By BEN BRADFORD
WFAE-FM

The North Carolina House and Senate have found another area of disagreement to go along with the budget. One of the legislature’s top priorities—a bill to address coal ash—failed to advance to the governor’s desk Monday night.

For the bill to move on, the Senate needed to agree to changes made in the House. Read the full story

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The Town of Davidson is in the midst of a year-long “shop-local” campaign, each month focusing on a different business category. July highlights all of the town’s medical and dental practices. Here’s a list: Read the full story

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Tara Bowers

Tara Bowers has joined the Lake Norman YMCA as its new gymnastics director. She moves to Cornelius from the Bell Family YMCA in Hartwell, GA, where she had been gymnastics director for the past two years. Gymnastics is in Tara’s blood: She has been a gymnast since she was a girl and is continuing in the sport as a coach. Here’s a brief interview: Read the full story

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Saturday, June 7, 2014, is National Trails Day. The Carolina Thread Trail and the American Hiking Society, among others, invite residents to join the country’s largest celebration of trails with hikes, paddling trips, stewardship projects and more are taking place all over the region. Read the full story

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