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Ask Matt ... why 'Slow Train Ecusta' is gaining speed

The last train hauling Canadian flax and wood pulp to the Ecusta Mill in 2002 dropped their load and never returned.   Read Story »

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• Gov. Cooper: 'Dig deep and don’t let weariness win'    Comments
• Stuck Middle: Nonprofits step in to fill the cracks    Comments
• Lightning Editorial: Work together ... and see what can happen    Comments
• Edwards: Republicans won in districts drawn by Democrats    Comments
• GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Rescue Squad, Democratic Party, new hotel    Comments
• Eight 'peasons' for NC's red wave    Comments
• 'Whatever happens, the Republic will survive'    Comments
• MossColumn: Counting the curiosities on the 2020 ballot    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: In escalating water war, county takes the economy hostage    Comments
• Honor fallen deputy by thanking law officers    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Building momentum for greenways    Comments
• GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Turning a loss into a gain    Comments
• Stuck Middle: Zooming through the pandemic    Comments
• Jere Brittain: A treasure that tastes great    Comments
• Support reopening? Mask up    Comments
• Good job! Needs work ...     Comments
• Jere Brittain: Sgt. Watkins was a WWII hero    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Graduating class earns the badge of resilience    Comments
• Closing Main Street is an idea worth trying    Comments
• Legislators call on Cooper to allow camps to open next month    Comments
• East senior implores School Board, commissioners to salvage graduation    Comments
• Spotting the silver lining in coronavirus clouds    Comments
• JOHN HOOD: Cooper's phased reopening is too rigid    Comments
• The right place for a crisis    Comments
• HHS junior describes what school is like now    Comments
• Let's help restaurants stay afloat    Comments
• City faces a tough shot on Mini-Golf    Comments
• GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Women rising, doors closing, parking    Comments
• HUMLEKER: If a roundabout is our big problem ...     Comments
• Jere Brittain: ‘Hold that Tiger’ … accountable to the public     Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Is this an 'unneeded' safety project?    Comments
• GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Christmas lights, restrooms, roundabout    Comments
• GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Water water everywhere    Comments
• MossColumn: What happens when leaders lead    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: No, Highland Lake Road won't be the same (it'll be better)    Comments
• GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Festival shines but where's the beer?    Comments
• Hood column: NC next to last in rural roads safety    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Ecusta Trail is the next big economy booster    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Planning is broken in Henderson County    Comments
• Edwards: Court was right in redistricting case    Comments