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Son demands answers after father with dementia released from Jesup nursing home, found in North Carolina

JESUP, Ga. (WTOC) - An 82-year-old Glynn County man with dementia was found two states away in North Carolina after his nursing home released him to distant relatives without his medical power of attorney’s consent, according to his son. James Elledge was supposed to be in the care of...

Jesup, GA · 1d

Taylorsville Times

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Republican Party retains County Commission seats

The Alexander County Republican Party kept control of the County Board of Commissioners according to unofficial results of Tuesday’s General Election, Nov. 3, 2026. Three of the five seats were up for election. Marty Loudermilt received 9,459 votes (30.07%), incumbent Ronnie L. Reese got 9,173 votes (29.16%), and Andrew Johnson received 9,117 (28.98%). Democratic candidate Steven Warren received 3,710 votes (11.79%).

Alexander County, NC · 3d

The Star

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Cleveland County commissioners approve large-scale battery storage facilities

Cleveland County commissioners have approved an amendment to the county’s unified development ordinance allowing large-scale battery storage facilities in industrial zones. The ordinance governs zoning and land-use decisions throughout the county. Commissioner Johnny Hutchins, who said he has experience working with lithium, was the sole vote against the amendment. Chris Martin, Cleveland County planning director, said Duke Energy petitioned to add the facilities to the UDO. A Duke Energy spokesperson said the text amendment does not approve a specific project, but instead establishes a pathway for future battery storage proposals while preserving local oversight. Martin said the approved amendment includes the definition of battery storage facilities, creates development standards and safety guidelines and outlines compatibility requirements with properties around the facility. The facilities will only be allowed in the county's light and heavy industrial zones. "There are very few parcels that would permit this use if approved," Martin said. The amendment defines lithium battery storage facilities as battery storage systems that store electricity, supplying it to the power grid, and are connected to an electric public utility's transmission system. "That would limit it to facilities with an agreement with a power supplier owner and redistribute power back into public utilities,"

Cleveland County, NC · 3d

The National Law Review

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Jury Awards and the Limits of Bankruptcy Sanctuary

Consider this scenario: You are defrauded by a company and its CEO. You sue both in state court and, after three years, a jury awards you millions in damages against both. But as the state court judge is finalizing the judgment, the company files bankruptcy. Does the bankruptcy filing nullify the state court lawsuit? And does the company’s bankruptcy automatically protect the CEO? A recent order from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina tackles both questions – and plaintiffs will like the answers. Background Systematic Audio and its manager, Scottie Johnson, spent three years defending a lawsuit in Catawba County. After a three-week trial, a jury found Johnson personally liable for fraud and interference with contract, awarding over $5 million in compensatory damages and more than $16 million in punitive damages. But before the state court judge could enter a final judgment, Systematic Audio filed Chapter 11, triggering the automatic stay on efforts to collect from the company. The company then asked the Bankruptcy Court to extend the stay to collection efforts against Johnson on the theory he was too important to the business to be distracted by litigation. The Bankruptcy Court Can Allow

Catawba County, NC · 1d

Taylorsville Times

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Commissioners approve two rezonings, address nuisance, hire interim attorney

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners approved two rezoning requests and addressed a nuisance violation during its regular meeting on Monday, November 2, 2026, according to a county press release. Patrick Creech, Alexander County Planning Director, presented a rezoning request from Martin Kanupp for five acres located at 8574 NC...

Alexander County, NC · 3d

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This North Carolina Town Lights Up Its Whole Downtown With A Million Christmas Lights And Never Charges A Dime

A million Christmas lights get wrapped around one small downtown every year, and nobody pays a cent to see them. Not for strolling, not for staring, not for coming back again next week. The lights climb the live oak trees and stretch overhead, turning the main street into a glowing...

