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FEATURES & INTERVIEW | The Moore County Board of Education recently approved MCHS's first-ever B.A.S.S. Fishing Team. It's an effort spearheaded by former Raider Will Baker.

LOCAL NEWS | It's MCHS Graduation night and the Class of 20255 deserves all the bragging rights. Combined, they earned nearly $4 million is scholarships.

LOCAL SPORTS | On the heels of finding out that their head coach, Randy Morey, is now cancer free, the MCHS Raiders left it all on the field on Wednesday – beating Mckenzie 5-3 in game two of a best-of-three series to force a game three today.

LOCAL NEWS | A state-mandated minimum teacher salary of $50,000 is making headlines, but local school officials say it's only one of several factors driving the need for a significant property tax increase in Moore County. Inflation, unfunded mandates, and a new state funding formula less favorable to rural districts are also straining the school system’s budget. The proposed increase will go before the Metro Council on May 19.

LOCAL SPORTS | The Raiders seem to be peaking at just the right moment as they notched two victories on Saturday against Hampshire and Richland to earn a TSSAA Sectional game on Wednesday.

FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week across the U.S. We asked around about the difference-makers in the Moore County system and one of those names was LES first grade teacher Mallory Taylor. She says every kid just needs one person to believe in them.

FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | It's National Teacher Appreciation Week across the U.S. We asked around about the difference-makers in the Moore County system and one of those names was MCHS Health Science teacher, Brittany Hise. Teaching may not have been her first calling, but it's where she's found meaning.

LOCAL NEWS | On Tuesday, several members of the public appeared before the Metro Planning & Zoning Commission to request that Moore County "tighten up" mobile home park requirements.

To celebrate Mother's Day, The Times reached out to one Lynchburg family to talk about one of the hardest roads to motherhood, IVF.

FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | It's National Teacher Appreciation Week across the U.S. We asked around about the difference-makers in the Moore County system and one of those names was MCHS 9th grade English teacher Aimee Houghton.