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Guest Article: G20 security echoes Asheville’s extraordinary wartime diplomatic history
Guest Article: G20 security echoes Asheville’s extraordinary wartime diplomatic history

G20 calls back memory of Asheville’s history as diplomatic hotspot.

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G20 Financial Ministers Meeting Expected To Generate $20 Million For Western North Carolina Economy And Show Off The Blue Ridge Mountains To The World
G20 Financial Ministers Meeting Expected To Generate $20 Million For Western North Carolina Economy And Show Off The Blue Ridge Mountains To The World

G20 meeting expected to generate $20 million in economic impact.

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Catawba County Law Enforcement Leader Calls Out Cooper For Releasing At Least 170 Criminals Into Community
Catawba County Law Enforcement Leader Calls Out Cooper For Releasing At Least 170 Criminals Into Community

Cooper released criminals into Catawba County

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National Nurses United Hold Protest To Pressure Companies To Stop Working With Federal Immigration Officials
National Nurses United Hold Protest To Pressure Companies To Stop Working With Federal Immigration Officials

Liberal union protests hospital for unrelated political issue

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NORTH CAROLINA

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Former Guilford County Sheriff Calls Of Democrat Shelly Headen To Explain Violent Incidents At Headen’s Home
Former Guilford County Sheriff Calls Of Democrat Shelly Headen To Explain Violent Incidents At Headen’s Home

North Carolina House Democrat declines to explain domestic violence incidents

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North Carolina Conference of Clerks of Superior Court Installs New Leadership
North Carolina Conference of Clerks of Superior Court Installs New Leadership

North Carolina Conference of Clerks of Superior Court Install New Leadership 

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Nonpartisan National Border Patrol Council Endorses Michael Whatley For Senate And Tours North Carolina Warning Of Cooper’s Dangerous Border Agenda
Nonpartisan National Border Patrol Council Endorses Michael Whatley For Senate And Tours North Carolina Warning Of Cooper’s Dangerous Border Agenda

Border Patrol group endorses Whatley and warn of Cooper’s dangerous polices

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Americans For Prosperity North Carolina Announces Seven Addition Legislative Endorsements
Americans For Prosperity North Carolina Announces Seven Addition Legislative Endorsements

AFP NC endorses third slate of candidates

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TENNESSEE

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Tennessee Plans To Execute Only Woman On Death Row, First In More Than 200 Years
Tennessee Plans To Execute Only Woman On Death Row, First In More Than 200 Years

Tennessee Department of Corrections announced that it would begin taking applications for media witnesses to serve as witnesses for the executive of Christa Pike, which is scheduled for September 30th, 2026

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Announces Plan To Name Nashville International After Dolly Parton
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Announces Plan To Name Nashville International After Dolly Parton

Nashville International Airport to renamed in honor of Dolly Parton

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Gov. Lee Announces America’s Largest Interstate Choice Lane Project
Gov. Lee Announces America’s Largest Interstate Choice Lane Project

Gov. Lee announces transportation plan

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U.S. Department of Justice and Tennessee Attorney General Announce Settlement To Resolve Antitrust Case About Asphalt Supply In Western Tennessee
U.S. Department of Justice and Tennessee Attorney General Announce Settlement To Resolve Antitrust Case About Asphalt Supply In Western Tennessee

DOJ antitrust in western Tennessee

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VIRGINIA

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Virginia Tech Unveils New Drone Research Center To Bolster National Security
Virginia Tech Unveils New Drone Research Center To Bolster National Security

Virginia Tech’s Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) and Virginia Tech’s National Security Institute in partnership with the United States Army opened a Counter-UAS Testing Research Center, where the nation’s detection systems can be tested, evaluated, and improved.

