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Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2 billion scheme
An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to what prosecutors call a $2 billion scheme to defraud insurance ...
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Broadbanding together: Local nonprofits receive collaborative grant to help bridge the digital divide
When Yvette Brooks launched the nonprofit organization Through the Trees in 2020, she had large ambitions about the ways in which a technology-focused charity could benefit the community at large in ...
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Commissioners critical of FEMA response
Transylvania County officials continue to assist people impacted by Hurricane Helene after an estimated $28 million in direct damage to homes and businesses, but members of the Board of Commissioners ...
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Rosman to receive FEMA funding
Rosman will receive between $300,000 and $400,000 in FEMA funding for damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Rosman Mayor and Town Administrator Brian Shelton said Tuesday night during the Board of ...
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Blue Ridge CC instructor publishes world religions textbook
Blue Ridge Community College Religion and Philosophy Instructor Eric Williamson has published his own textbook, ...
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Driver dies after crashing on hurricane-damaged NC highway
A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene’s destruction, then driving off the roadway, officials said. Photos of ...