It was supposed to be a routine public safety forum, and in a way, it was — the faces were familiar, the frustrations all the same. 

Elected officials, troopers, prosecutors and politicians once again took turns describing a justice system straining under its own weight, a system where clogged courts, half-hearted drug treatment, mental health failures and chronic underfunding blur the thin blue line between order and chaos. Their words carried a sense of urgency, tinged with exhaustion. 

Congressional redistricting  — the process of drawing electoral districts to account for population changes — was conceived by the Founding Fathers as a once-per-decade redrawing of district lines following the decennial U.S. census.

The pickleball courts renovations at Lake Junaluska are complete.

This project, which highlights the growing popularity of pickleball in the area, will also include upgrades to the adjacent public bathrooms. 

Western North Carolina courts are about to get a leg up, but it isn’t all that everyone hoped for. 

The Town of Franklin has modified the basketball court at Memorial Park to include two new pickleball courts.