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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Alice Driver. She spent years talking to injured and debilitated workers at Tyson chicken plants in Arkansas, and wrote a book about it called “Life and Death of the American Worker.”

Investigators search two Cleveland County properties in connection with the February 2000 disappearance of Asha Degree. Law enforcement agencies band together in Gaston County to address rampant retail theft. Mecklenburg County launches a new machine learning project to predict flooding. The Panthers lose again.

The man accused of trying to assassinate former president Donald Trump on Sunday has a long criminal record in North Carolina. Charlotte City Council members wrestle with the issue of residential density. Panthers quarterback Bryce Young gets benched.

This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to David Hale, college football writer for ESPN and co-host of the show “Inside ACCess” on the ACC Network. They talk about the huge changes in college football this season, from conference realignment to an expanded playoff.

Former President Trump made a campaign stop in Mint Hill Wednesday. CMS will consider new policy language to protect staff and students against gender or sexual orientation harassment. Audubon North Carolina hires a new executive director.

CMS approves several changes to student assignments, but passes on a plan to create hundreds of seats in early college programs. One of Charlotte's biggest single-family home landlords agrees to a $48M settlement with renters. Severe weather is headed this way as Tropical Storm Helene approaches Florida.

Downgraded to a tropical storm, Helene continues to batter the Carolinas with heavy rain and area flooding. Some kayakers in western North Carolina look for opportunity in the midst of the dangerous conditions. CMS votes against a proposal that would have created 800 new magnet school seats.

Recovery efforts continue throughout western North Carolina, as people cope with a lack of power and water. In Avery County, residents band together. Biden plans to visit the state today. Election officials to start early voting as scheduled, including in places devastated by flooding. Cellphones aren’t allowed in classes at CMS, but individual principals can decide exactly how to set the rules. And a fact-check in the race for NC superintendent of public instruction.

Today is the deadline for North Carolinians to register to vote on Election Day. CMPD releases third quarter crime statistics. Charlotte Motor Speedway plans a new complex across Morehead Road. BPR's April Laissle flies along with a private pilot helping with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.

Early in-person voting starts today in North Carolina. Charlotte’s regional transportation planning organization voted to advance a plan for toll lanes on I-77 in south Charlotte. Real estate agents are hoping last month’s rate cut by the Federal Reserve will ignite home sales, but so far that hasn’t happened in Charlotte. A state executive order has increased the maximum weekly unemployment benefits paid out in the aftermath of Helene. A constitutional amendment on this year’s ballot would change language regarding non-citizens voting in the state.

Mecklenburg County Commissioners vote against a proposal to use toll lanes to expand I-77 South, but the plan may still move forward. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has filed a $50M defamation lawsuit against CNN. Charlotte ranks second in the nation for people working from home.

Landon Bryant is a social media star who explains the South to the rest of the world in a way that gets Southerners nodding and laughing.

Gov. Cooper lifts the essential-only travel ban in western N.C. CMS sets a new graduation and employment goal for students. Charlotte-area Ukrainians are watching the U.S. election closely to determine if American support for their country's war against Russia will continue.

Former president Donald Trump held a rally about faith last night in Concord. Activists have placed political signs in Spanish telling non-citizens they cannot vote at polling places across North Carolina. Buncombe County has invested heavily in solar panels, but it took portable solar systems to help reconnect communities.

A new law will require ticket sellers to disclose all fees upfront for sporting events, concerts, and other live events in N.C.; Gov. Roy Cooper has requested $4B in Helene recovery funding from the General Assembly; a development company has announced plans for the shuttered Asian Corner Mall.

The Harris-Walz campaign held two events in Charlotte to get out the vote on N.C.'s first day of early voting. Climate change is driving up insurance rates, especially in the coastal Southeast. And, liver mush? On Saturday, the city of Shelby hosts a celebration of this regional delicacy called "Mush, Music & Mutts."

Matthews town leaders held a weekend summit to try and build support for a light rail stop. Over one million N.C. voters have cast ballots so far in early voting. Former President Donald Trump campaigns throughout North Carolina today. Charlotte F.C. makes the MLS playoffs.

State legislators are back in session today for their first business since Tropical Storm Helene. At the top of the agenda is a disaster funding bill. Repairs are underway on badly damaged sections of I-40 near the state line with Tennessee, though an interstate travel timeline remains unclear. We fact check a number of social media claims about disaster relief efforts.

The North Carolina Board of Elections voted unanimously to make casting a ballot easier for residents in western counties that were devastated by flooding. State emergency management officials are advising residents and pilots to be mindful of misinformation when it comes to aerial recovery efforts. The city of Charlotte appears to be moving closer toward supporting a public-private partnership that would build toll lanes to expand I-77 South. Music students at several CMS schools got exclusive concerts from members of the Sphinx Virtuosi.

NCDOT has signed a contract to begin repair work on I-40 near the Tennessee-N.C. border. Kyle Larson wins NASCAR's Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A growing number of N.C. doctors are turning to private equity as a source of funding.