AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Waynesville North Carolina. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/waynesville-nc 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/waynesville-nc https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 10 Oct 2024 02:37:19 -0500 It’s been an exciting week for us here on the campaign trail. Check out what Cheri has been up to below. Cheri Beasley Meets with Voters in https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-beasley-beat-cheri-beasley-for-north-carolinas-weekly-newsletter-october-8-2022-31469118-raleigh-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-beasley-beat-cheri-beasley-for-north-carolinas-weekly-newsletter-october-8-2022-31469118-raleigh-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 RALEIGH: One month from election day, candidate for U.S. Senate Cheri Beasley is launching “For the People,” a statewide tour to reach https://www.americantowns.com/news/one-month-until-election-day-cheri-beasley-launches-for-the-people-get-out-the-vote-tour-31470810-charlotte-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/one-month-until-election-day-cheri-beasley-launches-for-the-people-get-out-the-vote-tour-31470810-charlotte-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 RALEIGH: Today, The 19th reported on candidate for the U.S. Senate Cheri Beasley’s strong efforts to build a “winning coalition” in https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-the-19th-can-cheri-beasley-build-a-winning-coalition-in-north-carolina-31470808-raleigh-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-the-19th-can-cheri-beasley-build-a-winning-coalition-in-north-carolina-31470808-raleigh-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 RALEIGH: Over the weekend, candidate for U.S. Senate Cheri Beasley traveled across the state and spoke with voters about the issues most important to https://www.americantowns.com/news/cheri-beasley-fires-up-voters-in-cumberland-sampson-wake-and-johnston-counties-31470813-wilmington-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cheri-beasley-fires-up-voters-in-cumberland-sampson-wake-and-johnston-counties-31470813-wilmington-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Budd’s record is clear – he supports a total ban on abortion, even in the case of rape, incest or threat to a woman’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-congressman-budd-is-as-extreme-as-it-gets-on-abortion-31470817-durham-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-congressman-budd-is-as-extreme-as-it-gets-on-abortion-31470817-durham-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 As a former judge and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Cheri has spent over two decades in service upholding the Constitution and https://www.americantowns.com/news/cheri-will-protect-our-constitutional-rights-in-the-us-senate-31470814-asheville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cheri-will-protect-our-constitutional-rights-in-the-us-senate-31470814-asheville-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Ted Budd likes to point fingers and pass blame for rising prices, but when it comes to working to lower costs he has consistently voted https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-ted-budd-has-repeatedly-voted-against-lowering-costs-31470819-greensboro-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-ted-budd-has-repeatedly-voted-against-lowering-costs-31470819-greensboro-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Throughout her campaign, Cheri Beasley has been outspoken on the need to hold corporations accountable for price gouging and will fight to pass https://www.americantowns.com/news/cheri-beasley-is-the-only-candidate-who-will-hold-companies-accountable-for-price-gouging-31470821-fayetteville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cheri-beasley-is-the-only-candidate-who-will-hold-companies-accountable-for-price-gouging-31470821-fayetteville-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Cheri stands with the people of Ukraine who have shown tremendous courage in the face of Russian atrocities and war crimes.     Cheri https://www.americantowns.com/news/cheri-stands-with-ukraine-while-congressman-budd-undermines-democracy-31470822-cary-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cheri-stands-with-ukraine-while-congressman-budd-undermines-democracy-31470822-cary-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Ted Budd has a long pattern of election denying. He voted against certifying the 2020 election, has said that the Capitol rioters were https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-congressman-budd-is-an-election-denier-31470825-boone-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-congressman-budd-is-an-election-denier-31470825-boone-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 When Congressman Budd’s family company went bankrupt, they paid themselves $10 million and screwed farmers and others out of $50 million – https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-budds-family-company-screwed-farmers-out-of-millions-31470829-rocky-mount-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-budds-family-company-screwed-farmers-out-of-millions-31470829-rocky-mount-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Ted Budd has refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2022 election, despite being asked repeatedly. Congressman Budd is also a https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-budd-continually-refuses-to-say-if-he-will-accept-2022-election-results-31470832-concord-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-budd-continually-refuses-to-say-if-he-will-accept-2022-election-results-31470832-concord-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Budd voted against the bipartisan gun safety compromise, even when both of North Carolina’s Republican Senators voted to support it. https://www.americantowns.com/news/budd-is-out-of-step-with-north-carolina-and-his-own-party-on-gun-safety-31470834-high-point-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/budd-is-out-of-step-with-north-carolina-and-his-own-party-on-gun-safety-31470834-high-point-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Events will be held across North Carolina celebrating small, minority, and women-owned businesses Raleigh, NC – Governor Roy Cooper https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-proclaims-october-as-minority-enterprise-development-month-31471368-raleigh-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-proclaims-october-as-minority-enterprise-development-month-31471368-raleigh-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 School Choice Did you know that legislative support for school choice is much less bipartisan—even though it’s more popular among https://www.americantowns.com/news/school-choice-31472705-pantego-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/school-choice-31472705-pantego-nc.html Government and Politics Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500