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  • 5 days ago | themountaineer.com | Aarik Long

    Plans to place the Canton Police Department in one of the area’s historic buildings are continuing to move forward, though the demands of building on the National Register of Historic Places will likely mean officers won’t move in until 2027. Construction on the nearly $5 million project is expected to take 18 to 24 months, according to Michael Supino of Creech and Associates.

  • 5 days ago | themountaineer.com | Aarik Long

    Plans to place the Canton Police Department in one of the area’s historic buildings are continuing to move forward, though the demands of building on the National Register of Historic Places will likely mean officers won’t move in until 2027. Construction on the nearly $5 million project is expected to take 18 to 24 months, according to Michael Supino of Creech and Associates.

  • 1 week ago | themountaineer.com | Aarik Long

    A rockslide and flooding struck Interstate 40 when heavy rain pelted the Pigeon River Gorge on Wednesday, once again closing the interstate. The I-40 washout occurred just over the state line from Haywood County in Tennessee. Luckily, transportation officials expect a much quicker fix than the five-month closure following Helene. “While the closure is in the same area of I-40 damaged during Hurricane Helene, the damage is not as extensive,” according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

  • 1 week ago | themountaineer.com | Aarik Long

    A new state advisory council is charged with studying and recommending a comprehensive approach to regulating cannabis sales, but at least one local shop owner hopes the state doesn’t over-regulate the industry. “Today all across North Carolina, there are unregulated intoxicating THC products available for purchase: just walk into any vape shop,” Governor Josh Stein said in a press release announcing the council. “There is no legal minimum age to purchase these products.