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RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper announced May 14 that all mandatory capacity and gathering limits, social distancing requirements and most mandatory mask requirements will be lifted effective immediately. Cooper said most indoor or outdoor settings in the state will no longer require people to wear a mask or be socially distant. “Because of our strong safety protocols, vaccines and the hard work of North Carolinians, we have been able to slow the spread of this virus and reduce deaths w...

Primary Content Caption Georgia’s backlog surpassed those of every other state, exceeding the 76 percent in Maryland and Oregon, and easily topping the national average of 51 percent. Credit: Georgia Health News/Stock photo Georgia is last in the nation in conducting recertification inspections of its nursing homes, according to a recent media report. By the end of March, nearly 80 percent of Georgia facilities had gone for at least 18 months without these comprehensive inspectio...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A big question within North Carolina state government at the start of the year was whether Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders could agree

Updated: 5:02 PM EDT May 8, 2021 The Associated Press RELATED VIDEO: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announces budget proposalA big question within North Carolina state government at the start of the year was whether Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders could agree on a state budget after reaching a negotiating impasse two years ago.But right now it’s the GOP lawmakers who can’t get out of the starting blocks with spending proposals.House and S...

North Carolina budget dance slowed as GOP leaders differ on bottom line Bryan Anderson RALEIGH, N.C. — A big question within North Carolina state government at the start of the year was whether Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders could agree on a state budget after reaching a negotiating impasse two years ago. But right now its the GOP lawmakers who cant get out of the starting blocks with spending proposals.  House and Senate Republican leaders are still hundreds o...

Tara Henry Jason W. Selby Press News Pending Osage Community School Board approval, Tara Henry will move from fifth-grade instructor to a new position: student success teacher. The idea for creating the job came last Christmas, when Mitchell County was recovering from the peak of COVID-19. Middle School Principal Sarah Leichsenring saw the epidemic was having a lasting impact on students. The most obvious side effect was last spring’s school closure. Despite its impact, these c...

New Mitchell County Sheriffs Deputy Chuck Bengtson. Jason W. Selby Press News On his first day as deputy sheriff in Mitchell County – May 3 – he was still finding his way around the office. Bengtson was born in Plymouth and graduated from the Nwman Catholic School System in 1999. He was born into law enforcement; his Vietnam-veteran father, Dennis, is a retired captain, having served on the Mason City Police Department. When Bengtson was young, he knew keeping the pe...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A big question within North Carolina state government at the start of the year was whether Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders could agree on a state budget after reaching a negotiating impasse two years ago. But right now it’s the GOP lawmakers who can’t get out of the starting blocks with spending proposals. House and Senate Republican leaders are still hundreds of millions of dollars apart on how much money they want to spend operating state ...

GBI: Mitchell Co. man arrested for child porn Leon Robert Tinsley III, 45, was charged with one count of sexual exploitation of children. (Source: Mitchell County Sheriffs Office) By WALB News Team | May 7, 2021 at 4:14 PM EDT - Updated May 7 at 5:02 PM PELHAM, Ga. (WALB) - A Mitchell County man was arrested for possession of child pornography, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Leon Robert Tinsley III, 45, was charged with one count of sexual exploitation of childre...

Internet access has become increasingly important, as clarified by the physical isolation of the pandemic, where students, businesses — and even families — wilted without a good connection. A surge of federal aid coming on the heels of COVID-19 could change that in many parts of the country as local governments use millions of dollars from the American Rescue Plan to expand broadband. But in places such as Buncombe County, where an estimated 35,000 households and businesses are considered...