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In today’s news: a pivotal meeting in Mebane for the future of the Buckhorn Flea Market, and a misspelled mural on UNC’s campus. Also: Durham names its next school superintendent; judges give the green light to partisan gerrymandering (again); North Carolina enters a state of drought; Pittsboro officially merges its water system with Sanford’s; an attempt to wash an old water tower leads to lead contamination in Bynum; UNC basketball star Cormac Ryan signs with the Thunder; Diamond Heels Vance Honeycutt and Dalton Pence rake in more All-America honors; and we look back at the highlights from this past Carolina baseball season.

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