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By Hanaa’ Tameez@hanaatameez May 18, 2021, 2:16 p.m.
May 18, 2021, 2:16 p.m.
In Shasta County, California, Annelise Pierce is the founder of the nonprofit news outlet Shasta Scout, where she covers underreported stories in her region of Northern California.
This past March, she published a story about a music producer associated with Bethel Church, an evangelical megachurch in Redding, California, who was producing a documentary series about recalling Shasta County supervisors (“Follow along as we drain our local swamp”). From her piece:
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Feb. 20 on Shasta Scout. We thank Annelise Pierce for sharing her work with us here today on A News Cafe. This article is published verbatim, with the exception of photos posted by A News Cafe.
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Two individuals with ties to militia groups in the North State have expressed interest in being appointed to the City of Shasta Lake Council.
Individuals are beginning to apply to fill a vacancy on the City of Shasta Lake Council created by the death of Council member Larry Farr only a few months into his term.