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Jackson sheriff faces challenge for second term
Published: 2018-10-17 14:01:06When former Sheriff Jimmy Ashe decided not to run for re-election in 2014, a field of six Democrats and three Republicans signed up for the race to replace him, including Chip Hall and Doug Farmer. . Four years later, Hall is coming to the end of his fir...
Read MoreTwo Dems in high-profile superior court race
Published: 2018-10-03 13:50:35You’ve probably seen the billboards by now, if not for months. Or, you’ve seen the candidates out campaigning in person — incumbent Superior Court Judge Brad Letts and well-known Waynesville attorney Mark Melrose. . Both are vying for an eight-year...
Read MoreIncumbent sheriff challenged in Swain
Published: 2018-10-03 13:47:54Incumbent Republican Curtis Cochran is running for a fourth term as Swain County sheriff. While he’s never had an easy race, he said, this election cycle has been particularly brutal with mudslinging coming from all directions. . With no prior law enfo...
Read MoreThree candidates run for Macon sheriff
Published: 2018-10-03 13:41:26Talk briefly about your past experience and why you are the most qualified candidate. . Carpenter: During the three years I’ve been with Graham County, I’ve earned a certification in emergency management and crime scene investigations. I became a K9 ...
Read MoreEconomic development agency defunded; longtime director retires, earns state’s highest honor
Published: 2018-10-03 13:35:59Mary Ann Morgan was a one-woman show with a shoestring budget for more than 40 years but still, she managed to change the lives of hundreds of people who walked into her office without much hope for their future. . Brandy Nigh was a career waitress at 30...
Read MoreCivil rights advocates call for death of bail bonds
Published: 2018-08-21 20:48:10The use of bail bonds dates back centuries as a means to settle disputes peacefully and to ensure a defendant shows up to court by having a friend or family member agree to pay the debt if the accused flees. . Around the turn of the 20th century, commerc...
Read MoreClean Slate Coalition gives hand up to women
Published: 2018-08-15 13:43:02Marsha Crites doesn’t believe in tough love. She believes in second chances — and even third and fourth chances if that’s what it takes to get someone back on the right track. . “We use the slogan ‘Love Heals’ and Clean Slate Coalition is abo...
Read MoreThe cost of incarceration
Published: 2018-08-01 13:39:06As The Smoky Mountain News embarks on a yearlong investigative project to explore the rural jail crisis, we wanted to first take a look at how much incarceration is costing the taxpayers in Western North Carolina. Financial data was collected from the fo...
Read MoreLaying down the law: Officers, DA explain challenges within the system
Published: 2018-06-20 13:55:52If you don’t have much experience within the criminal justice system, trying to navigate the system can be frustrating. . A lack of understanding can lead to residents finger pointing and feeling like the law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judge...
Read MoreTeachers take to the streets: WNC teachers demand more money for public education
Published: 2018-05-23 14:37:48More than 20 school districts in the state of North Carolina had to shut down as more than 15,000 teachers traveled to Raleigh on May 16 to rally for public education. While none of the school systems west of Buncombe County had to take a day off, the fa...
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