Tag search result for: road to nowhere

Shuler group, TVA swap land

markjohnson — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:57:46 -0400

U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler traded waterfront property with the TVA this summer.

The Waynesville Democrat is a partner in a development group that traded roughly equal sized stretches of waterfront property in Tennessee with the Tennessee Valley Authority, according to Knoxvillebiz.com.

Wednesday quick hits

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0500

* Commissioner of Banks reports that absence of payday lending in North Carolina has not hurt residents who face financial shortfalls. (W-SJ)

* Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue visits the Gateway Technology Center in Rocky Mount at the urging of state Rep. Joe Tolson to learn about high-tech training. (Rocky Mount Telegram)

Tuesday quick hits

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:48:35 -0400

* The federal government's final environmental impact statement recommends not building the "Road to Nowhere." U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler pleased. (AC-T)

Mumpower coins a word

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:24:44 -0400

Carl Mumpower says he is a true conservative.

In an interview with the Smoky Mountain News, the Asheville City Councilman says he would try to shrink the federal debt, target companies that employ illegal immigrants, reduce government's role in health care and help constituents navigate the federal government.

Road, going nowhere

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:58:00 -0400

The federal government has decided not to build the contentious North Shore Road along Fontana Lake in Swain County in western North Carolina.

Instead, the government has agreed to negotiate a financial settlement with the county, which was promised the road some 60 years ago, said U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, a Waynesville Democrat, Barb Barrett reports.