Lee Blanton News Today

Rev. William Blanton, Jr. passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Palestine Herald Press on 2024-01-17.

The Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival fuses fly fishing and microbrewery beer tasting. Fly fishing manufacturers, lodges, guides, artists, fly tyers, breweries, and specialty food vendors are among the more than 80 vendors who hail from all over the country.

The U.S. Senate race may have drawn the most national interest in North Carolina’s primaries, but many Chalrotte-area races were narrowed down or even outright decided Tuesday. Here’s a quick look at local-level results for the Charlotte metro area.

Cleveland County candidate filing for most 2022 contests will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24.

Madison Cawthorn's tactics have upended GOP politics in North Carolina.

Filing for the 2022 election begins today in Cleveland County

Members of the Daviess County Sheriff’s department celebrated the achievements of one of their own Friday when Sgt. Lee Blanton was named Deputy of the Year at a brief ceremony at the sheriff’s office downtown. “Ceremony” might be a bit of an overstatement. Rather, Sheriff Keith Cain, the department’s command staff and a small number of deputies congratulated Blanton in the department squad room when Blanton came on-station for the afternoon shift. Normally, the sheriff...