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Workers tear down the Bid D Convenience Store at Old Highway 64 on Tuesday in Hayesville.

Workers tear down the Bid D Convenience Store at Old Highway 64 on Tuesday in Hayesville.

Decades old building gone

News Staff
Thursday, November 4, 2021
A longtime fixture of Hayesville is gone, but its absence will only be temporary. Workers tore down the Big D Convenience Store at Old Highway 64 on Tuesday, as the company gets set to move into a larger building directly behind the old facility.
The floor of the N.C. House of Representatives. (Photo from Carolina Journal)

The floor of the N.C. House of Representatives. (Photo from Carolina Journal)

Unanimous General Assembly votes to block unemployment insurance tax hike

News Staff
Thursday, November 4, 2021
State lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to block an automatic tax increase on employers. Senate Bill 311 would maintain the state's current tax for funding unemployment insurance. A 45-o vote in the state Senate came 90 minutes after the House approved the measure, 110-o.
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Image by David Mark from Pixabay

N.C. House passes its new district maps

News Staff
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
On Tuesday, November 2, The N.C. House voted along party lines in favor of its new House election district map, while the N.C. Senate approved new congressional maps. The votes come despite many Democrats saying the redistricting committee should “go back to the drawing board.
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Image by Wolfgang Ehrecke from Pixabay

U.S., EU Launch Collaboration Platform on Agriculture

News Staff
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
European Union Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and United States Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement on a newly created transatlantic collaboration platform on agriculture designed to take on the global challenges of sustainability...
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Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay

Cowee Bald, Connelly Creek Road Construction

News Staff
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Visitors to the Nantahala Ranger District should expect construction delays on Cowee Bald Road (NFSR 70) and Connelly Creek Road (NFSR 86) in the coming months.
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Image by cev_91 from Pixabay

Flowers Foods Issues Voluntary Recall On Certain Tastykake Multi-Pack Cupcakes Sold In Eight States Due To Possible Presence Of Tiny Fragments Of Metal Mesh Wire

News Staff
Monday, November 1, 2021
As a precautionary measure, Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is voluntarily recalling Tastykake multi-pack cupcakes due to the potential presence of tiny fragments of metal mesh wire. The recall was initiated following notification by a vendor of the possible contamination in a supplied ingredient.
A small detail of "Storybook Lane" art by Doreyl Ammons Cain Director, Appalachian Mural Trail

A small detail of "Storybook Lane" art by Doreyl Ammons Cain Director, Appalachian Mural Trail

Words 'Falling Like Leaves'

News Staff
Monday, November 1, 2021
Like a melody, words falling like leaves carry a childlike flavor falling from the storyteller's heart. Four acclaimed children’s book authors will share their stories at the unveiling of a new Postage Stamp Mural.
(Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC. Image courtesy of C-SPAN.org)

(Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC. Image courtesy of C-SPAN.org)

Report sheds more light on Burr stocks

News Staff
Monday, November 1, 2021
A report published by ProPublica raises new questions about stock trades involving North Carolina's senior senator, Republican Richard Burr. According to the report: “After Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina dumped more than $1.