Cory Vaillancourt
Politics Editor at Smoky Mountain News
Politics Editor @SmokyMtnNews. Seen/heard WaPo/NPR/CNN & elsewhere. Views=mine. Disclaimers=weird. #ncpol #ncga #helene #AVL #NC11 #election2024
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smokymountainnews.com | Cory Vaillancourt
“Most people eat three meals a day, and they never really think much about where that food comes from,” said Don Smart, longtime president of the Haywood County Farm Bureau. “Those eggs over there and the bacon this morning comes from North Carolina.
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1 week ago |
smokymountainnews.com | Cory Vaillancourt
“Nothing remains static, particularly in the law enforcement world,” Wilke told commissioners April 8.
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smokymountainnews.com | Cory Vaillancourt
“This is a year of needs, not wants,” said Town Manager Vicki Best during an April 11 preliminary budget presentation at Maggie Valley’s town hall. The proposed budget totals $4.1 million in general fund revenue, an uptick from the current year’s $3.8 million with no change to the property tax rate and no planned use of fund balance. At 40 cents per $100 in assessed value, Maggie Valley’s property tax rate remains lower than 60% of North Carolina’s municipal governments.
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smokymountainnews.com | Cory Vaillancourt
The proposed budget was presented to the Haywood County Board of Commissioners on April 7 by President Shelley White, recently named the North Carolina Community College President of the Year by the state board and the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation. White began her presentation by recounting the uncertainty that Hurricane Helene visited upon the school’s students.
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smokymountainnews.com | Cory Vaillancourt
“What we want to do is send a warning to criminals and a promise to citizens. The warning for criminals is, you are looking at a united front by law enforcement to keep people safe. If you are thinking about using this moment where people are struggling to rebuild to take advantage of them, you should think again. You will face consequences,” Jackson said, after an hourlong meeting with various chiefs and sheriffs.
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Thanks to our friend @andrewaydin, some folks will be telling the stories of Hurricane Helene survivors — and, they want to hear from you. https://t.co/rldWurfQZ6
“I challenge FEMA to reimburse us,” Sutton said. ‘We have received zero funds from FEMA as has been reported, and I challenge FEMA to reimburse us this quickly so that we can get it back in our general fund.” https://t.co/IY22nKR5h6
Catch me live today at 3 w/ @Starling570wwnc on @newsradio570 talking about how local governments still haven't been paid for Helene, six months later. Tune in! https://t.co/1VlFkrmlWe
