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Red Counties, Blue State: Clay and Cherokee Go Republican at Home as Democrats Win North Carolina's Big Races

Roy Cooper becomes the first Democrat senator to represent North Carolina since, 2008. Staff Report Voters in Clay and Cherokee counties backed Republican candidates up and down the ballot Tuesday, even as Democrats captured North Carolina's biggest prizes — flipping a U.S. Senate seat and the mountains' own congressional district and sweeping the statewide judicial races. In the U.S. Senate race, former Gov. Roy Cooper defeated former Republican National Committee chairman M

Red Counties, Blue State: Clay and Cherokee Go Republican at Home as Democrats Win North Carolina's Big Races

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Wanted Man Located Hiding in Attic, Arrested on Outstanding Warrants

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Gov. Kemp, DOR Announce Distribution of Homeowner Tax Relief Grants

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Third Annual Christmas Cookie Crawl Returns to Downtown Blairsville

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Towns County superintendent announces retirement; Chastain named sole finalist

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Gladiators Fall 1-0 in Orlando, Bednard Records 29 Save Shutout in School Game

The Orlando Solar Bears defeated the Atlanta Gladiators 1-0 on Tuesday morning at Kia Center in the Solar Bears’ School Day Game. Orlando netminder Ryan Bednard recorded a 29 save shutout to lift the Solar Bears past the Gladiators in a physical morning matchup. Following their big 5-2 win over the Stingrays at North Charleston Coliseum on Sunday, the Gladiators got up early for a 10:30 AM game in Orlando in their first meeting with the Solar Bears this season. Atlanta entere

Six Mountain Lions earn Conference Carolinas All-Conference honors

(Photo by Scott Terry) By: Chandler Davis Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Communications Young Harris College women's soccer had six student-athletes recognized in the 2026 Conference Carolinas All-Conference selections, highlighted by one First Team selection, four Second Team honorees and one Third Team recipient. The recognition reflects another strong season for the Mountain Lions, who finished fourth in the conference standings and secured a spot in the Confer

McCollum's Clutch Performance Nets SoCon Weekly Award

Western Carolina sophomore placekicker Bryan McCollum was today named the Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring nine points, including the game-winning field goal in Saturday’s 27-26 road win at Furman. McCollum, who also earned the honor on Sept. 21, claimed the third SoCon weekly award of his WCU career after earning the distinction following his collegiate debut at VMI a season ago. The SoCon's weekly honors are selected by the league office

Catamounts Push North Carolina in Season-Opening Road Test

Jaxon Prunty matched the game-high with 18 points and Jaeden Roberts added 17 as Western Carolina twice trimmed a second-half deficit to a single point, but North Carolina used a late surge to fend off the Catamounts 80-72 Monday night in the 2026-27 season opener at the Dean Smith Center. WCU twice closed within a point of the Tar Heels in the second half but could never seize the lead. Prunty sank a jumper in the paint at the 6:18 mark to pull the Catamounts back within t

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