U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns struck down a CMS rule that would have added an extra test to Medicaid eligibility, protecting about 64,000 North Carolinians with cancer and other serious illnesses from losing coverage.
Broader Medicaid work requirements remain scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
The Iredell-Statesville Schools board will consider proposals to close or combine schools, eliminate 40–50 teaching positions, share staff, and increase grades 6–12 class sizes to 32.
The board meets Monday, Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. at the Unity Center, 1145 Salisbury Road in Statesville; public comments will not be allowed.
Pine Lake Prep junior Mallory Aull won her third straight 3A singles state tennis title on Oct.
24 in Burlington, and Lake Norman Charter senior Kate Champion won the 4A singles crown the same day. Both schools then competed for dual-team state championships Friday, Oct. 30, in Burlington.
Mooresville will hold Veterans events starting Monday, Nov.
2 at 9 a.m. with a POW/MIA processional and ceremony; schedule includes Veterans Breakfast Nov. 5, luncheon Nov. 7, Glenwood ceremony and Veterans Day parade on Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Main Street closes 10:30 a.m.), and Letters From Home Nov. 22.
State-approved 2027 ACA rates show individual premiums in North Carolina rising 8.35%–27.36% and small-group rates 18.78%–19.54%; open enrollment runs Nov.
1, 2026–Jan. 15, 2027, with coverage starting Jan. 1 if you enroll by Dec. 15, 2026. For help call NC DOI at (855-408-1212) (weekdays 8 a.m.–5 p.m.).
Mooresville celebrated the reborn Mooresville Golf Club's 10th anniversary and On The Nines Bistro's ninth year on Oct.
9 with food, drinks and live music at the town-owned 17,000 sqft clubhouse that opened after a $10 million renovation completed in 2016 (VIPs included Jeremy Elliott, Luke Steimke, Eddie Dingler, Chef Steve Jordan, Chris Boukedes).
The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce honored outstanding police officers and firefighters at its 24th annual Public Safety Luncheon at Northstone Country Club, where Chamber leaders and local mayors presented 2026 Public Service Awards to six recipients including Detective John Lineberger and Division Chief Adam Maier.
About 2,000 Iredell County sixth graders explored careers through hands-on activities at the annual Careers on Wheels event held across the county this fall.
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