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June 23, 2021 sees Congressional Record publish “PROTECTING OLDER WORKERS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2021.....” in the House of Representatives section

By High Country Times | Jun 23, 2021

The House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record published “PROTECTING OLDER WORKERS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2021.....” on June 23, 2021.

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Census Bureau: 75.9 percent of people in Elk Park were old enough to vote in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 23, 2021

Of the 744 citizens living in Elk Park in 2019, 565 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Voting officials in Mitchell County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By High Country Times | Jun 22, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Mitchell County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Census Bureau: 29.8 percent of people in Crossnore were old enough to vote in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 22, 2021

Of the 131 citizens living in Crossnore in 2019, 39 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 3.3% of people in Burnsville identified as multi-racial in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 22, 2021

Of the 1,903 citizens living in Burnsville in 2019, 96.7 percent said they were only one race, while 3.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Voting officials in Watauga County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By High Country Times | Jun 21, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Watauga County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Census Bureau: 1.3% of people in Boone identified as multi-racial in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 21, 2021

Of the 19,119 citizens living in Boone in 2019, 98.7 percent said they were only one race, while 1.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 77.8 percent of people in Cricket were old enough to vote in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 21, 2021

Of the 1,949 citizens living in Cricket in 2019, 1,517 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Voting officials in Yancey County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By High Country Times | Jun 20, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Yancey County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Census Bureau: 78.8 percent of people in Cove Creek were old enough to vote in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 999 citizens living in Cove Creek in 2019, 787 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1% of people in Blowing Rock identified as multi-racial in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 1,163 citizens living in Blowing Rock in 2019, 99 percent said they were only one race, while one percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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High Country Times area weekly mass times

By High Country Times | Jun 19, 2021

The following parishes in the High Country Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Census Bureau: 80.4 percent of people in Burnsville were old enough to vote in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 19, 2021

Of the 1,903 citizens living in Burnsville in 2019, 1,529 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1.1% of people in Beech Mountain identified as multi-racial in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 19, 2021

Of the 614 citizens living in Beech Mountain in 2019, 98.9 percent said they were only one race, while 1.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Absentee-ballot bill passes NC Senate: 'Elections need deadlines for when ballots are received'

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 18, 2021

Without a hard-and-fast deadline governing absentee ballots, the balance of free, fair and secure elections is in jeopardy, according to a North Carolina lawmaker.

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Census Bureau: 3.4% of people in Banner Elk identified as multi-racial in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 18, 2021

Of the 1,332 citizens living in Banner Elk in 2019, 96.6 percent said they were only one race, while 3.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 94.2 percent of people in Boone were old enough to vote in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 18, 2021

Of the 19,119 citizens living in Boone in 2019, 18,000 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: nobody in Bakersville identified as multi-racial in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 17, 2021

Of the 466 citizens living in Bakersville in 2019, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 93.8 percent of people in Blowing Rock were old enough to vote in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 17, 2021

Of the 1,163 citizens living in Blowing Rock in 2019, 1,091 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 90.7 percent of people in Beech Mountain were old enough to vote in 2019

By High Country Times | Jun 16, 2021

Of the 614 citizens living in Beech Mountain in 2019, 557 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.