consolidated city-county in Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal: Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Hendersonville, won’t seek re-election when his term expires next year. He’s now serving his fifth term in the N.C. House. “Serving…
Fans of this recent Julie Tisdale column might appreciate Ira Boudway and Kate Smith’s recent Bloomberg Businessweek feature on the Atlanta Braves’ recent history of major and minor league stadium…
Following a ruling in favor of the Richmond County Board of Education, about a dozen other counties are now suing the state for diverting forfeiture funds from the schools to…
In North Carolina, the federal government owns 1.7 million acres, or 7.7 percent of the state. Federal land is found in nearly half of the state’s counties, yet the majority…
Ask a right-of-center thinker for a list of the nation’s most important conservative historical figures, and some names will jump to the top of the list. William F. Buckley. Ronald…
One of the problems with living in the mountains is the long and winding roads that cross county lines. It makes sense to dispatch a fire engine with the shortest…
There is a place called Highlands. It is disputed territory, with Jackson and Macon counties wanting to claim the revenue-generating portion and wishing to give the service-demanding portion to the…
The Macon County Commissioners did some math and concluded, as bankrupt local governments didn’t, that they ought not bleed themselves to a sad end with unfunded liabilities in the form…
Attention all criminals: If you are going to be so rude as to intentionally damage somebody’s person or property, at least have the consideration to be physically fit before getting…
As liberal critics of North Carolina’s Republican governor and GOP-led General Assembly gathered for their first so-called “Moral Monday” protest of the 2014 legislative session, the activist group Carolina Rising…
Bubble-era purchases of second homes in Macon, Swain, Jackson, and Haywood counties still can’t afford the taxes. Some haven’t paid in five years. Some abandon the properties, others try to…
Jackson County could be headed for serious times. We just read how they could not let each fire district subsist on its own taxes because some areas of town were…