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Local resident returning to state foundation board

Charlie Benton
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Snowbird – A familiar face to many in Graham County will be rejoining the Cherokee Preservation Foundation Board of Directors.  On March 5, the office of Gov. Roy Cooper announced that Janell Rattler would be reappointed as a member-at-large of the board.

Go-slow reopening may be costly

John Hood
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Over the first two months of the coronavirus crisis, our labor-market cratered.  The number of employed North Carolinians dropped by 820,000, or 17 percent. Only 56.3 percent of working-aged residents were either employed or actively looking for jobs.
Sweetgum Baptist Church on Old Tallulah Road has been one of the few in Graham County to continue worship services during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has opted to hold parking lot services. A federal judge ruled Saturday that North Carolina cannot outlaw indoor services and Sweetgum itself opted to not convene in the sanctuary until Sunday, May 24.

Sweetgum Baptist Church on Old Tallulah Road has been one of the few in Graham County to continue worship services during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has opted to hold parking lot services. A federal judge ruled Saturday that North Carolina cannot outlaw indoor services and Sweetgum itself opted to not convene in the sanctuary until Sunday, May 24.

Judge rules against Cooper in worship lawsuit

News Staff
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
By Rick Henderson Carolina Journal News Service Raleigh – The COVID-19 outbreak can’t be an excuse to outlaw most indoor worship services in North Carolina, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S.

Governor vetoes teacher pay raises

News Staff
Saturday, November 9, 2019
By Rick Henderson Carolina Journal News Service Raleigh — North Carolina public school teachers and higher education employees hoping to get a pay raise will have to wait. Perhaps until January. Gov.