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The trail will accommodate more versatile equipment that is wider, longer or heavier than a standard bike.

Legal Aid of North Carolina provides a host of services to Hurricane Helene survivors including information about legal rights, answering questions regarding insurance policies, assisting with FEMA, appeals and recoupment of benefits, and providing housing support for homeowners and renters.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confirmed it’s using the Greensboro Influx Care Facility — the former American Hebrew Academy — as a training and processing site.

Salem Academy and College will be partnering with Mayfair Hospitality Group to renovate a nearly 100-year-old vacant educational building into a boutique hotel. The project is expected to generate $1 million annually. 

The original deadline for FEMA assistance was extended from November 27, 2024, to January 7, 2025. As of November 11, FEMA had approved more than $227 million for North Carolina survivors of Helene.

A costly campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats yielded mixed results in Tuesday's election, with Republicans expanding their majority on Ohio's court while candidates backed by progressive groups won in Montana and Michigan. One of the most expensive and closely watched Supreme Court races in North Carolina, where a Democratic justice campaigned heavily on abortion rights and Republicans hope to expand their majority, remained too early to call Thursday.

Forsyth County officials are set to conduct a hand-to-eye audit of the ballots cast in this year’s election in an effort to measure the reliability of the machine count.

For the third year, Forsyth County is participating in Operation Green Light for Veterans, an initiative led by the National Association of Counties.