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In today’s news: schools release early ahead of severe weather, and the Mebane City Council approves a giant Buc-ee’s gas station. Also: a small fire at Seawell Elementary School, a death investigation in Chatham County, road construction in Carrboro, a jump in the rankings for Tar Heel basketball, a major honor for a UNC football legend, and a game-changing invention that got its start here in the Triangle.

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