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Forsyth County water main break shuts down Kernersville businesses, county facilities

FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Forsyth County water main break shuts down Kernersville businesses, county facilities.
The headline split FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Forsyth County water main break shuts down Kernersville businesses, county facilities". WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Water main break cancels festival events in Winston-Salem Wednesday".
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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Jul 29, 11:05 PM

Forsyth County water main break shuts down Kernersville businesses, county facilities

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) -- The failure of a vital piece of water infrastructure is causing a water crisis in the eastern part of Forsyth County. FOX8 has been taking calls all day on Wedn...

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jul 30, 12:06 AM

'This has never happened before' | 24-inch water main break causes widespread water outages in Forsyth County

There is currently no timeline for restoration, according to county utilities officials.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Jul 29, 10:59 PM

Water main break cancels festival events in Winston-Salem Wednesday

A water main break has canceled several International Black Theatre Festival events in Winston-Salem on Wednesday.

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Jul 29, 10:59 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Jul 29, 11:05 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Jul 30, 12:06 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.