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- How a Bakersville apartment deal helped spark a statewide tax fight
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📰 News we're reading
• Wake leaders target apartment tax loophole costing millions (prismnews.com) — A Bakersville low-income apartment project, Cane Creek Village, is at the center of a court ruling that helped create a statewide property tax break now costing Wake County millions. Local leaders there say the precedent lets for‑profit apartment owners claim exemptions by partnering with nonprofits, and they’re pushing state lawmakers to tighten the rules so relief better targets true affordable housing. 
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Just a few days after our last update on the Barn Owl box, the youngest owlet passed.
Owlet #5 likely passed due to a combination of factors including malnutrition, failure to thrive, competition from older siblings, drought‑related… (Nextdoor ) - This week, Secretary of Revenue McKinley Wooten and our Public Affairs Director Dia Harris are representing us at the Federal Tax Administrators' Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
Secretary Wooten shared the importance of staying informed on emerging research, best practices, and industry trends that help us better serve… (Nextdoor )
- Mitchell County School District, NC posted a job opening for Custodian- Second Shift in Bakersville. Apply here.
- Allied Universal Security Services posted a job opening for Hospital Security Officer- Patrol in Spruce Pine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bakersville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Spruce Pine
- Western NC to receive $300M in FEMA funds for Helene recovery projects (qcnews.com)
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- WCC Announces Spring 2026 President's and Dean's Lists (goldsborodailynews.com)
Newland
- From moonshine roads to muscle cars: Newland's Independence Day Car Show celebrates deep mountain automotive tradition (wataugademocrat.com)
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