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If a history of Western North Carolina’s Acoustic Syndicate is ever written, there’s no doubt that a central theme will be the group’s uncanny ability to draw together multiple influences into a distinctive genre-crossing musical identity. It’s a part of their legacy as jamgrass trailblazers whose music has simultaneously remained rooted in the unique environment of their home turf and appealed to followers across the country and beyond.

North Carolina Door-to-Door Vaccine Outreach Violating 'Zone of Privacy,' Advocacy Group Says Published: July 19, 2021 Though North Carolina’s “door-to-door” vaccine outreach program has been called “not confrontational,” a health advocacy group said it veers into violating a “zone of privacy.” The zone of privacy is civil liberty constitutionally protected in the Bill of Rights first recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) when it determined that the government can’t restrict the sale and use of contraceptives, invalidating an 1879 law that th...

Series of deadly motorcycle crashes in Northeast Florida prompts safety concerns Putnam County Corrections Officer among those killed in 8 motorcycle crashes in the last 30 days Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – From March 23 to April 15, at least five people have been killed in motorcycle crashes, two were seriously injured in crashes, and one motorist was said to be critically injured in another crash. Troopers said they were riding north along the ramp of the Acosta Bridge when they didn’t make the curve, hit a wall and fell over the side. They are expected to survive, but it’...

Service planned Monday for Putnam County corrections captain Corrections Capt. Mark Elam was an 18-year employee with Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Updated:  Tags:  Capt. Mark Elam died following an April 8 traffic crash. He was 44. A service will be held Monday afternoon to celebrate the life of a Putnam County corrections officer who was killed last week in a traffic crash on his way to work. Pastor Larry Harris will officiate the service for Capt. Mark Elam, which is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Coventry Oaks Farm in Palatka, according to an obituary published by Johnson-Overturf Funeral H...

Putnam County corrections officer killed in motorcycle crash laid to rest Corrections Captain Mark Elam, an 18-year employee with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, was killed in a crash Thursday while riding his motorcycle to work. Author: Mindy Wadley Updated: 5:45 PM EDT April 12, 2021 SAN MATEO, Fla. — (Note: The video above was first published April 8.) A Putnam County Sheriff's Office corrections officer who died in a motorcycle crash last week has been laid to rest. Corrections Captain Mark Elam, an 18-year employee with the Putnam County Sheriff's O...