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Due South checks in with Kent Yelverton, NC State Fair director, about what to expect of this year's festivities. Bess Brinkley McBride reflects on her family's five generations in fair concessions. And Carl Hollifield brings a taste of Howling Cow ice cream, a state fair staple, to the Due South studios.

Leoneda Inge talks to Riverside High School graduate Wildin Acosta and author Bryan Christopher about Acosta's 2016 ICE arrest and detainment. Dr. Michael Hoben discusses Novant Health's efforts to serve the uninsured at four Michael Jordan Family Clinics across Charlotte and Wilmington.

With what could be a lengthy federal government shutdown underway, we examine the local impacts in North Carolina. A look at what kind of crime laws are passing across the country - and their impact. Plus, musician Marcella Simien visits Durham.

A writer and historian talks about finding stories of trans history from 1600s southwestern African to World War One Britain.

A mass shooting in the idyllic coastal town of Southport. We learn more about the victims, and the alleged gunman. That and the federal government shutdown that could carry on for weeks. Join us for those stories and more on the Friday news roundup.

A new Congressional map is working its way through the North Carolina General Assembly, part of a nationwide fight over power in the U.S. House. We get analysis from Western Carolina University political scientist Chris Cooper. Then, historian Tiya Miles talks about her book Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era.

Plus, what the federal shutdown means for North Carolina, and why the state legislature will likely end the year without a budget.

Gen Z is reportedly having less sex than previous generations. One journalist set out to understand what’s going on beyond the data.

Blue Ridge Public Radio reporters will lead a conversation about news and political happenings from across the region, including the anniversary of Hurricane Helene. Join us for the North Carolina News Roundup.

It has been one year since Helene. We honor the first anniversary with a collection of voices and stories, from Western North Carolina. Remembering the deadliest storm in modern history and looking ahead, a year after Helene.