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The End of Summer Back to School BBQ organized by the Sugar Tree Ridge Church of Christ and sponsored by several other area churches was such a success las

Back to School BBQ By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com An End of Summer Back to School BBQ planned for Sunday, Aug. 15 at Bright Elementary School will feature the alt-country band 64 to Grayson. Courtesy photo For several years the Sugar Tree Ridge Church of Christ has quietly held summer events for local kids like a Vacation Bible School featuring NFL and NBA players, including one year when 22 kids were baptized, according to church minister Rob Rhodes. But this year the church decided to go bigger, and with help from several other area churches, has planned the End of Summer...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This week, over a hundred demonstrators surrounded a stage on the Halifax Mall, in front of the legislative complex, to hear from speakers. In committee rooms, social distancing measures for the public have been relaxed. It is a sign of business returning to normal as public health restrictions continue to be eased.  Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper (D) announced that he anticipates restrictions to be significantly scaled back in the coming weeks as the number of vaccinations has increased. He noted that while hospitalizations have i...

Originally published on April 21, 2021 3:34 pm Governor Roy Cooper wants to lift most capacity and gathering restrictions on June 1. In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Cooper said COVID-19 trends in North Carolina are stable enough to plan for another step in the state's reopening as long as more people get vaccinated. "We're finding these vaccinations to be safe and effective in keeping people from getting this virus and really keeping people from getting seriously ill and dying," he said. "We feel like we're in good shape. Until then, we've still got to make sure we're careful an...