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It's estimated that North Carolina will need to hire 80,000 new direct support professionals to meet the demand. Adobe Stock Photo

High turnover among support services workers hurts NC families

The acute need for more direct support professionals is being felt by seniors, people with disabilities, and their families.

Across the district, officials say there were about 4,000 students absent on "A Day Without Immigrants," a nationwide protest held on Feb. 3. AMY DIAZ / WFDD

One in four North Carolina teachers leave the profession in their first year

North Carolina teacher attrition rates were up about 4% last year compared to the year before. Officials say the data indicates a need for stronger beginning teacher support.

Chris Lane, a junior at the University of North Carolina sits among polling signs while volunteering at a campus voting precinct in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

North Carolina lawsuits challenging same-day registration change can proceed, judge says

Two lawsuits challenging how North Carolina legislators recently tightened same-day voter registration can continue, even though state election officials…

Participants revel at the Festival of Colors, which celebrates the arrival of spring. Photo courtesy of the India Association of the Triad.

Hindu community celebrates Holi, the Festival of Colors

The India Association of the Triad is hosting a Holi Festival this Saturday in Gibsonville. Organizers say all are welcome to experience the day-long event featuring music, food, and dance.

Ariel Barron-Torres, Samantha Blackwelder, Kamaya AH-Keen, and Bahekelwa Alonda are four of the Ragsdale High School Choir students who will be going to Carnegie Hall this summer along with their teacher, Marcus Young (center). AMY DIAZ/WFDD

Ragsdale High School choir students to perform at Carnegie Hall this summer

Forty choir students from Guilford County will be performing at New York City's renowned Carnegie Hall this summer. The Ragsdale high schoolers say they think the experience will change their lives.

The Winston-Salem Dash recently announced the team has entered an agreement to sell the franchise to the company Diamond Baseball Holdings. WFDD file photo

Winston-Salem Dash will have new ownership

Winston-Salem's minor league baseball team recently announced a coming change in ownership.

Art students from Appalachian State University recently protested against the working and learning conditions at Wey Hall, where classes are being held amid construction. Photo courtesy of Emily Suits

'I would have chosen a different school': App State art students protest learning conditions

Art students at Appalachian State University are continuing to protest what they say are unsafe learning conditions. They’re taking classes in a building that is under active construction.

A scene from UNC School of the Arts' 2022 production of The Nutcracker ballet. Photograph courtesy of UNCSA.

UNC School of the Arts commemorates the 1964 phone-a-thon that helped make the school a reality

In 1964 a group of 200 phone volunteers in Winston-Salem raised nearly $1 million to demonstrate the community's support for bringing the School of the Arts to the Twin City. This month UNCSA is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the two-day "Dial for Dollars" that brought the school to the Triad.

Duke's Jeremy Roach (3) goes up for a shot against North Carolina State's DJ Burns Jr. (30) and Ben Middlebrooks (34) during the second half of an Elite Eight college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Sunday, March 31, 2024. North Carolina State won 76-64. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

The ACC keeps winning in March Madness. It wants to convert that into more future NCAA bids

No one expected North Carolina State to be in the Final Four after needing a miracle run through the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament to even make the…

Forsyth County officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the park in May of 2023. APRIL LAISSLE/WFDD

Belews Lake Park expected to open to the public this summer

With the first phase of development at Belews Lake Park nearing completion, Forsyth County is applying for a state grant to fund the next phase of construction.

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