The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public for health reasons, following an emotional debate about the wisdom of the proposal.


NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons

Protestors gather in Graham 

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Claire Lynch, pictured right, of the Claire Lynch band, 2014 IBMA Song of the Year winner dances with her band member and bass player Mark Schatz, twice named IBMA Bass Player of the Year, and currently nominated every year since, under the cover of the dance tent on Oct. 3, 2015. ( JOHN WEST/WRAL contributor)

2015 WOB Festival