Alamance County Commissioners have agreed to allocate an additional $7.3 million to the local public school system for capital projects. The move comes after the district initiated a budget dispute last month.

The North Carolina Health Care Affordability Commission held its first meeting this week to make healthcare more affordable for North Carolinians without sacrificing quality. The state currently ranks 50th in the nation for costs and 42nd for outcomes.

Starting in August, Greensboro will block vehicles on parts of South Elm Street to make way for a pedestrian plaza. February One Place to Washington Street will be closed to traffic for about three months.

Retired Sergeant Robert Grier integrated the Winston-Salem Fire Department more than a decade before racial segregation was outlawed in the United States. He died this past weekend at the age of 104.