The week in photos captures NC through the lens of News & Observer journalists
By Ethan Hyman
An old farmhouse is isolated against the winter sky as snow begins to fall just south of Yanceyville, N.C., Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.
Scott Sharpe
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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.
Fans celebrate with Duke players following the Blue Devils’ 27-20 overtime victory over Virginia in the ACC Football Championship on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
N.C. House Majority Leader Brenden Jones tosses a book he finds offensive over his shoulder while questioning Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Rodney Trice and School Board Chair George Griffin during a sometimes tense House committee hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in the Legislative Building auditorium in Raleigh. During the hearing, Jones cited and tossed several children’s books from a third-party list that had previously appeared on the district’s website. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
Steven Lesane, a specialist with the Wake County General Services Administration, applies ice melt outside the Wake County Justice Center in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Dec. 8. 2025. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
North Carolina coach Hubert Davis talks with guards Kyan Evans (0) and Derek Dixon (3) in the second half against Georgetown on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
A dusting of snow accumulated overnight as the morning sun warms downtown Raleigh on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Area public schools canceled classes for the second day in a row. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
