by WSIC News | Nov 11, 2022 | WSIC State News
The Ashville Citizen Times is reporting that the Parks and Recreation Department there has has announced its compromise to appease users of the city’s public outdoor hard surface courts. Courts will be dual-lined for both pickleball and tennis, a solution that...
by WSIC News | Nov 11, 2022 | WSIC State News
In Tuesday’s 2022 midterm elections, Republican candidates were victorious in the state’s six statewide judicial races, grabbing two seats on the N.C. Supreme Court and four seats on the state Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court wins shift the bench from leaning...
by WSIC News | Nov 10, 2022 | WSIC State News
The Carolina Journal is reporting that voters across North Carolina turned to Republican candidates where crime was the top issue in the race. U.S. Senator-Elect Tedd Budd made Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Cheri Beasley’s weak record on crime a top issue in the North...
by WSIC News | Nov 10, 2022 | WSIC State News
Running in a newly formed district, incumbent NC Senator Vicky Sawyer (R) scored an impressive victory again. Press the play button below to hear Senator Sawyer’s comments following her win.
by WSIC News | Nov 10, 2022 | WSIC State News
A federal jury in Asheville has convicted Jorge Luis Perez, 36, of Wimauma, Florida, of drug trafficking and firearms offenses, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Perez was captured in Jackson County.
by WSIC News | Nov 10, 2022 | WSIC State News
In Iredell County, Sheriff Darren Campbell ran unopposed. The results of Tuesday’s election show that half of the state’s newly elected sheriffs align with their predecessors’ party affiliations, and half affiliate with different parties than their predecessors. Of...