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From reservation to graduation

ELON -- Classes at 8 a.m. Late nights studying. Juggling mandatory group project meetings with a work schedule. These were challenges faced by all the Elon University graduates who received their... READ MORE
Elon graduates take in wisdom from celebrated news anchor and Elon dad

ELON -- A college commencement address is often a time when a complete stranger simply compliments a thousand young people on a job well done before conferring their degrees. That’s not the route... READ MORE

Tar Heels make it matter in 14th

DURHAM – For eight innings of Friday night’s Atlantic Coast Conference game, North Carolina seemed to regress in a tune-up game. Then came the heroics of Brian Holberton. Holberton launched... READ MORE
Dalton charges from deep in field to maintain winning streak at Ace Speedway

ALTAMAHAW — Even a most daunting challenge couldn’t loosen Boo Boo Dalton’s stranglehold on Victory Lane. The teenage driver from Liberty grabbed another win Friday night, this time climbing fr... READ MORE

Authorities break up N.C. ATM theft ring, arrest 10

CHARLOTTE — Local and federal authorities say they've broken up a crime ring that stole checkbooks from cars and homes in North and South Carolina and used the checks to make fraudulent deposits ... READ MORE
Arrests made in backlog of college's crimes

ELIZABETH CITY — Police have made eight arrests in connection with the backlog of cases found at Elizabeth City State University, a situation that led to the resignation of the school's ... READ MORE

Peonies help us remember ... and honor

The peonies are slightly behind schedule for Memorial Day.
I worry about such things, not because I want to, but because I have to. It’s part of my heritage. For years, women in my family have ...
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Let kids start school on a normal schedule

Q: Our son’s fifth birthday is in August. He did just fine, socially and academically, in preschool, but the counselor at the school he’s slated to attend has recommended that we hold him back a ... READ MORE