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A drag pageant at Jackson County Public Library on Sunday was a flashpoint of the current debate about the Fontana Regional Library System. Over 125 people participated in a read-in to support the library, vastly outnumbering protestors.
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The singer-songwriter announced the engagement Tuesday on Instagram, with the caption: "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."
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Day 1 of the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting saw party chair Ken Martin detail how the party is pushing back on Trump administration policies and trying to win back voters.
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Western North Carolina residents felt the effects of the quake.
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Gov. Josh Stein called on the NC General Assembly to fund more small business grants while touring newly re-opened businesses badly damaged during Hurricane Helene.
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How a common problem has become a local fascination - and what sinkholes might tell us about climate change.
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FEMA’s leadership is changing hands at a moment of uncertainty over the agency’s future.
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The recovery involved dozens of construction workers, artisans and more. It comes as the first few Biltmore Village retailers are reopening as well.
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Vecinos serves uninsured and underinsured residents in Western North Carolina. They opened their first ever permanent facility in Franklin.
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday replaced executive director Karen Brinson Bell with Sam Hayes, the top lawyer for the GOP’s House speaker. Brinson Bell has been widely praised in election circles nationwide for her performance as executive director for nearly six years.
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Marshall welcomed back visitors May 1 to May 4 with their Marshall Magic Days seven months after Hurricane Helene devastated the town.
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What you need to know from the May 6 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.
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Jefferson Griffin says he will not appeal a federal judge’s decision favoring Associate Justice Allison Riggs.