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The end of an era: Roxboro’s Cole’s Pharmacy closes after 69 years
By Jessie Butner Roxboro Courtier-Times Uptown Roxboro sat quietly under Friday’s abysmal gray and cloudy chill all afternoon – with the exception of 117 N. Main Street. Inside, a crowd of people, congregating at tables or waiting in line, found no shortage of conversation, but little elbow room. The aroma of food that sizzled as…
Farmers now owe a lot more for health insurance
By Sarah Boden and Drew Hawkins Gulf States Newsroom Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many farms weren’t profitable last year. And…
Eye doctor continues NC Certificate of Need law challenge despite court setback
By Anne Blythe No matter which side of the political aisle you find most comfortable, you’re probably hearing a lot these days about the high cost of health care. North Carolinians have voiced their frustration with the existing health care system in poll after poll — as in late 2024 when a survey of 601…
NC health insurance consumers left in limbo by Congress
By Lucas Thomae Carolina Public Press For months, Adrian Pitts followed the news with bated breath as Congress fought — and eventually shut down the federal government — over whether to extend COVID-era subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace health plans. Pitts, a 57-year-old small business owner and Hendersonville resident, was one of the beneficiaries…
10 things to know about measles as cases rise in North Carolina
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Measles, once considered eliminated in the U.S., is back in a big way. Driven by declining vaccine rates and growing vaccine hesitancy, the United States experienced its largest number of measles cases in decades in 2025, with 2,242 cases reported across the country and outbreaks in Texas,…
NC faces tight deadline, high costs to implement Medicaid work requirement
By Jaymie Baxley North Carolina has less than a year to implement a federal rule requiring “able-bodied” Medicaid participants to prove they are working, volunteering or attending school for at least 80 hours a month. A provision of the federal budget — the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law last summer by President…
