The 14-day candidate filing period for the November municipal General Elections began today at noon, and within the core coverage area of The Smoky Mo.
Nearly three months ago, Pactiv Evergreen unceremoniously announced that after more than a century in operation, the paper mill at the heart of Canton.
Western North Carolina’s judicial system might get the help it’s needed for several years now. In the recently proposed North Carolina Senate bud.
House Bill 189, called the “NC Constitutional Carry Act,” will be heard in the House Judiciary2 Committee, its first step toward a possible floor vote. The bill says in its summary that its intent is to “protect a person’s right to carry a concealed handgun without a permit."
After lots of comments, the House JudiciaryB Committee on a 7-4 vote gave a favorable report for House Bill 189, which sends the bill to House Rules, the final stop before a floor vote. The bill would remove restrictions on carrying a weapon in most cases.