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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

Eagles come undone in regional final

MEBANE — The Eastern Alamance softball team repeated mistakes that plagued it at times and couldn’t repeat another season-long trend to make up for them. Six errors and an inability to come up ... READ MORE
Comeback kings: Elon makes it to title game

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Elon University’s encore was even better. The Phoenix rallied from a four-run deficit to complete a day of baseball comebacks against Georgia Southern, winning twice and land... 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