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AVERY COUNTY – Polls across 19 precincts in Avery County closed at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, with mail absentee ballots received until Friday, May 20, and canvassing to
The town of Silverton may have avoided a large-scale catastrophe early Friday thanks to a bit of serendipity. Firefighters were preparing to do their annual street wash when a volunteer firefighter sa...
AVERY COUNTY – Polls across 19 precincts in Avery County closed at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, with mail absentee ballots received until Friday, May 20, and canvassing to
Delayed contests and crowded fields made for an unusually busy primary season in this midterm election. Here's a look at some of the key results. U.S. Senate Republican Congressman Ted Budd of Davie County earned a landslide victory in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate, easily defeating former Gov. Pat McCrory and a host of mostly longshot contenders. Budd pulled in about 58 percent of the vote, compared to 25 percent for McCrory, according to complete but unofficial results.
Republican Michael Ackerman is a Marine Corps veteran and former police officer. Now he's hoping to add congressman for North Carolina's U.S. House 5th District to his list of titles.