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N.C. Rep. Kevin Corbin (right) jokes with N.C. Sen. Jim Davis after they announced Corbin would run for Davis’ seat in 2020.

N.C. Rep. Kevin Corbin (right) jokes with N.C. Sen. Jim Davis after they announced Corbin would run for Davis’ seat in 2020.

Davis out, Corbin in for state senate race in 2020

    Franklin – North Carolina Sen. Jim Davis will not run for re-election in 2020, and state Rep. Kevin Corbin will give up his House seat in a bid to take the vacant senate seat.
John Michael Gowder and Dr. James Lanier Heaton

John Michael Gowder and Dr. James Lanier Heaton

Ex-hospital leaders will be tried together

    Gainesville, Ga. – A federal judge denied a motion by the attorneys for former Union General CEO John Michael Gowder to separate himself from co-defendant Dr. James Lanier Heaton in their upcoming drug conspiracy trial.     The two will be tried together beginning Tuesday, Oct. 8, in U.S.
Shawn Malone heads down the Ocoee River across the state line in Tennessee on a test run of the slalom course for the second annual Ocoee River Championships on Friday morning.

Shawn Malone heads down the Ocoee River across the state line in Tennessee on a test run of the slalom course for the second annual Ocoee River Championships on Friday morning.

Rollin' on the Ocoee a thrilling experience

    Copperhill, Tenn. – I’m from south central Pennsylvania, where the rough water you’ll experience on the river is a ripple of rapids that doesn’t even splash you.     So when I was invited to participate in the media run at the Ocoee River Championships on Sept.
Principal Chief Richard Sneed (fifth from right, black polo shirt) visited with well-wishers in Cherokee County on Election Day for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Thursday in Marble.

Principal Chief Richard Sneed (fifth from right, black polo shirt) visited with well-wishers in Cherokee County on Election Day for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Thursday in Marble.

Sneed, incumbents roll in Tribal elections

    Cherokee – Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians made a strong statement Thursday that they are happy with their leadership.