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WHQRForest Hills Elementary School Principal Diego Lehocky is in his fourth year at the helm, and under his leadership, the school’s academic performance has improved significantly. -
Novant Health acknowledged the “disappointing shift for team members.” The nonprofit healthcare company cited labor and supply costs, as well as issues with reimbursements through Medicare and Medicaid, which make up nearly a third of its revenue.
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On today's show, Rachel Keith talks to Duke University assistant professor Dr. Justin Leroy about his new book, The Lowest Freedom — Racial Capitalism and Black Thought in the Nineteenth Century. We discuss American history in the context of prominent Black authors like Wilmington’s own David Walker, along with Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells.
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- "I just have to get a lot of North Carolina stories out of my system": Wilmington director Parrish Stikeleather
- ‘A keen eye for color’: Sydney F. Austin on her artistic journey and finding community
- Floating through art: Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds takes over Cameron Art Museum
- Wilmington musician and entertainer Justin Heter Pan on being "the guy that doesn't want to grow up"
- A conversation with comedian and actress Paula Poundstone
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Rachel Moody/WFDDDemocratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper made a stop in Winston-Salem Thursday as part of his “Make Stuff Cost Less” campaign. Throughout the event, he emphasized supporting middle-class Americans struggling with the cost of living. -
LM Otero/APResidents fighting a proposed asphalt plant in Clemmons discovered that one of their allies had a hidden agenda. Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg explains how the deception came to light.
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