Budget ushers in new county investments

Raleigh – On Friday, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the biennium state budget. The budget provides raises for state employees and teachers, substantial infrastructure funding and more.

First Baptist Church seeks to remove ‘The Hut’

* Elders explain decision in public letter, page 4 Robbinsville – While the renovations at Big Oaks Stadium this summer led to a spirited debate about where priorities should lie, another location not a ½-mile away has been subjected to the same division.