Jennifer Bringle / Carolina Public Press
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                        A fund supporting tuition for students in North Carolina's Alleghany, Wilkes and Ashe counties has struggled to find participants.
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                        A building supply shortage and high demand has created a lack of inventory in North Carolina's housing market — while an influx of cash has driven up prices in a seller's market.
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                        Duke University was among the first North Carolina colleges to require vaccination for COVID-19, but now Wake Forest has, also — and more are considering it.