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SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The smallest player in NBA history is getting one of the biggest honors the Charlotte Hornets can give. The team said Tuesday that the No. 1 worn by Muggsy Bogues will go up in the rafters during a halftime ceremony on Feb.…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers are champions for the first time. Milwaukee closed out the Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-1 win Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, wrapping up the World Series in five games and bringing a title to a franchise that…
From HERE Rock Hill
ROCK HILL, S.C. — York Preparatory Academy in Rock Hill joins a statewide career-prep program on Thursday, when the South Carolina Public Charter School District formally names it the newest Workforce Center of Excellence. District Superintendent Chris Neeley and school leaders plan a 10 a.m. ceremony at the York Prep…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — A nonprofit that represents student borrowers went to federal court Wednesday, accusing the U.S. Department of Education of refusing to honor an expanded loan-forgiveness window for people whose colleges shut their doors before they could finish. The group, Student Defense, filed the case on behalf of a former…
Politics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The state has started keeping a running tab on Charlotte's $650 million share of the Bank of America Stadium overhaul, and the first look shows only a small slice of that public money has gone out the door. North Carolina's Office of the State Auditor on Wednesday…
From HERE Rock Hill
ROCK HILL, S.C. — President Donald Trump is set to headline a midterm campaign rally in Rock Hill on Thursday, using the Rock Hill Sports and Event Center at 326 Technology Center Way to push for Republican Sen. Darline Graham five days before the Nov. 3 election. Graham is defending…
From HERE Rock Hill
ROCK HILL, S.C. — State health officials confirmed Wednesday that a bat picked up near the corner of Pinewood and Belleview roads in Rock Hill was carrying rabies. According to the South Carolina Department of Public Health, the animal reached its lab on Oct. 23, and testing came back positive…
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