Multiple local students and one educator have been selected among 530 teaching fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year.

LAUREL HILL — Throngs of people descended on Laurel Hill Friday and Saturday for the 23rd annual Laurelfest.

These triplets share not only a strong childhood bond, but identical degrees from the same New Jersey university.

Rebekah Gaines, fondly known as "Beck G," deferred her college education to raise her family. Now, she's met a personal goal and graduated summa cum laude.