David Ford
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Davidson commissioners remain divided on data centers, but will revisit potential moratorium (opens the original)
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Five weeks ago, the commissioners were deadlocked with a 3-3 vote on whether to impose a temporary moratorium on data centers. At Monday’s meeting, Commissioner Tripp Kester’s motion to add an agenda item revisiting the issue was met with applause from some in attendance. "We need time to thoroughly investigate this situation, to let the citizens have input, to not just shove something down their throat before they've got time, like us, to fully investigate the pluses and minuses of this thing,"
Watauga Public Library hosts 'Remembering Helene through Plays & Poetry' (opens the original)
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It’s been two years since Hurricane Helene left its trail of destruction across North Carolina. More than 100 people in western North Carolina lost their lives in the aftermath. Record-breaking rainfall, high winds, and flash floods caused downed trees, widespread power outages, and nearly 2,000 landslides. This weekend in Boone, a program featuring local poets, writers, and performers will recognize and pay tribute to the resilience of High Country residents. The event will feature dramatic rea
NC Folk Festival 2026 sees record turnout (opens the original)
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The North Carolina Folk Festival saw record-breaking attendance this year. More than 160,000 people gathered in Greensboro over the weekend — 30,000 more than the previous record set last year. The free, three-day music festival featured 44 North Carolina-based bands as well as three national acts. Artistic Director Savannah Thorne says this year they leaned into the headliner model more than they have in the past. "St. Paul and the Broken Bones, The Roots and Molly Tuttle, which I think was rea
Vice President JD Vance rallies for Michael Whatley in Greensboro (opens the original)
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Vice President JD Vance was at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro on Monday to rally support for U.S. Senate Candidate Michael Whatley, who is locked in a tight race with former Governor Roy Cooper. An energized crowd of roughly 300 people, many wearing red MAGA baseball caps, was seated in a large ballroom eager to hear the Vice President speak. With September polls showing Whatley between 6 and 15 points behind Cooper, Vance applauded Whatley's record as RNC Chair and pointed to his wor
First Waughtown Baptist Church celebrates 160 years in Winston-Salem (opens the original)
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First Waughtown Baptist Church will commemorate 160 years in Winston-Salem during this weekend’s homecoming celebration. The church's spiritual heritage dates back to the end of the Civil War and the public announcement of freedom delivered in Salem on May 21, 1865. Church leaders formed the congregation the following year, holding services in the cabin of John and Mary Linebach Fries. Historian Spencer McCall says it was the area’s first Black-owned and controlled institution. "That was an amaz
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