Gov. Roy Cooper commits to adding WNC s Pisgah View to NC State Parks
Standing in the shadow of Mount Pisgah on a chilly, yet clear and sunny Earth Day at Pisgah View Ranch in Candler - slated to be Buncombe County s first state park - Gov. Roy Cooper announced his commitment to expanding outdoor recreation in Western North Carolina with an unprecedented boost to funding state parks. The outdoor recreation economy in North Carolina is booming, particularly here out West, so the more opportunities that we give to people to hike, to fish, to camp, to ride and to just be closer to nature is just critically important, Cooper said April 22.
ASHEVILLE After only three months in Congress, 11th District Republican Madison Cawthorn is facing a historically high number of potential election challengers, a result, political experts say, of his polarizing positions and rifts left by former President Donald Trump.
By April 15, five Democrats and one Republican looking to unseat Cawthorn had emerged. That is the largest challenger field any 11th District incumbent has seen at this point in an election, according to 20 years of state elections records.
Republican Wendy Nevarez, a Navy veteran and legal assistant from Asheville, said if elected, she will focus on affordable, sustainable housing and broadband infrastructure.