Avett Brothers are honored and other speed reads

🏈 Girl Tribe has dropped the second half of its Panthers collection. (Axios)

🎶 The Avett Brothers will receive the state's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, today from Gov. Cooper. (DNCR)

🚎 Gaston County is contributing $100,000 in tourism funds to the Belmont Trolley project. The money will go toward the first phase of the Belmont Trolley Station, a downtown museum showcasing local rail history. (WCNC)

🏀 The Charlotte Hornets have introduced Buzz City Rewards, a fan loyalty program in which fans can redeem points for tickets, autographed memorabilia and other rewards. (Axios)

🎅 Santa will visit the Charlotte Premium Outlets for photos starting Friday, Nov. 29 until Christmas Eve, per a press release.

🥁 The Fort Mill High School band will perform at the Epinal American Cemetery in eastern France in honor of America's 250th birthday. (WBTV)

North Carolina's SUN Bucks nutrition program distributed $129 million in food assistance to more than one million children and families during its first summer, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement Wednesday.