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Raleigh -- North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's Office Press Release: Sep 14, 2020

Raleigh -- North Carolina Governor Roy Coopers Office: Sep 15, 2020Grant recipients to spend $107 million amid COVID-19 interruptions

Haywod County -- Haywood County Government Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-286 requiring all counties to conduct a reappraisal of all properties at least every 8 years:

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Officials have identified a man whose remains were found scattered near a campsite in the North Carolina portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park as a bear lurked nearby.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends.

Asheville -- Asheville Police Department Reported Today: On September 13 the Asheville Police Department (APD) responded to three separate incidents of gun discharges into occupied buildings. These incidents are not believed to be related. Fortunately, no one reported injuries in any of these incidents.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hikers found a man’s remains scattered near a campsite in the North Carolina portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park as a bear lurked nearby, rangers said Saturday.

Western North Carolina -- Brother Wolf’s Mobile Clinics currently offer low-cost spay/neuter services for dogs and cats in Western NC to the counties listed below. 

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused on Friday to place more controls upon the state prison system after inmate advocates argued it wasn’t doing what he previously ordered to protect the incarcerated against COVID-19.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A sexual assault suspect in Tennessee has died after being shot and killed by an officer in North Carolina who was trying to arrest him.

Raleigh, N.C. (AP) — Nearly 10,000 North Carolinians had their mail-in ballots accepted in the first week of voting, according to data released Friday by the State Board of Elections.

Haywood County -- Haywood County Health DIrector Message September 11, 2020 :COVID-19 Cases

Haywood County -- Haywood County Health and Human Services Department -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Sept. 11, 2020

Henderson County -- Henderson County Deputy Sheriff Ryan Hendrix was shot and killed when he responded to a vehicle tampering and shooting call in the area of Bethea Drive and Piney Ridge Drive in Mountain Home.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A driver accused of firing gunshots at random cars on a North Carolina highway over the weekend, shooting one person, is facing a federal firearms charge, a prosecutor announced Thursday.