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T he bitter battle between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Lumbee as the Lumbee seek federal recognition has grown even more contentious over the last few months. And now, following the announcement from Attorney General and Governor-elect Josh Stein that EBCI Principal Chief Michell Hicks — who has long called into question the Lumbees’ identification as a tribe — will be ...
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Sep 30, 2024 · At our inception 20 years ago, we chose to be different. Unlike other news organizations, we made the decision to provide in-depth, regional reporting free to anyone who wanted access to it. We don’t plan to change that model.
Infrastructure, resiliency and a flood of aid: Gov. Cooper tours ...
Oct 4, 2024 · Cooper ran down a list of supplies delivered to Haywood County, including but not limited to water, medical cots, swift water rescue teams, law enforcement officers, nurses, incident management teams, canine search teams, EPA hazmat specialists, high water clearance vehicles, ambulances and mobile cellular transmission equipment.
Pless easily cruises to third term in House District 118
Pless earned 30,687 votes, besting Marshall nurse Evelyn Davidson, who came away with 19,393 votes. His 61.28% tally this go-round approaches his career best of 63.6% in a 2020 victory over Alan Jones, however, Pless’ district included Yancey County at the time.
Hurricane Helene recovery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Oct 2, 2024 · The National Park Service (NPS) continues to assess conditions and to address damage following the impacts from Hurricane Helene in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Today, park staff are prioritizing assessments of high use roads and trails as well as radio repeaters and historic structures...
What’s left behind: Canton mill closure leaves complex …
Jun 28, 2023 · The paper mill has been closed for years now, but the cleanup is ongoing. Shortly before the plant shut down, a group of fishermen found a dark substance seeping out of the riverbanks. It was black liquor, a caustic byproduct of papermaking that is extremely toxic to both humans and aquatic life. Th...
Haywood voters stick with Ensley, Rogers for commission
Voters could have selected any two candidates for the race, but didn’t have to; Forney pitched supporters the idea of voting only for her, effectively increasing the value of that vote, but it simply wasn’t enough for her to knock off either of the two popular incumbents. She finished with 13,556, or …
NCDEQ provides funding to reduce flood risks
North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Flood Resiliency Blueprint is providing funding to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), Division of Soil and Water Conservation Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program (StRAP) to implement stream debris and sediment removal projects.
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