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Black voters represent nearly 30% of the county’s electorate, data show, making it a powerful bloc for proponents and ...

Hit the Nashville backroads for pancakes, biscuits, and Southern breakfasts that turn ordinary mornings into memories.

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On Spotify, it has more streams than any Beatles album, Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind,’ Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic,’ or anything else from ...

The minute Dr. Tommy Newton set foot in the Boone processing center for Operation Christmas Child and watched as volunteers ...

Partisan politics has taken hold in North Carolina’s municipal elections–even in the races that are supposed to be non-partisan.

The distinctive dome of the historic McDowell County Courthouse stands as a proud centerpiece of downtown, providing architectural dignity to the streetscape. Walking through Marion, you’ll quickly ...

Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak, provides a dramatic backdrop to everyday life in Stowe. The town has managed to balance tourism with maintaining its authentic Vermont character. In fall, the ...

PARISH COUNCIL: meeting dates for the rest of November are: 13 th Community Engagement Committee; 20 th Finance Governance ...

Don Letts, Joe Talbot (Idles), DJ Próvaí (KNEECAP), and AURORA have collaborated on 12 brand new artworks to raise money for global non-profit organisation In Place of War's ...

As a new member of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Mandeville, artist Ferris Hotard quickly befriended longtime church ...