food bank’s headquarters in Winston-Salem.

Education

WS/FCS hopes to find interim superintendent by June 1

3:11pm April 29, 2025

by Amy Diaz

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education met Monday night to discuss hiring an interim superintendent to replace Tricia McManus, who will retire at the end of June.

Students sitting at computers in a classroom at Appalachian State University.

Education

App State to offer AI concentration in master’s programs

2:56pm April 29, 2025

by Jacob Hancock-Hernández

The program will offer a course titled Ethics, Policy and Governance in AI, which will stress the importance of using the technology responsibly.

A photo of the Interactive Resource Center in Greensboro

Housing

Greensboro Interactive Resource Center announces new executive director

1:27pm April 29, 2025

by DJ Simmons

Bennita Curtain will be the fourth person to serve in this role since the day center opened in 2009.

Man holds american flag in front of citizenship paperwork

Immigration

DOGE cuts Greensboro-based citizenship education program

3:44pm April 28, 2025

by April Laissle

Free legal services for those seeking citizenship have been eliminated as a result of the changes. One of three related classes was cancelled too, at a time of increasing popularity.

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Housing

HUD approves $1.4B grant to rebuild homes in western North Carolina

3:13pm April 28, 2025

by DJ Simmons

Most of the money would go toward housing recovery for low and moderate-income residents in the region.

Environmental Justice Summit to feature civil rights leader

2:16pm April 28, 2025

by Abe Levine

Civil rights activist Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. coined the term “environmental racism” while participating in a historic North Carolina protest that birthed a movement.

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Utility poles and lines hang over downtown Mount Pleasant, N.C.

Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects

11:41am April 28, 2025

by Jack Brook, Associated Press/Report for America

The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town's overdue revitalizatio