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3 Asheville candidates rake in early money – Asheville Citizen

Buy Photo City Hall(Photo: Citizen-Times photo)Buy Photo ASHEVILLE – Three City Council candidates have taken an early fundraising lead that could propel them to victory, a Citizen-Times analysis shows. The top money raisers were Vice Mayor Marc Hunt, the only

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Hagen educator studies at Library of Congress

Jeske was selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress’ Summer Teacher Institute seminar Teaching with Primary Sources from July 20-24 in Washington. “I was so thrilled to participate,” she said. “The

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US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in Mobile Aug. 20 to discuss I-10 …

Three months after a prior trip was cancelled, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will be in Mobile Thursday to discuss an array of transportation issues, including the proposed $850 million I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway expansion project. U.S. Rep. Bradley

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DRIVE TO DRILL: North Carolina Gov. McCrory Goes To Bat For Big Energy

This article was originally published by the Institute for Southern Studies HERE. It’s the second part in a series, the first of which Blue Nation Review discussed HERE. By Sue Sturgis When Pat McCrory was elected governor of North Carolina

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Kerry calls for democracy as US flag rises in Cuba – WBTV 3 News, Weather …

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) – Jubilant crowds waved American flags and chanted “Long live the United States!” as the Stars and Stripes rose over the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in Cuba on Friday after a

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Cabarrus tourism spending tops $400 million

James Nix jnix@independenttribune.com Mustang 50th anniversary Last year’s Mustang 50th Birthday Celebration generated over $8 million in economic impact in Cabarrus County. Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:15 pm Cabarrus tourism spending tops $400 million Staff reports The Independent Tribune

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21st NC community on record against offshore drilling

Southport is the latest community in North Carolina to go on record against offshore drilling in the Atlantic. The town council passed a resolution opposing drilling on Thursday, becoming the 21st community in North Carolina to do so. The advocacy

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Ally and Classroom Central Surprise Thomasboro Academy students with Back-To …

–> and imageUrl: http://visit-nc.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/90755_257930 –> –> and imageUrl: http://visit-nc.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/ec6ad_257931 –> TripAdvisor Logo. (PRNewsFoto/TripAdvisor) 830 students at Thomasboro Academy in Charlotte, N.C. received school supplies from Ally Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ally donated 50 books to the Thomasboro Academy in Charlotte, N.C.

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Oneida County Tourism to spend $42030 to study visitor spending

Visitor spending in Oneida County is up more than 30 percent since 2009, and the county’s tourism promotion agency wants to know more about this billion-dollar plus component of the local economy. Oneida County Tourism has hired Young Strategies, Inc.,

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Local u-pick orchards embrace growing pains

The McDowells make a yearly trip to Western North Carolina from their home in Davie, Fla., just outside Miami, but Monday was Finn’s first time picking apples atop Pinnacle Mountain at Sky Top Orchard. They hadn’t yet made it to

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