RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the North Carolina Lottery’s “Pick 4 Evening” game were:

5-8-7-9, Lucky Sum: 29

(five, eight, seven, nine; Lucky Sum: twenty-nine)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the North Carolina Lottery’s “Cash 5” game were:

15-30-32-34-35

(fifteen, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-four, thirty-five)

Estimated jackpot: $216,000

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the North Carolina Lottery’s “Pick 3 Evening” game were:

2-1-2, Lucky Sum: 5

(two, one, two; Lucky Sum: five)

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Alexander Central 28, Lenoir Hibriten 19

Andrews 42, Trinity, Tenn. 36, 3OT

Apex Middle Creek 27, Wake Forest Heritage 21

Asheville 34, Franklin 6

Bethel Christian Academy-Kinston 64, Pungo Christian 0

Boonville Starmount 27, Mount Airy 21

Burnsville Mountain Heritage 22, Brevard…

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — More than 50 people gathered Aug. 20 inside the chambers of the Mocksville Town Board of Commissioners, and several more stood in the Town Hall’s lobby.

It was the largest crowd ever to attend the monthly meeting of the town board, Mayor William Marklin said.

The reason for…

Associated Press North Carolina Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 24.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Just a week after announcing its $1.4 billion acquisition of Gannett , GateHouse Media was again laying off journalists and other workers at its newspapers, possibly foreshadowing the future awaiting employees of what will become the largest U.S. newspaper company.

GateHouse and…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill on Friday designed to clean up a North Carolina student reading comprehension program championed for years by Senate leader Phil Berger, a Republican.

While this veto marked the third issued in as many days from Cooper, it could be the…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors won’t bring charges against a security officer who shot and killed a North Carolina college student.

WRAL-TV in Raleigh reported Friday that Durham District Attorney Satana Deberry found no evidence to support charges against 41-year-old guard Lavar Mitchell in the…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Friday:

Cash 5

15-30-32-34-35

(fifteen, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-four, thirty-five)

Estimated jackpot: $216,000

Mega Millions

11-15-37-54-68, Mega Ball: 21

(eleven, fifteen, thirty-seven, fifty-four, sixty-eight; Mega Ball: twenty-…