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Jeff Tiberii talks to Ashe County Schools superintendent Dr. Eisa Cox about the district's plans for supplement instruction this summer.

Flash flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal caused evacuations and water rescues in several NC counties. Due South gets an update from a National Weather Service meteorologist.

The majority of mental health professionals in the U.S. are white. Therapists of color are working to expand the diversity of their field and increase access to meet a rising demand for their services.

A lack of job opportunities, and a high cost of housing, are just two reasons young residents are leaving the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.

July 4, 1776 – maybe the most important date in American history. But do you know about May 20, 1775? The story goes – about a year before the Declaration of Independence – there was a Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The lore of the ‘Meck Dec.' Plus, exploring the history of Ocean City, NC.

Jeff Tiberii talks to WFDD's Paul Garber about a federal trial over NC's redistricting maps. Historian Tom Hanchett joins Due South to discuss his new book on the history of affordable housing in Charlotte. And comedian W. Kamau Bell chats with Leoneda Inge about his new stand-up tour, "Who's With Me?"

Paperhand Puppet Project has delighted audiences with giant puppets for a quarter century. We hear about their latest performance and recovery efforts after Chantal. Plus, the directors of the documentary "American Coup: Wilmington 1898." And Rob Christensen discusses his book 'Southern News, Southern Politics.'

Hurricane Erin batters the Outer Banks with wind, waves, and flooding. The creators of a new musical about people living on death row talk about its opening at PlayMakers. And NCCU professor Thomas Taylor talks about 'Give the Drummer Some.'

As the workforce of funeral directors ages, young folks are stepping up to lead and change the death care industry.

Federal SNAP benefits are being reduced, a change felt across the state and in lunchrooms. The results of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools audit. And, the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes inks a big new deal. All that and more on this week's North Carolina News Roundup.