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With the second day of THON coming to a close, most dancers and other participants are likely jumping into bed to recharge for the next day. But for those who aren’t ready to sleep just yet, whether to maintain tradition or simply because the adrenaline from the day remains, what stages of emotions could they be feeling throughout the break? For whatever reason, if you’re interested in knowing what it’s like to stay up until 6 a.m. with the THON livestream in the background, read...

The Dancer Relations Committee is vital to keeping dancers on their feet. However, this year’s virtual format brought a unique set of logistical challenges.

An attempt to drastically cut the benefits of net metering was withdrawn Friday as advocates of rooftop solar power lined up to protest.

The establishment of U.S. Treasury-certified opportunity zones in Forsyth County in May 2018 continues to provide mixed results to residential markets in six census tracts reviewed in a report released this week by Attom Data Solutions. Opportunity zones are economically distressed census tracts qualified to receive private investments through a new vehicle known as opportunity funds. The goal is connecting those tracts with investors, offering tax credits and other tax incentives to get invest...

DECATUR — Within view of a sign along Wyckles Road welcoming motorists to Harristown, there is a building under construction at its intersection with West Main Street in need of tenants. Harristown Mayor Evelyn Deverell thinks it would be an ideal location for Macon County’s first recreational marijuana dispensary. “We approved pretty much everything,” Deverell said, referring to action taken by the village board in 2019 allowing most forms of cannabis businesses to be estab...

Local families being supported by the Napa food bank will soon have a new place to receive their donations — the Napa Valley Expo. Starting as soon as March, the nonprofit CANV Food Bank program that has seen demand soar since pandemic-triggered economic turmoil began nearly a year ago is preparing to shift distribution in Napa to the state-owned fairground on downtown Third Street and away from New Technology High School. The move is prompted by the Napa Valley Unified School District exp...

CONWAY — February vacation weeks roll along, with the first about to end and the second one starting. Machine groomed and loose granular conditions (with fresh powder from Friday’s flurries) and almost everything open makes for great skiing and riding this weekend, featuring snow showers today and sunny skies and freezing temps Sunday. Remember to book reservations at your favorite area online. The Conway Scenic Railroad (conwayscenic.com) is also offering snow trains to Bartlett dail...

The planned Group Three vaccinations scheduled to begin Wednesday likely have become more complicated — at least in the short term — because of the winter cold snap’s effect on first dose supplies. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that the rounds of vaccine expected to have arrived Feb. 16-17 from federal government supplies won’t be available for distribution until between Monday and Wednesday. “Allocations for the next week are a...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Power companies across the ArkLaTex continue to restore electricity to their customers.

Gov. Greg Abbott gave an update Friday, Feb. 19, on the states ongoing response to severe winter weather. The governor detailed the state’s priorities of continuing to restore power and