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Valle Crucis Conference Center opens new trail to Crab Orchard Falls
VALLE CRUCIS — The Valle Crucis Conference Center has announced a new trail leading to Crab Orchard Falls at the Valle Crucis Conference Center. The new trailhead is approximately 50 feet from the existing trailhead, and adds a quarter-mile to the distance between the VCCC main campus and Crab Orchard Falls. The new trail provides a gentler slope up the mountain, as well as more sustainable surfacing and more opportunity for native plants to flourish near the trail. ...
Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter sees influx of dogs amid fireworks
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Several dogs were brought into the Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter after fireworks on July 4 and the day after. “We’ve had them coming in all morning,” shelter director Shannon Posada said on Friday. “We’ve had several, several phone calls of people who have dogs and with no owners, which we anticipate […]
Americano Steak House’s sets annual veterans benefit cookout
ROAN MOUNTAIN — Americano Steak House & Wine Bar, 8362 US 19E, has announced its Fourth Annual July Community Cookout from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Donations will be accepted, a release said, and 100 percent will benefit the American Veterans Emergency Response Team. The cookout, which will be held in the restaurant’s parking […] The post Americano Steak House’s sets annual veterans benefit cookout appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Minneapolis City Council Divided on Police Contract Ahead of July Meetings, Red, White and Boom! Festivities Set for Downtown Riverfront
As Minneapolis revels in the throes of a mild summer, the City Council's inability to reach a consensus on the police labor contract emerges as a notable disruptor of municipal harmony. At the heart of the matter is a contentious 3-3 vote at the Administration & Enterprise Oversight (AEO) Committee meeting on June 25, which left the contract in limbo. Council Members Vetaw and Cashman, along with the contract's proponent, pushed to advance it for consideration at the following City Council assembly, scheduled for June 27. Yet, resistance from Council Members Ellison, Wonsley, and Chughtai countered their efforts, ensuring the contract remains a subject for continued debate.
North Carolina artist Maud Gatewood's work on display at BRAHM
BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — One of North Carolina’s most popular artist’s life work is on display. “The Hard Edge and the Soft Line: A Retrospective of Maud Gatewood” exhibition opened at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum in June. It tells the story of the renowned painter.
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