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Three men have been charged for carrying firearms in downtown Asheville on June 21 at a demonstration, according to the Asheville Police Department.…
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Jackson County commissioners will discuss the future of the statue of a Confederate soldier on the old courthouse steps in Sylva next month. Commissioners…
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The phrase “Defund The Police” could be seen from the skies on a street outside the Asheville Police Department Sunday. A group of artists and activists…
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Protests in the rural towns of Western North Carolina for racial justice are growing into a movement. Molly Haithcock, 24 and Erykah Lasha, 22, didn’t…
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Anti-racist and Black Lives Matter marches haven’t being occurring in just large cities. Small towns in the most rural parts of North Carolina have seen…
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Two demonstrations this week in Sylva remained peaceful. But rumors continue to swirl that weapons were present at each. BPR spoke with Sylva’s Police…
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A group of mostly students from Western Carolina University led a peaceful protest Tuesday afternoon in downtown Sylva.Over a hundred people gathered at…
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The recent death of George Floyd, as well as countless other officer-involved killings of African Americans, bears a significant cost to the mental health…
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Protests ignited in cities large and small across North Carolina this weekend over the death of George Floyd. BPR was at a vigil in Sylva.A large crowd…
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It’s a Saturday afternoon at the Arthur Edington Center in Asheville’s Southside. Two teenage girls are interviewing a woman named Charlotte, recording…