Located between the new and old Stanley White Recreation Center, the Redevelopment Commission has been in talks with CarolinaEast Health Systems to build and operate a clinic in the Duffyfield Area.
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Greene County officials say people there and in surrounding counties may hear explosives, fireworks and cannons noises as part of a film production that is taking place in the Scuffleton area.
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About 14,000 North Carolina veterans and their families are likely eligible for the state’s newly expanded Medicaid benefits, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is now working to get the word out that they may also qualify for Food and Nutrition Services (also known as food stamps or SNAP.)
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He said nearly 3,400 North Carolinians lost their lives in fentanyl-related overdoses last year -- or more than nine every day -- and issued a call-to-action.
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The two-term Democratic governor is putting in a lot of energy in his final year in office arguing that the General Assembly’s expansion of Opportunity Scholarships undermines public schools.
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That's according to a survey of Chief Financial Officers conducted by Duke University's Fuqua business school and Federal Reserve Banks in Richmond and Atlanta.
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