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With her reelection hanging in the balance, Rep. Virginia Foxx has requested election observers as officials prepare to count provisional ballots Tuesday.
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Democrats gained ground with some candidacies but Republicans again dominated all results in Wilkes County in the 2026 midterm elections, culminating with Election Day on Nov. 3.
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With apparently all provisional ballots approved Tuesday, Nov. 10, added to results, Democrat Chuck Hubbard of Wilkesboro led Republican Virginia Foxx, the incumbent, of Banner Elk by 325 votes in
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SALISBURY — A Salisbury artist’s military statue traveled a hundred miles to its Veterans Day resting place in the N.C. State House. Chris Gilbert, a local veteran, sculptor and engineer, […]
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