Lake Lure using ‘providential’ ARPA funds to start massive sewage repairs
Aging sewer system under the town’s namesake lake will take $60 million to replace over several phases. But $368k from…
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Community: Do You Know This Person?
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Investigators with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a…
2 years ago
Program Aims to Infuse Trauma-Informed Practices in Rural NC
Play Research shows that traumatic events are known to have a detrimental long-term impact on both mental and physical health…
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Who are the voters in this year’s Senate race?
By Kirk Ross - 3/23/2022 NC POLICY WATCH It’s an overworked phrase, but for all the focus put on fundraising, polls,…
2 years ago
Rural healthcare providers feel the pain of North Carolina’s Medicaid gap
By Lauren Ketwitz - 3/22/2022 NC POLICY WATCH On her morning commute to work, Dr. Laura Ucik, a rural family physician…
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Animal Control Seeks Claims on Seized Horses
CONTACT INFORMATION Rutherford County Animal Control 828.287.6025 NOTICE Rutherford County Animal Control has obtained horses from a recent…
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Family Fun for Spring Break
Tips on family places to go during Spring Break Author: Charlotte Today CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Spring break is here and parents…
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NC counties should adopt a simple tool to promote equal pay for women employees
By Katie Pincura and Savannah Lauren Brooks NC POLICY WATCH - 3/17/2022 Image: Adobe Stock Even though asking job applicants for their…
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North Carolina Jobs and GDP Economy Fully Recovered to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2021
Concerns about consumer prices, labor shortages continue Raleigh North Carolina’s economy fully returned to the employment level it enjoyed before…
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Sunshine Laws
Sunshine Week — March 13-19 this year — promotes a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of…
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