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Governor Cooper Announces $175 Million to Assist with Rental, Utility...
Funding covers three new initiatives to help North Carolinians Governor Roy Cooper today announced $175 million to help North Carolinians with rental and utility payment support in the wake of the...
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Regional economic impact of pandemic examined by WCU’s Center for the Study...
CULLOWHEE – Thanks to a grant from the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory, the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University is conducting an analysis of the economic...
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Governor Cooper Proposes Budget to Continue Fighting COVID-19 While Investing...
The following press release is from the Office of Governor Roy Cooper.“Support for a Determined North Carolina” lays out a path to weather the pandemic while boosting the state in the long termRead...
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Erlanger Cardiology offering Friday consultation appointments in western...
Murphy, N.C. – Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital (EWCH) will offer cardiology consultation appointments on Fridays beginning in September. Dr. Harish Manyam, Erlanger’s Chief of Cardiology, and Dr....
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NQC Announces Suspension of NQC 2020 Due to State Government Mandates
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – Due to state government orders for the month of September in regards to social distancing and crowd limits, NQC 2020 has been suspended. The alternate event, the NQC Fall...
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WCU professor announces annual fall color forecast for mountains
Autumn leaves and the natural beauty of fall colors across Western North Carolina are a seasonal sensation that draw thousands of visitors and locals alike - and prompts an annual prognostication by...
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Catamounts Care Ambassadors promote positive side of preventing pandemic spread
To encourage proper etiquette during a pandemic and help others adapt to the new normal on campus, a student-led program at Western Carolina University is using positive reinforcement to remind fellow...
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BRMEMC Names Brinke Interim General Manager
Erik Brinke The Board of Directors of Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC) names Erik C. Brinke as Interim General Manager. Brinke will succeed Outgoing General Manager Jeremy...
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Governor Cooper announces additional funding to connect more North...
Grants will fund projects Columbus, Duplin and Graham countiesFive new projects will expand high-speed internet access for residents in three rural counties, Governor Roy Cooper announced today along...
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Nearly $40 million to NC Connect Students and Communities to High-Speed...
Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced nearly $40 million in funding for NC Student Connect, a new partnership created to address internet connectivity gaps that are a barrier to remote learning for...
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Mother, Daughter and Son arrested for abducting a child
Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the September 8, 2020 arrest of 29-year-old Charles Anthony Payne, and the September 10, 2020 arrest of 62-year-old Carol Lynn Bruce and 33-year-old...
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NCDHHS Awarded $35 Million State Opioid Response Grant from SAMHSA
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a $35 million State Opioid Response (SOR) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)....
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NCDHHS Officials Urge North Carolinians to Get Vaccinated as Flu Season...
Health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are urging North Carolina residents to protect themselves, their families and those around them by getting vaccinated...
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Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute first in the country to implant new...
Photo Caption: (left to right): Blake Waller, Abbott representative; Dr. Harish Manyam, Chief of Cardiology at Erlanger Health System; Darren Bielejeski, Abbott Representative The Erlanger Heart and...
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Public Schools Now Able to Implement Plan A for Elementary Schools
After several weeks of stable COVID-19 trends and continued low virus spread in school settings, Governor Roy Cooper today announced that beginning on October 5, North Carolina public school districts...
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NC Governor Announces Additional $40 Million COVID Relief for Small Businesses
Steady numbers allow for large outdoor venues to open at 7% with safety precautions Some North Carolina small businesses that have experienced extraordinary disruption to their operations due to the...
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NCDHHS Launches ‘SlowCOVIDNC’ Exposure Notification App; Available for...
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launched a COVID-19 Exposure Notification app called ‘SlowCOVIDNC’ yesterday, Sept. 22. The app will help North Carolinians slow the spread...
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Andrews man arrested for child sexual assault
The following press release has been issued by Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the...
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BRMEMC Held Its 82nd Annual Meeting
YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia— Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) held its 82nd Annual Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Co-op’s headquarters in Young Harris. Due to COVID-19 precautions, modifications were...
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NCDHHS to Provide Extra Help BuyingFood for More Than 600,000 Children
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today it will provide additional benefits through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to help families...
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