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    March 20, 2026

    WNC Feels Gas Price Increases

    Drivers across Western North Carolina are continuing to see higher prices at the pump, with new AAA data showing noticeable…
    March 20, 2026

    Clampitt Remembered

    North Carolina Representative Mike Clampitt has died. The North Carolina General Assembly announced that Clampitt, who represented District 119, died…
    March 20, 2026

    NC-DMV Launches Wait-Time Feature

    The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has launched a new online feature showing estimated wait times and real-time office…
    March 20, 2026

    NC Wildlife Prescribed Burns

    The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding the public that smoke seen on state game lands this summer may…
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      WNC Feels Gas Price Increases

      Drivers across Western North Carolina are continuing to see higher prices at the pump, with new AAA data showing noticeable increases in both the Asheville and Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro areas. As of Friday, March 20, AAA listed the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline at $3.556 in Asheville and $3.581 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton. The increases have been sharp over a short period of time. In the Asheville metro, the average price is up nearly 29 cents from a week ago, when regular gas stood at $3.271 per gallon. It is also up about 85 cents from a month ago, when…

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      Clampitt Remembered

      North Carolina Representative Mike Clampitt has died. The North Carolina General Assembly announced that Clampitt, who represented District 119, died Wednesday, March 18, after battling cancer. He was 71 years old. Clampitt served Swain, Jackson and Transylvania counties in the N.C. House and had recently won the March 3 Republican primary. In a statement, House Speaker Destin Hall called Clampitt a friend, colleague and true patriot, saying public service was both a calling and a duty for him. Hall praised Clampitt’s years as a fire captain and his service in the General Assembly, saying he cared deeply about the people…

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      NC-DMV Launches Wait-Time Feature

      The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has launched a new online feature showing estimated wait times and real-time office capacity for driver’s license locations across the state. According to the NCDMV, customers can now check the status of each office before heading out. Offices will be listed as either accepting walk-ins and appointments, busy with longer waits expected, or at capacity. State officials say the tool uses real-time information, including the number of service terminals in operation, how many customers are being served or waiting, and average service times. Wait estimates are shown as a range after a customer…

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      NC Wildlife Prescribed Burns

      The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding the public that smoke seen on state game lands this summer may be from prescribed burns. The agency says people can check its Prescribed Burns Dashboard mapping system to see whether a burn is planned or underway. Wildlife officials say most prescribed burns on game lands happen between January and March, when cooler temperatures, higher humidity and lighter winds help keep fires low in intensity. But officials say burns also continue into the spring and summer because growing-season fires can do a better job of controlling young hardwoods in some habitats. The…

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