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Lilly Knoepp/BPR News/Unaffiliated voters are the largest voting bloc in North Carolina. However, there are few unaffiliated candidates. For November’s election, there are only about 10 unaffiliated candidates running in the region. BPR spoke with local candidates about their experience running unaffiliated. -
Cory Vaillancourt/Voter fraud is extremely rare. The Graham County Board of Elections is reviewing allegations of fraudulent registrations in 2021 tipped the results of municipal elections in Lake Santeetlah. BPR spoke with Smoky Mountain News politics editor Cory Vaillancourt about his reporting on the story.
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The new Angel Medical Center will open on Sunday September 18th. -
Over the weekend, a Pride parade was held in Sylva for the second year in a row. Sylva Pride parade
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The film, “Where There Are Bees, There Is Honey,” features some of performers behind the growing drag scene in Jackson County including local performers: Calcutta, Marigold Showers and Beulah Land.
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One in five families in North Carolina is in medical debt collections. NC Treasurer Dale Folwell will host a public hearing on the Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act at the AB Tech conference center Wednesday, September 7th from 5:30 to 7:15 pm in Asheville.
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Police Chief Carla Neadeau was sworn in September 1st.
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Watch the "Best in the West: North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District forum" hosted by Blue Ridge Public Radio and Smoky Mountain News. Candidates Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Libertarian David Coatney and Republican Chuck Edwards were all invited to the event to share their stances on important national and local issues.
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Are you ready to vote in November 2022? Here are some important dates, deadlines and information about voting in the upcoming midterm election.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio is part of a new community-powered journalism project with America Amplified to answer all your questions about how to exercise your right to vote in the upcoming midterms.
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Two swimmers have survived shark attacks this week at South Carolina’s most popular beach. Police say both were bitten in Myrtle Beach on the same day and a half-mile apart.
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North Carolina’s Supreme Court opened the door Friday to nullifying a voter ID mandate approved by citizens in 2018. The court's 4-3 majority said lawmakers who put it on the ballot were elected from districts tainted by illegal racial bias.
