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Mission Health Partnership With Western Carolina University Promotes Healthcare Workforce Across Western North Carolina
Mission Health Partnership With Western Carolina University Promotes Healthcare Workforce Across Western North Carolina

Mission Health highlighted its continued partnership with Western Carolina University to strengthen the healthcare workforce across Western North Carolina.

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Asheville Parks Announce Fall Classes, Sports, and Special Events 
Asheville Parks Announce Fall Classes, Sports, and Special Events 

Fall Asheville Park Events And Classes

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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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NORTH CAROLINA

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At Cumberland County Campaign Stop, Whatley Highlights Cooper’s Soft-On-Crime Agenda
At Cumberland County Campaign Stop, Whatley Highlights Cooper’s Soft-On-Crime Agenda

Whatley campaigns in Cumberland County

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Phil Berger Jr. Decides To Not Seek Reelection As Associate Justice  
Phil Berger Jr. Decides To Not Seek Reelection As Associate Justice  

Phil Berger Jr will not run for reelection

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

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Tennessee Leaders Announce Plans To Provide 100% Of Funding For Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library In Tennessee
Tennessee Leaders Announce Plans To Provide 100% Of Funding For Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library In Tennessee

“Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is one of Tennessee’s greatest gifts to the next generation,” said Speaker Sexton. “What started in Tennessee is now in all 50 states. Millions of children have been inspired and discovered a love of reading because of Dolly. There is no better way to honor her extraordinary legacy than to ensure every single Tennessee child, in every county and every community, continues to have access to the Imagination Library for generations to come.”  

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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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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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Despite Medical Training, Democrat Senate Candidate Annie Andrews Dodges Question On “What Is A Woman”
Despite Medical Training, Democrat Senate Candidate Annie Andrews Dodges Question On “What Is A Woman”

Annie Andrews dodges question on “What is a woman”

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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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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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