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What’s in Season? NC Apples

What’s in Season? NC Apples

ASHEBORO — Apples are by far America's favorite fruit. Apples contain modest amounts of nearly all the most important nutrients. Because of their universal flavor appeal, versatility and convenience for use, nutritionists and dietitians rate them high on any list for eating right and staying fit. They are good for your teeth, stomach, skin and complexion, nerves, and overall good health. North Carolina typically ranks seventh in apple production in the United States. The state has over 300 commercial apple operations comprised of 10,000 bearing acres of apple orchards. Eight million bushels of apples can be produced in a given…
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‘The Curse is broken:’ State rewrites history in upset of Clemson

‘The Curse is broken:’ State rewrites history in upset of Clemson

RALEIGH — History repeated itself for the NC State football team at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday. And then it didn’t. Just when it seemed as though the Wolfpack was headed for a painful replay of a 2016 nightmare in which it lost at Clemson in overtime after missing a potential game-winning field goal at the end of regulation, it rewrote the ending. This time, State bounced back from a demoralizing late miss — a 39-yarder by the usually reliable Christopher Dunn — and an overtime deficit to claim a program-defining 27-21 victory that broke a 10-year losing streak against its…
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Safely sharing the road with farm equipment

Safely sharing the road with farm equipment

ASHEBORO — During the Spring and Fall, the volume of farm equipment appearing on the road increases significantly. In the Fall, farmers are working hard to harvest crops in a narrow window of time with unpredictable weather. They rely on large equipment designed to aid them in these tasks, equipment that is not designed to match the speed of a common automobile on the road. Generally, this equipment will be travelling no more than 30 mph. Public roads are dangerous with passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles interacting. Adding farm equipment increases accident risks for farmers and for motorists. Studies in…
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Asheboro High student awarded Park Scholarship to NC State

Asheboro High student awarded Park Scholarship to NC State

ASHEBORO — Ferdinand “Freddy” Ray Kelley, son of J.W. and Kathy Kelley of Asheboro, was awarded the Park Scholarship to attend N.C. State University in the fall. Kelley graduated from Asheboro High School on June 3 where he served as drum major of the Band and Captain of the Swim, Cross Country, and Tennis Teams. He also served as Science Olympiad team Captain and attended the NC School of Science and Math Summer. He was first chair all-district bassoonist. Kelley plans to major in biochemistry and sociology. The 26th class of Park Scholars was selected from a pool of more…
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