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McBEE - Several years ago, a newspaper writer named John Davis searched for the words to describe how toxic and hard-fought the politics in this town had become. It was 2009, and McBee had been fighting for the better part of a decade over who …

To describe what was happening in McBee, a crossroads town midway between Charlotte and Florence, these were the words: “Blood feud.”

McBee’s story spans 16 lawsuits and investigations by five state and federal agencies. It’s a case study of how communities lose faith in institutions and how their public life frays

The proposal would build solar arrays on up to 250 acres of vacant lots to power city-owned buildings. But neighbors would see benefits as well.

A lawsuit was filed in on behalf of an injured passenger in the Amtrak derailment in Mendon, Missouri. The lawsuit contains three counts of negligence, one for each defendant, and