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See where candidates in congressional, legislature and local races on Union County’s 2024 primary ballots stand on the issues.

The Union County school board voted 6-3 Friday to rescind an earlier vote to defy North Carolina's school calendar law, saying a lawsuit left them with no choice.

The Black Hills Stock Show is a place where people of the industry come together each year — taking time to visit vendors, educate themselves, attend sales and have conversations with others in the same...

The Union County school board unanimously approved a new calendar Tuesday morning that starts classes on Aug. 9, almost three weeks earlier than the Aug. 28 date set by the state's school calendar law.

Four Union County school board incumbents kept their seats Tuesday, with newcomer Sandra Greene joining them.

Union County school board members say the county's education budget is inadequate and the vote was based on flawed information.

As the spike in COVID-19 cases that followed winter break begins to ebb, the Union County school board voted to end quarantines and contact tracing.

Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer Rancher Exchange are two of the sponsors for an industry panel scheduled for Feb. 1, 2022 at the Monument (formerly the Civic Center) in Rapid City during the Black Hills…

Will NC schools banning Critical Race Theory lead to ‘witch hunts’ of teachers? T. Keung Hui, The Charlotte Observer North Carolina school boards in Republican-leaning counties are taking steps they say will prevent the teaching of Critical Race Theory — and that some teachers say could lead to witch hunts. Last week alone, school boards in Cabarrus, Johnston and Moore counties passed resolutions or policies they say are targeted at keeping Critical Race Theory from being ...

With in-person classes looking likely for next school year, the question of whether masks are required in schools is shaping up to be the next COVID-19 pressure point.