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The highly anticipated red wave hit Western North Carolina hard on Nov. 8, with Republicans retaining several crucial legislative seats and knock...

The highly anticipated red wave hit Western North Carolina hard on Nov. 8, with Republicans retaining several crucial legislative seats and knock...

Three seats are up for grabs this November on the Jackson County Commission — Commission Chairman, District One and District Two. The three incumbents...

Though students have been enjoying the amenities of the new Health Sciences Center at Southwestern Community College since the start of this school ye...

Commissioners should attend meetings, Jackson board says Mickey Luker. Jackson County Commissioners unanimously passed a policy change last week that makes it clear that sitting commissioners are expected to show up at board meetings.  While that might seem an obvious point, it was an issue for former Commissioner Mickey Luker. When Luker’s term ended in December, it had been more than 15 months since the last time he’d occupied his seat in the boardroom. His attendance became...

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