ASHEBORO, N.C. — Dr. David Jones calls the alleged illegal killing of a beloved and well-known lion by a Minnesota dentist “unacceptable.” Walter Palmer, an American hunter, is accused of using a dead animal to lure Cecil — a prized…
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Affordable housing essay: Let’s face facts
Editor’s note: This essay is part of a series in which local experts were asked: “What would it take to solve the Asheville area’s affordable housing problem?” Asheville’s affordable housing problem is rooted in our lack of affordable land for…
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Ex-head of NC’s public-private economic development group got $30K bonus to …
This post has been updated with reaction from SEANC, the State Employees Association of North Carolina. The former head of North Carolina’s public-private economic development group received a $30,000 “stay” bonus in January, an enticement that only kept him at…
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Monday update: Stories you missed over the weekend – Casper Star
On Oct. 2, 2013, a trio of state inspectors traveled to the site of the proposed Two Elk Power Plant near Wright to see how construction of the long-planned facility was progressing. The group, from the Department of Environmental Quality,…
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Asheville businesses fight to keep downtown local – Asheville Citizen
Buy Photo Urban Outfitters opened in 2009, around the same time as the locally owned Spiritex store.(Photo: Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com)Buy Photo ASHEVILLE – When Marylou Marsh-Sanders opened a clothing store in downtown Asheville six years ago, all eyes were on her…
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ATA Opens Registration for 81st Annual Management Conference & Exhibition
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LendingTree, Inc. to Participate in Needham Interconnect Conference
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Officials & business owners say shark attacks have not impacted tourism
Stay Connected Anywhere Download the WITN News App Follow WITN on Twitter Like on Facebook –> The eight shark attacks along the NC coast this summer don’t seem to have kept people from heading to the beach, or getting in…
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Bryson City alderman running for Congress
With roots firmly planted in Western North Carolina, Bryson feels he is best qualified to be a voice for its people. Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, has represented the district since being elected in 2013, but Bryson — who will be…
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A reckless course
Enjoying their majority in the General Assembly, North Carolina Republicans may find it short lived. Because Republican N.C. Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown of Onslow and Jones counties introduced a bill to redistribute state sales tax revenue to counties, cities…
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