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An ACE crew member improving trail conditions along the Mt. Mitchell Trail.

An ACE crew member improving trail conditions along the Mt. Mitchell Trail.

US Forest Service partners make strides in decade-old trail maintenance project

News Staff
Thursday, January 27, 2022
 American Conservation Experience (ACE) crew members, with support from North Carolina High Peaks Trail Association (NCHPTA) and National Forests in North Carolina, have completed over 1,110 hours of trail maintenance on Mount Mitchell and Higgins Bald Trails, wrapping up a decade of deferred...
Counselor and adviser Phoebe Thompson led Hiwassee Dam High School’s efforts to grow the number of the school’s seniors who completed the FAFSA, paving the way for many first-generation students to attend college.

Counselor and adviser Phoebe Thompson led Hiwassee Dam High School’s efforts to grow the number of the school’s seniors who completed the FAFSA, paving the way for many first-generation students to attend college.

Hiwassee Dam High School Receives Grant for Growing FAFSA Completion Rate

News Staff
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Hiwassee Dam High School has been awarded a $500 grant as a winner of the 2021 North Carolina First in FAFSA Challenge. Hiwassee earned first place in the rural high school category for growing FAFSA completions by 28% year-to-year.
Image from Pixabay

Image from Pixabay

North Carolina Residents Spend the 13th Most on Groceries

News Staff
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The current run of inflation in the U.S. economy is putting pressure on household finances nationwide. The second half of 2021 saw several consecutive months of higher than usual price increases, reaching an overall 6.8% rate of inflation from November 2020 to November 2021.
Candidate filing at the N.C. Board of Elections in Raleigh on December 6, 2021. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Candidate filing at the N.C. Board of Elections in Raleigh on December 6, 2021. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

State Supreme Court rejects candidate filing request from sheriffs, DAs, clerks

News Staff
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
A pair of orders from the N.C. Supreme Court Monday officially rejected requests from the state's sheriffs, district attorneys, and Superior Court clerks to reopen candidate filing as soon as possible. Groups representing those three sets of elected officials went to court on Dec. 29.