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A scenic section of Pilot Mountain State Park, long closed due to access issues, is slated to reopen to the public next year.Beyond the iconic geologic knob of Pilot Mountain sits nearby Bean Shoals, which provides access to the Yadkin River. But there are challenges getting there.

This holiday season as families gather, the list of potentially heated conversation topics is long. Some might choose to ignore these issues altogether in the name of keeping the peace. For those looking for productive conversation, public speaker and author David Campt has some practical suggestions.

In celebration of National Breastfeeding Month in August, North Carolina’s Human Donor Milk Program is expanding across the state, responding to the need for more services and the likely impact this move will have on infants and their families.

Last month, Greensboro officials filed a court order to see police body-camera footage from an alleged assault that involved the city manager and his two adult daughters. The request, for Greensboro City Council eyes only, was made to verify that best practices were followed by the four police officers who responded to a domestic disturbance 911 call made from City Manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba’s home on the evening of Dec. 28. The female caller said, “Hello, my dad is an abuser. He’s trying to say that I hit him, and pushed him, and his arm is broken. He’s a very powerful man.”