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Date of Committee Meeting: Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 10:00 AM The Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform met on January 31st. As a reminder, the task force is charged…
Here I go, here I go, here I go again (again?) Readers, what’s my weakness? (financial data published by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction!)
The Transylvania County Commissioners rejected an offer to partner in a feasibility study for a new courthouse and athletic building. The county was but one recipient of Brevard College’s invitation…
Transylvania County and the City of Brevard are undertaking a study to develop a strategic plan to address the population’s needs for recreation. The effort is described as essential.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals issued a ruling this morning favoring Erwin in a lawsuit stemming from the death of a 3-year-old boy in a…
According to the Transylvania Times, the 4-1 vote of the Transylvania County Commissioners to disband the Human Relations Council has agitated the local NAACP. The decision appears to have something…
Callous perspectives would see a death tax forcing old folks to give their land to the government. More popular views lead one and all to exclaim, “This is exciting!” Former…
Transylvania County is revamping its economic development incentives program to clarify what community benefits it will require. Two persons provided public input on the policy. One wanted to demand businesses…
Brevard College in Transylvania County is the first school in the Southeast to commit to pulling investments out of fossil fuels after a vote by trustees, and officials are calling…
View in your browser. Welcome Niche.com recently released their K-12 School and District Rankings. Where did your local school district land on the ranking? How much did they spend to…
View in your browser. Welcome This week, the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank located in D.C., released a new report on educational productivity. This study attempts to…
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Asheville totaled about $2,078 per resident in the 2012 budget year, ranking the city No. 7 out of North Carolina’s largest ranked cities,…