Forest City, NC · 22h

The Gaston Gazette

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Carver unseats Loftis in NC House 109 race plus more Gaston results

(This story was updated to add new information.) Democrat Mark D. Carver, a longtime Gaston College history instructor, defeated Republican Rep. Donnie Loftis in North Carolina House District 109 on Tuesday, Nov. 3. It ended Loftis’ run in the seat on a night when Democrats made sweeping gains across the state and Republicans held on to most local contests in Gaston County. According to unofficial results, Carver received 18,775 votes, or 51.62%, to Loftis’ 17,598 votes, or 48.38%, a margin of 1,177 votes. The results will not be official until the Gaston County Board of Elections completes its canvass, scheduled for Nov. 13. Loftis, a former Gaston County commissioner and Army veteran, was chosen by local Republican leaders to fill the seat after the October 2021 death of Rep. Dana Bumgardner. Carver: People 'Fed up and tired' Carver said the win is “still kind of surreal.” He credited a national mood. “I think a lot of people are just fed up and tired, and they want government to do its purpose, which is to make people’s lives better,” Carver said. Carver has taught history at Gaston College for 20 years and said he will retire by the end of the

Gaston County, NC · 2d

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Public Service Announcement: Solid Waste Schedule Change

City of Lincolnton Veterans Day Holiday Collection Schedule - Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The City of Lincolnton Solid Waste Department announces a temporary adjustment to the trash collection schedule in observance of the Veterans Day holiday on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. All City administrative offices and departments will be closed...

Lincolnton, NC · 1d

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Two Vietnam Veterans Share What the Wall That Heals Means Before It Arrives in Spindale.

SPINDALE, N.C. (WNCW) - Two Vietnam-era veterans who live in Rutherford County say The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will matter most to people who never made the trip to Washington, D.C. The three-quarter-scale replica arrives Tuesday, Nov. 10, with a motorcycle escort. It...

Spindale, NC · 1d

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Farm City Banquet And Holiday Market On Nov. 17

Hickory – The Catawba County Farm City Banquet will be on Tuesday, November 17, at 5:30 p.m. at the new Catawba County Government Center-Hickory Campus. This year’s theme is Celebrating the Women in Agriculture of Catawba County. We will recognize the contributions of local women in agriculture. The...

Catawba County, NC · 2d

The Center Square

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Ronda, Rowland being formally examined for rehabilitation or dissolution

(The Center Square) – Ronda and Rowland, small North Carolina communities in financial hardship, are being formally examined by the Local Government Commission to determine if rehabilitation or dissolution is the best step for residents. Finances of the communities were taken over by the state in October by the agency statutorily charged to monitor the fiscal well-being – and approve most debt issued – of more than 1,100 local government units. Votes Tuesday by the commission put both towns into what the commission calls “the statutory process for evaluating financially unsustainable municipalities.” Neither town is dissolved; neither town is deemed able to be financially rehabilitated, first-term Republican state Treasurer Brad Briner said. He’s chairman of the commission. In a statement made available to The Center Square, Briner said in part, "People in Ronda and Rowland deserve local governments that can pay their bills, manage taxpayer dollars responsibly and provide the services residents depend on. Our priority is to protect taxpayers and maintain essential services while we determine whether these towns have a financially sustainable path forward. These are difficult decisions, but we owe residents a thorough and responsible review of every option." Ronda is a foothills community of the Blue

Ronda, NC · 3d

The Star

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Cleveland County Board of Education election results

The Cleveland County Board of Education will see familiar faces following the midterm election. Voters reelected the three incumbents who were running — Aaron Bridges, Danny Blanton and Ronnie Grigg — and elected Robert Queen, who previously served on the board from 2020 to 2024 before losing his seat in the primary. The nine-member board, which was formerly nonpartisan, will consist entirely of Republicans. The winners will join Walter Spurling, Kenneth Ledford, Joel Shores, Gloria Sherman and David Fisher. Bridges narrowly took the top spot with 19,624 votes, followed by Grigg with 19,105. Blanton received 18,653 votes and Queen received 17,957. Blanton has served on the board for 14 years, while Grigg and Bridges each have served four years. Democrats Coleman Hunt and Jenny White lost their bids, receiving 15,326 and 13,430 votes, respectively. A total of 34,738 ballots were cast in Cleveland County, representing 49.69% of the county's 69,909 registered voters. Early voting drew more voters than usual in Cleveland County, with 20,413 casting ballots before Election Day. This article originally appeared on The Shelby Star: Cleveland County Board of Education election results

Cleveland County, NC · 3d

Carolina Public Press

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Seismic ripples in NC mountain politics. Foxx trails by 99 votes.

Virginia Foxx faced the same challenger in 2024 and won handily. But 2026 was a year of change across Western North Carolina.

