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Three longtime educators in Texas, South Carolina and North Carolina are finalists to be Cherokee County’s next superintendent. The finalists are Aiken County Chief Officer of Instruction Dr. Amy ...

Davie County High School has made a big hire for its football program. Former Salisbury High state champion coach Brian Hinson will lead the War Eagles on the gridiron. The school announced the hiring ...

Honeywell plans to separate its automation and aerospace technologies businesses from the U.S. industrial conglomerate, ...

HIGHLAND COMMUNITY CENTER – Black history program, Sat., Feb. 15, 5 p.m., with speaker Andell McCoy. Raffle tickets $5 each. Everyone is invited.

Colleges and universities are creating original virtual and physical offerings to help bolster students’ well-being.

Some of the area's busiest intersections will see major overhauls even as funding and construction could take years.

Local income taxes can be an important progressive revenue raiser, as they ask more of higher-income households and are ...

Over the weekend, protests took place across the country in response to an immigration crackdown and deportation policies planned by President Donald Trump. In Los Angeles on Sunday, protestors caused ...

Immigration advocacy groups on Monday sued the Trump administration over its ban on asylum access at the southern border, ...

After signing 19 players during the December Signing Date, Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns head coach Michael Desormeaux added eight ...

In an era of mounting mental health challenges and academic pressures, Polk County’s school counselors and social workers are getting a boost thanks to a timely grant from the Polk County Community ...