14+ hour, 29+ min ago   (844+ words) Forest City residents looking at an ordinance labeled around urban archery may want to read well beyond the title. The proposal before the Town Council on Monday, Sept. 14, does not simply set rules for bow-hunting deer inside town limits. It…...

6+ day, 37+ min ago   (1005+ words) A United States Supreme Court case involving commercial fishermen and federal regulators changed a decades-old rule governing federal agencies, with implications reaching far beyond the fishing industry to businesses, farmers, taxpayers, and local governments nationwide, including in western North Carolina....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1167+ words) Judges in North Carolina wield significant authority over people’s lives, property and liberty. Like other public officials, they are subject to rules governing their conduct. The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission is the state’s primary body for investigating alleged misconduct…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (795+ words) More than 20 years after a civil lawsuit helped bring an end to the organization known as Eternal Values, an HBO documentary is renewing interest in the group’s ties to Lake Lure and raising new questions about its final years in…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (661+ words) By Annie Dance | Lake Lure News | Cops & Congress | News & Commentary | Reporting from Rutherfordton, NC A McDowell County resident whose disappearance prompted a public search in July was later found and taken into custody after failing to appear for a court…...