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Some members of the recently formed Foothills Preservation Alliance will wear shirts to a public meeting that night with a message for Duke: “United to Save Our Foothills.” Duke plans to spend $320 million to construct a 45-mile, 230-kilovolt transmission…

Only a few hours northeast of Alabama, Asheville, N.C. boasts more craft breweries per capita than any other city in the country. And it’s not just hipsters – Asheville’s attracted major beer makers like New Belgium and Sierra Nevada, bringing…

LANDRUM, SC (FOX Carolina) – Duke Energy will host two public meetings this week about the company’s plan to construct a high voltage electrical transmission line between Asheville and northern Spartanburg County. Duke officials said property along a 45 mile…

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John Miall(Photo: Special to the Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE – A former mayoral candidate and chairman of a powerful worker grievance board is running for City Council. John Miall filed to run just before the Friday deadline, joining a field of 16…

Ron DeSimone(Photo: Special to the Citizen-Times) MAGGIE VALLEY – The flags are at half staff as townspeople remember the work and love of their mayor. Ron DeSimone, the mayor of Maggie Valley, was killed Friday in a construction site accident,…

Buy Photo City Hall(Photo: Citizen-Times photo)Buy Photo ASHEVILLE – And you thought 15 major Republican candidates for president was a lot. Four last-day filings Friday brought the number of candidates for City Council this year to a whopping 16. Filing…

Only a few hours northeast of Alabama, Asheville, N.C. boasts more craft breweries per capita than any other city in the country. And it’s not just hipsters – Asheville’s attracted major beer makers like New Belgium and Sierra Nevada, bringing…

Crowds gathered in Pritchard Park last August to observe the yearly Topless Rally held in support of a woman’s right to go topless in public in North Carolina.(Photo: Citizen-Times file photo) Answer Nation, the watermelon is aplenty, John Boyle is…