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The Commonwealth Announces Plans To Invest $7.3 Million In Southwest Virginia
The Commonwealth Announces Plans To Invest $7.3 Million In Southwest Virginia

Investment in Southwest Virginia

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New Report Shows Former Congresswoman Luria Broke Promise To Move To District
New Report Shows Former Congresswoman Luria Broke Promise To Move To District

Luria breaks promise to move to district

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United States Department Of Justice Investigates The College of William & Mary Over Alleged Civil Rights Violations
United States Department Of Justice Investigates The College of William & Mary Over Alleged Civil Rights Violations

US Department Of Justice Sues William And Mary Over Racial Discrimination

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SOUTH CAROLINA

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Sen. Darline Graham Wins Special Republican Senate Runoff
Sen. Darline Graham Wins Special Republican Senate Runoff

Darline Graham wins Republican Senate runoff

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Governor And First Lady McMaster’s Portraits Unveiled At South Carolina Governor’s Mansion
Governor And First Lady McMaster’s Portraits Unveiled At South Carolina Governor’s Mansion

Governor Henry McMaster’s portrait unveiled

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Ahead Of Runoff, Sen. Darline Graham Receives Endorsement From Prominent Republican Leaders, Including Former Primary Opponent
Ahead Of Runoff, Sen. Darline Graham Receives Endorsement From Prominent Republican Leaders, Including Former Primary Opponent

Darline Graham endorsed by Tim Scott, Russell Fry, and Pamela Everette

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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson Defends Strong Illegal Immigration Enforcement At The Supreme Court Of The United States
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson Defends Strong Illegal Immigration Enforcement At The Supreme Court Of The United States

There have been far too many families that have suffered tragedies because of a concerted effort to usurp federal immigration law," Attorney General Wilson stated.

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GEORGIA

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Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Rick Jackson Announces Statewide Coalition Leadership Team
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Rick Jackson Announces Statewide Coalition Leadership Team

Rick Jackson announces leadership team

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As Gossip About Presidential Campaign Builds, Georgia Senator Ossoff Heads To The Hamptons To Fundraise With Hillary Clinton and Alex Soros
As Gossip About Presidential Campaign Builds, Georgia Senator Ossoff Heads To The Hamptons To Fundraise With Hillary Clinton and Alex Soros

“Nepo baby Jon Ossoff is cozy with liberal elites like Alex Soros and Hillary Clinton because he’s one of them. Ossoff couldn’t care less about Georgians - he’s fighting for the liberal billionaires cutting his checks in the Hamptons.” - RNC Spokeswoman Emma Hall. 

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Gov. Kemp Announces Project In Gainesville Expected To Create Over 140 Jobs
Gov. Kemp Announces Project In Gainesville Expected To Create Over 140 Jobs

Jobs announcement

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Georgia State Tax Revenue Reports 3% Net Increase
Georgia State Tax Revenue Reports 3% Net Increase

Individual Income Tax: Individual Income Tax collections for the month decreased by $27.1 million, or 2.1%, from a total of nearly $1.27 billion in July 2025 (FY 2026). 

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OPINION

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An Open Letter to Senator Jon Ossoff
An Open Letter to Senator Jon Ossoff

AJT Publisher Michael Morris questions Sen. Ossoff's voting record in terms of supporting Israel

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Roy Cooper Doesn’t Care About North Carolinians; That Is Why He Failed Us as Governor
Roy Cooper Doesn’t Care About North Carolinians; That Is Why He Failed Us as Governor

Throughout his time as Governor, Cooper failed North Carolinians on affordability, public safety, and disaster response. North Carolinians deserve a Senator cares about them and that disqualifies Cooper.

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ANALYSIS: Cooper’s First TV Shows That He Cannot Run On His Toxic Record Of Four Decades In Office  
ANALYSIS: Cooper’s First TV Shows That He Cannot Run On His Toxic Record Of Four Decades In Office  
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ANALYSIS: DNC Autopsy Highlights Fundamental Problems With Cooper For Senate Campaign
ANALYSIS: DNC Autopsy Highlights Fundamental Problems With Cooper For Senate Campaign
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