North Carolina's business community: the passage of the controversial HB2 or ""Bathroom Bill,"" which requires citizens to use the public facility that corresponds with their biological gender.

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Morganton Public Safety Assistant Chief Ryan Lander will serve as the interim chief of the department, effective March 31. Current Chief Jason Whisnant is set to retire April 1.

It was around this time three years ago that the former Western Youth Institution was imploded to make way for a new North Carolina National Guard training center.