Officials say the suspect recruited the underage victim while on federal supervision for sex trafficking a minor.

The Transylvania County Board of Commissioners voted July 14 to have the state SMART program handle debris removal going forward.

County commissioners changed their partner on debris removal after federal funding for the Army Corps was unavailable.

Debris removal in Transylvania County could speed up soon due to a new state-led program. Throughout the area, there are still many areas with trees and other items in places they shouldn’t be in.

At a visit to an outdoor outfitter near Pisgah National Forest, Small Business Administration leader Kelly Loeffler pointed to its impact post-Helene.

Map of Wilmington, NC area, showing travelers where the best hotels and attractions are located.

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Two people died in a plane that took off from Spartanburg Downtown Airport and crashed near the South Carolina-North Carolina state border.