North Carolina · 1d

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Blowing Rock Town Manager Update: Park Avenue Waterline Work on Schedule, BRAHM Parking Deck Repairs Underway, Town Council Meets Nov. 10

Laurel Lane sidewalks: Work paused this week so Public Works could repair stormwater pipes and a sewer line. Crews also found and repaired a crushed sewer line, extending the work beyond the expected timeframe. Public Works staff worked into Tuesday evening to finish the repairs and reopen the road. The town plans to patch the two affected roadway areas next week, and sidewalk work resumes Monday and is expected to be completed next week.

Blowing Rock, NC · 1d

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Local Government Commission to decide town of Ronda's future

The Local Government Commission, or LGC, will begin the formal process of deciding whether the town of Ronda in Wilkes County can be financially rehabilitated or if it should be dissolved. In September, Ronda’s Board of Commissioners voted to dissolve its charter. Now, the LGC is putting recovery back...

Ronda, NC · 1d

Ashe Post & Times

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West Jefferson considers zoning change for short-term rental

WEST JEFFERSON — Town planning board members recommended reclassifying property at the corner of Hice Avenue and Hamilton Street from a conditional use district to a community shopping district on Nov. 3. Town officials said that Jerrita Roark plans to develop the property into an Airbnb short-term rental. Her proposal envisions a two-story building with a residence above a lower-unit business. Town Clerk Rebecca Eldreth said the affected property is within a former provision for the Jefferson Station condominium development. She also said that town officials are trying to “cycle out” the conditional district classification. West Jefferson aldermen will hold a public hearing about the planning board’s recommendation before its Dec. 7 monthly meeting. In other town business, aldermen appointed former volunteer firefighter Matt Lambert as West Jefferson Fire Department’s new assistant chief on Nov. 2. “He’s doing a great job,” Mayor Rusty Barr said. “They (the fire department) are doing a great job for the town; we maintained our recent fire rating at 5S. That should keep insurance rates lower within a five-minute response time of the department.” Barr said the West Jefferson fire district also has many water points, streams, and ponds for quickly extinguishing fires near property.

West Jefferson, NC · 18h

WSOC Charlotte

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‘Didn’t expect it’: Gaston County gets its first Black congresswoman after surprising NC-14 election

For the first time, Gaston County will be represented in Congress by a Black woman. Democrat Lakesha Womack defeated Republican incumbent Tim Moore in Tuesday’s historic election.

Gaston County, NC · 1d

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Ex-Hendrick Employee Says His Supervisor Struck Workers in the Head and Neck for a Decade, and N.C. Appeals Court Lets His Lawsuit Proceed

The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled on Oct. 7 that Randy Hembree, a former employee of Charlotte-based Hendrick Automotive Group, can keep suing his supervisor, Eric William Wright, over allegations that Wright struck subordinates in the head and neck to motivate them. The allegations are unproven, and the ruling does not decide them. It decides where the fight happens: a superior court, not the state’s workers’ compensation agency.

North Carolina · 4d

Rock Hill Herald

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450 new homes are proposed around Rock Hill, Fort Mill & Lake Wylie: What to know

Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Lake Wylie have more homes proposed. So do Clover and Lancaster. They range from typical subdivisions to lakefront living beside a nuclear station . Here’s a look at plans for 450 new homes and townhomes pitched across the Rock Hill region. Details are still pending on a 309-home subdivision proposal in Lancaster County. Homebuilder True Homes applied to build in the Edgewater community on 106 acres with a project called The Pinery East . The site is off Monterrico Drive and Antela Lane. County planners deferred a decision for a month on Sept. 15 due to traffic and related concerns, but didn’t reschedule last month. This month’s planning commission agenda for Nov. 17 hasn’t been published. A company called PLJS Property applied to build a 66-home subdivision on 98 acres west of Clover. Fieldstone Meadow would go on S.C. 55 just outside town limits, near Lester Road. Home lots would be an acre or more each. Four new internal roads off the main highway would serve the subdivision. More than 5 acres in Fort Mill is up for rezoning to allow a new 34-unit townhome development . The site is on Pleasant Road, across from

Rock Hill, SC · 6h

Queen City News

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Matthews animal hospital closing this month

The Florida-based company has locations nationwide.

Matthews, NC · 2d

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