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Legislature, Cooper diverge on how to spend extra $6 billion

RALEIGH — North Carolina has collected more than $6 billion in state taxes than was originally forecast in May 2020 by state economists, the Legislature's official forecasting operation said.   Read Story »

Legislative News

Senate passes bill to open personnel records

RALEIGH — A bill to provide more transparency to the public regarding performance and disciplinary records of government employees moved one step closer to becoming law Monday evening as House Bill 64, Government Transparency Act of 2021, passed its third reading in the N.C. Senate.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Bruce Drysdale, Etowah get new principals

The Henderson County School Board on Monday authorized new principals at Bruce Drysdale and Etowah elementary schools.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Workforce agency hosts $17/hour and up job fair

Mountain Area Workforce Development is holding a $17 per Hour and Beyond Job Fair 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, at the WNC Agricultural Center’s Virginia Boone Building, 761 Boylston Highway, Fletcher.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

St. John thanks Flat Rock with feast day celebration

The stories of St. John and the Village of Flat Rock are intertwined from their earliest days.   Read Story »

Mills River News

JERE BRITTAIN: Who was Mac McGough?

Travelers along future I-26 from I-240 to the Buncombe-Madison County line may have noticed the designation, Morris L. McGough Freeway.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

NC Supreme Court upholds free expression in zoning hearing

RALEIGH — The N.C. Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit against owners of an Orange County quarry. Chief Justice Paul Newby’s opinion in the case focuses attention on the fundamental importance of the right to petition government.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

IT'S FLAG DAY: Here's how to fly Old Glory

Commemorating the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, Flag Day is a day when Americans are asked to fly the American flag with pride and reverence.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Merchants Association brings back Fourth of July parade

The city's first post-Covid parade is coming to downtown Hendersonville.   Read Story »

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