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The new co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission may be familiar – as is one of her goals for the people of the mountains. Gayle Manchin and the…
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A North Carolina Superior Court judge put a small-town newspaper editor behind bars last month after one of his reporters used an audio recorder for…
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Franklin Mayor Bob Scott announced this weekend that he won’t be seeking re-election in a letter to the editor titled, “Bob’s Swan Song.” “It’s time for…
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Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville agreed on their first union contract.The three-year deal increases wages, guarantees breaks, mandates…
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Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following…
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Predictions of a baby boom during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown have gone bust in North Carolina, according to a team of researchers.Data compiled by…
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There isn’t enough wild ginseng to harvest this year. That’s according to the U.S. Forest Service which will not be issuing any ginseng harvesting permits…
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Over a year ago, the borders of some local counties and regions were shut to the public to help stop the spread of COVID-19. As part of BPR and Foxfire…
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has released video of an anti-racism presentation that two top North Carolina Republicans called dangerous and divisive…
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KINGS MOUNTAIN — The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation has opened a preliminary, temporary version of its proposed casino just across the border…