The Jewish NC statesman who built a massive Christmas ornament empire dies at age 102
Marshall Rauch’s ornaments were ubiquitous in Walmart and Target thanks to his Gastonia company. And he represented the area ...
Bill would let NC schools start earlier in August. What about the tourism industry?
North Carolina’s tourism industry is agreeing to let schools start classes a week earlier in August as part of a plan that ...
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Berger backs "new alternative" to NC's school calendar controversy
The state's restriction on school calendars has long been a bone of contention pitting state lawmakers and the tourism ...
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Wilmington received more snow this winter than Asheville or Charlotte. Here's why.
According to the National Weather Service, Wilmington has received more snow this winter than Asheville and twice as much as Charlotte. The Port City even saw more of the white stuff than Greenville, ...
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Longtime Gastonia senator and business man has died
The founder of Rauch Industries, Marshall Rauch spent 38 years in politics, the first 14 years on Gastonia City Council and then 24 years in the NC Senate.
‘I really want to go home’: Months after Helene hit, NC families struggle with housing
Four western North Carolina families share housing challenges they live daily some six months after Helene’s devastation.