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Down Home N.C. fire local organizers
Published: 2021-08-18 14:10:10Over the past few years, political action group Down Home North Carolina has made a name for itself in Western North Carolina by championing issues important to working families, but a recent spate of staff firings in the midst of a unionization drive by...
Read MoreLet’s talk about all the visitors
Published: 2021-07-14 14:54:53In the middle of the tourism season, is there any way to politely state the obvious: this region is being overrun by visitors. . The National Forest Service’s new restrictions on the popular Max Patch area — no camping, no fires, no drones, no groups...
Read MoreMarina Taught Me How to Feel, Now Other Music Has No Appeal
Published: 2021-06-16 17:18:18By Daley Hooten • Rumble Contributor | On June 11, Welsh pop singer Marina released her latest album, “ Ancient Dreams In a Modern Land,” and announced her upcoming tour in 2022. I had been signed up to receive newsletters from her, so as soon as I...
Read MoreMisleading claim by Down Home North Carolina isn’t their first
Published: 2021-06-16 14:08:30Perhaps the only true statement in a June 7 Down Home North Carolina email is that the fight against jail expansion in Haywood County is far from over, but given the rest of the email’s misleading content, it’s no longer clear if the nonprofit activi...
Read MoreCampaign against new Haywood jail continues
Published: 2021-05-19 13:48:03C iting limited drug rehabilitation options, a lack of mental health treatment facilities, an inefficient justice system and overwhelming public opposition, a number of residents have again asked the Haywood County Board of Commissioners to rethink the c...
Read MoreJail spending doesn’t solve problems
Published: 2021-02-17 15:34:59To the Editor: Budgets, it has been said, are moral documents. This is because how a community chooses to spend and invest its money demonstrates the priorities of that community and, ultimately, our values. More than just a dry process of bureaucracy, b...
Read MoreJail expansion opponents ask county to reprioritize
Published: 2021-02-16 21:16:41As promised, members of Down Home North Carolina presented to Haywood County commissioners a budget alternative that prioritizes treatment and rehabilitation over incarceration. . “Instead of $16.5 million allotted to build a new jail, why not choose l...
Read MoreJail expansion project enters critical phase
Published: 2021-02-10 14:49:40Opponents of Haywood County’s proposed $16 million jail expansion project are ramping up pressure on county commissioners to consider alternative proposals that would devote more resources to keeping people out of jail. . “Before we actively ruin peo...
Read MoreOpposition forms against proposed Haywood jail
Published: 2021-01-05 20:07:04A Nov. 3 report by the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office demonstrating the need for a $16 million expansion to the existing detention center hasn’t exactly met with approval from all sectors of the community. . “Jail does nothing for the people in ja...
Read MoreDown Home Haywood leads campaign against new jail
Published: 2021-01-04 13:09:12On Monday, Jan. 4, Down Home North Carolina Haywood and local community members will hold a press conference to announce their “NO NEW JAIL!” campaign. The event will be held in front of the Historic Haywood Courthouse at 8 a.m. immediately before th...
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