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GCS teacher Michael Logan at the podium during a school board meeting

Education

Guilford County School Board rejects GOP pick for vacant seat for a fourth time

3:56pm March 15, 2023

The Guilford County Board of Education voted to reject a GOP appointment to fill a vacant seat for a fourth time on Tuesday. Pending legislation would require the board to approve him.

Councilman Hough, Mayor Vaughan and Austin Dillon.

Sports

Professional bull riding makes Greensboro home

3:47pm March 15, 2023

by David Ford

The professional bull riders team Carolina Cowboys will compete in Greensboro this year. The first home event takes place in September.

Education

Books on race and sexuality are among the most targeted across N.C. schools

2:48pm March 15, 2023

by Sunshine Week partners

Journalists from nine North Carolina newsrooms learned that over the past two years, people have brought at least 189 book challenges across the state's 115 public school districts. The reporting was timed to coincide with Sunshine Week, an annual celebration of the importance of public records, open government, and transparency.

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Politics & Government

N. Carolina governor's big budget increase scoffed at by GOP

2:40pm March 15, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina's Democratic governor released his state government spending plan on Wednesday that would increase spending by 20% over the next two years, double the increase favored by Republican majorities in the House and Senate.

Rebecca Harper of Cary speaks to reporters at the "People's Rally" on Union Square in downtown Raleigh, N.C.

Politics & Government

With GOP majority, North Carolina court revisits voting maps

12:26pm March 15, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

A newly formed and now Republican-majority North Carolina Supreme Court listened on Tuesday to arguments that could determine the extent to which state legislators can create electoral districts that could help lock in their political power.

Business

Kernersville textile manufacturer plans Winston-Salem expansion

11:23am March 15, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

A textile manufacturer based in Kernersville is planning an expansion in Winston-Salem.

Film documenting 500-mile "Journey to Salem" debuts on PBS

6:17am March 15, 2023

by Bethany Chafin

In 2021, in celebration of Salem Academy and College’s 250th anniversary, a group of five alumnae walked

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North Carolina GOP again seeking to limit racial teachings

4:52pm March 14, 2023

by Associated Press

A previously vetoed proposal advancing in the North Carolina House would restrict how teachers can discuss certain racial topics in the classroom amid a national GOP crusade against ideas they associate with "critical race theory."

Photo shows people recruiting workers for a furniture company.

Business

Guilford furniture manufacturers address skilled worker shortage

2:54pm March 14, 2023

by Paul Garber

Furniture manufacturing is not dead.

Snow plow drives along a snow covered road

For the first time in over three decades, Greensboro has had a nearly snow-free winter

1:20pm March 14, 2023

by April Laissle

For the first time in more than 30 years, Greensboro has gone nearly an entire winter without measurable snow.