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Small city and town leaders in North Carolina grapple with the challenge of attracting residents
A local reporter explains why young residents are leaving the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, and how …
1 year, 8 months ago
From food to plants to land to music, Justin Robinson connects it all
Justin Robinson defies categorization. He’s a botanist, cook and culinary historian, who teaches classes with titles like "The Ethnobotany of Thanksg…
1 year, 8 months ago
Los Jets celebrate 20th anniversary of historic soccer championship; Durham Public Schools bus driver shortage update
Twenty years ago, the Jets (or Los Jets) of Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City won the North Carolina 1-A men’s high school soccer championshi…
1 year, 8 months ago
Walking pneumonia case spike; Duke offers Cherokee language course; infant feeding in Western NC
Walking pneumonia cases are on the rise, especially in children. Dr. Zach Willis, UNC Children's pediatric infectious disease specialist joins Jeff T…
1 year, 8 months ago
NC News Roundup: GOP moves to redistribute election oversight; fresh water returns to Western NC
On the North Carolina News Roundup… State lawmakers returned to Raleigh to vote on a Helene relief bill that also includes measures to strip power fr…
1 year, 8 months ago
Meet the Mascots: Tuffy III, NC State Wolfpack's live mascot; former Blue Devil and Rameses mascots on life behind the mask
We’re deep into football season and early in basketball season, so you know this is an important time of year for college sports fans, especially her…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Asheville coped for almost two months without drinkable tap water; public radio theme song composer BJ Leiderman
Asheville residents can now turn on their faucets and get something they haven’t had for almost two months — drinkable water. Laura Lee, News Directo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Thanksgiving trends; 'When Southern Women Cook'
Leoneda Inge chats with food historian and UNC Chapel Hill associate professor Kelly Alexander about Thanksgiving trends and traditions. Then, the ed…
1 year, 8 months ago
Spanish-language broadcasts in WNC post-Helene; a push to employ more people with intellectual disabilities in NC
Jose Sandoval shares Spanish-language broadcasts with BPR listeners after Helene
Jose Sandoval was one of the voices on Blue Ridge Public Radio sharin…
1 year, 8 months ago
NC News Roundup: Campus protests, counting ballots and the Governor-elect's transition picks
Final ballot counts, the incoming Governor's office, what's next for Roy Cooper, the UNC could implement protest policy system-wide all on Due South'…
1 year, 8 months ago