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Nighttime Fire Training Planned In Huntersville This Week
Fire crews will be conducting fire training exercises on Mountain Island Lake this week. Here's what you need to know.

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Fire crews will be conducting fire training exercises on Mountain Island Lake this week. Here's what you need to know.

At least 260 students and 26 staff in Iredell-Statesville Schools tested positive for COVID-19 last week, according to the school district.
Law enforcement agencies in North Carolina and other states reported more than 7,700 hate crimes in 2020.
During this year's event, 560 participants will climb 110 floors at Truist Field in Charlotte to honor fallen 9/11 first responders.
A 25-year-old Mooresville man died in the single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Shearers and Poplar Springs Roads, MPD said.
Wonder if your trash will be picked up Monday? Want to know if the library will be open? Patch has the answers.
Wonder if your trash will be picked up Monday? Want to know if the library will be open? Patch has the answers.
Wonder if your trash will be picked up Monday? Want to know if the library will be open? Patch has the answers.
Wonder if your trash will be picked up Monday? Want to know if the library will be open? Patch has the answers.
Wonder if your trash will be picked up Monday? Want to know if the library will be open? Patch has the answers.
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See if union membership went up or down in North Carolina from 2019 to 2020 as Labor Day 2021 approaches.