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“It will require us to cut from other departments and so we’re going to have to have a plan of attack to do that,” Cole Setzer said.
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The team has one of the most relentless lineups in the state.
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The sophisticated scam targets people who are searching for jobs and uses information from social media sites.
- From staff reports
All throughout the month of June, Catawba County agencies and organizations will commemorate Juneteenth with celebrations, performances, parades, guest speakers, revival, resource fairs, informative programming and family gatherings.
- From staff reports
This year, two Maiden High School scholar-athlete recipients received $2,500 scholarships
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