If you’re insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, by next year you may be paying more for your policy. The largest health insurance company in the state is proposing a ten percent increase in rates for customers under the age of 65—that’s around 60 percent of all policy holders. Lew Borman with…
When they meet tonight for their regular August meeting, Franklin Aldermen could adopt an ordinance that would ramp up protection of the Nikwasi Indian Mound. If the ordinance is adopted it would make it unlawful to trespass on the mound, or to damage it. It would also close the mound property to the general public…
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced temporary rules that allow hunting coyotes and feral swine at night with a light on private lands went into effect Aug. 1. Night hunting is one means of controlling localized populations of coyotes and feral swine, both of which are non-native to North Carolina and destructive to the…
The newly merged Duke Energy Corporation announced it is seeking approval from regulators to return some of the savings of the merger between Duke and Progress back to customers. The filings made Wednesday propose total customer rates be reduced by around $70 million over the next 12 months as a result of projected fuel and…
Investigators are trying to put the pieces together as to what caused Tuesday’s fatal accident on U.S. 23 in Otto. The head-on collision between two pick-ups that killed 70-year old Sylvia Bolick occurred around 12:30 p.m. near Riverside. Troopers say 39-year old Christopher McMahan was traveling south in the northbound lane when he hit Sylvia…
On the final weekend before Macon County students return to school, many parents are expected to take advantage of North Carolina’s tax-free shopping weekend. The annual event started in 2002 and waives sales tax on items such as clothing, school supplies and computers. The tax-holiday is expected to also boost many small businesses according…
