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Revised Nantahala and Pisgah forest plan released

The National Forests in North Carolina has released the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests’ revised forest plan and the revision process has entered the final phase, a 60-day objection period for parties who submitted substantive comments during development of the plan.
Hayesville High alum Dr. Brooke Baumgarten stops at the University of Central Florida reflection pond the day she received her PHd. She will be starting  postdoctoral research work at Los Alamos National Lab in March.

Hayesville High alum Dr. Brooke Baumgarten stops at the University of Central Florida reflection pond the day she received her PHd. She will be starting postdoctoral research work at Los Alamos National Lab in March.

From Hayesville Grad to Los Alamos

It is doubtful many Clay County residents have ever visited the Los Alamos National Lab, let alone worked at it. Yet that is what is Dr. Brooke Robyn Baumgarten will do in a few months.
 Businesses welcome visitors in Downtown Graham, N.C. (Image by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Businesses welcome visitors in Downtown Graham, N.C. (Image by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

North Carolina sets record for new business creation

North Carolina set another record for new business creation in 2021.  Roughly 178,300 new businesses were legally created across the state last year, up 40% from the year before — which was itself a record, according to the Secretary of State’s office.