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Chappell grew up in the mill town of Canton in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. In a documentary about his life, “Fred Chappell: I Am One of You Forever,” he said he carried the mountains with him whenever he went. He spent most of his career in Greensboro, writing and teaching in the graduate-level creative writing program he helped build.

As the respiratory viral season picks up, local infectious disease expert Dr. Christopher Ohl gave an update Friday on three major viruses health care providers are seeing.

Several events designed to help job seekers find work are scheduled for this month in Winston-Salem, and they’re being funded through the American Rescue Plan Act.

North Carolina’s chief justice has quietly replaced the next leader of the state’s intermediate-level appeals court. The new chief judge at the Court of Appeals is Judge Chris Dillon, whose appointment took effect Monday.

Hundreds of people gathered in Greensboro Wednesday to honor Sergeant Philip Dale Nix, who was shot and killed on Saturday.

A North Carolina law that makes it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction shouldn't be thrown out, especially with a change to the law that took effect this week, a federal judge has ruled.

Piedmont Federal Savings Bank has acquired Wake Forest Federal Savings and Loan Association chartered in 1922. Piedmont Federal was founded in 1903 and currently serves clients throughout the Triad region and Lake Norman. The acquisition will expand that reach to the town of Wake Forest

Just when it appeared the season couldn’t get any more embarrassing for the Carolina Panthers, owner David Tepper finds himself embroiled in a public relations nightmare after video surfaced of the billionaire throwing the contents of a drink in the direction of Jaguars fans from his suite following a 26-0 loss at Jacksonville on Sunday.