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The week in photos captures NC through the lens of News and Observer journalists

By Scott Sharpe
A butterfly perches atop a blooming Celosia at the NC Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.
A butterfly perches atop a blooming Celosia at the NC Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com

Here’s a curated selection of moments across North Carolina as captured through the lens of The News and Observer visual journalists. This feature can be seen in Sunday’s newspaper, as well as in our online Edition. See it at eedition.newsobserver.com.

Rameses, the North Carolina mascot, gets his head rubbed by caregiver Ann Leonard on Friday, August, 29, 2025 in Carrboro, N.C. The current living mascot, Rameses XXII, is a Horned Dorset ram, continuing a 100-year-old tradition at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Rameses was not given a spot on the sidelines for the Tar Heels opener - which they lost.
Rameses, the North Carolina mascot, gets his head rubbed by caregiver Ann Leonard on Friday, August, 29, 2025 in Carrboro, N.C. The current living mascot, Rameses XXII, is a Horned Dorset ram, continuing a 100-year-old tradition at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Rameses was not given a spot on the sidelines for the Tar Heels opener - which they lost. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
Fans leave the stadium early in the fourth quarter during UNC’s game against TCU at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.
Fans leave the stadium early in the fourth quarter during UNC’s game against TCU at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
James Taylor holds up his setlist after a fan shouted out a request during his concert in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday night, Sept. 4, 2025.
James Taylor holds up his setlist after a fan shouted out a request during his concert in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday night, Sept. 4, 2025. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com
Yeule performs at City Plaza during Day 1 of the 15th annual Hopscotch Music Festival in downtown Raleigh on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.
Yeule performs at City Plaza during Day 1 of the 15th annual Hopscotch Music Festival in downtown Raleigh on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
Construction continues Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, on Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge near the North Carolina-Tennessee border, nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Helene dropped historic rainfall that washed away more than a mile of the eastbound lanes and the ground beneath them.
Construction continues Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, on Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge near the North Carolina-Tennessee border, nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Helene dropped historic rainfall that washed away more than a mile of the eastbound lanes and the ground beneath them. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
The Wolfpack basketball team taunts the East Carolina football team before N.C. State’s game against ECU at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, August 28, 2025.
The Wolfpack basketball team taunts the East Carolina football team before N.C. State’s game against ECU at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, August 28, 2025. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
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