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Down Home North Carolina seeks to unite community, bridge political divide


Down Home North Carolina has slightly updated its old method to bridge the partisan gap in Alamance County and throughout the state. 
Down Home recently held an online training session for their Community Listening  Forums, an initiative geared toward empowering people to build coalitions, regardless of community divisions. 
The program teaches and encourages individuals to engage with friends, family, and neighbors in order to find common ground. 
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Down Home member Chelsea White-Hoglen, who hosted the event, is a pioneer of the project. In 2017 she took part in a door-to-door campaign speaking to individuals of varying political stripes.  ....

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Haywood County residents against $16 million proposed jail expansion


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In November 2020, Haywood County Sheriff Greg Christopher sent a proposal to the county commissioners for a $16 million jail expansion.   
A few days later, an email appeared in the inboxes of Christopher, County Commissioners Kevin Ensley and Brandon Rogers, and City Manager Bryant Morehead. It was from Jesse-Lee Dunlap, who was enraged.  
“Folks, I have to say that I am shocked, disappointed and subsequently angry about the news of a jail addition. Quite frankly, it feels like a slap in the face,” wrote Dunlap, who  works at Down Home North Carolina, a grassroots organization that mobilizes rural residents on different community projects statewide.  ....

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