Spruce Pine News

A legislative bill that establishes a North Carolina Public Charter School Board, removing most charter-school oversight from the State Board of Education, could have a negative impact on both the original intent for charter schools in this state and the funding of conventional public schools.

Parkway Playhouse's world premiere production of "Spirited Recollections: A Personal History of Burnsville" has its final performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday at the Burnsville theater, 202 Green Mountain Drive.

The Commerce Committee approved Tuesday a measure that consumer advocates say would cost North Carolinians at least $50 million to $70 million a year in additional interest.

A missing 65-year-old Charlotte man last seen a week ago was found dead in Tennessee Friday, his step-daughter said.

For its final production of the season, the Syracuse University Department of Drama has produced a very different, interesting musical, adapted from a short story by Doris Betts.