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Avery County near Newland, North Carolina. DAVID FORD/WFDD

State auditor investigation finds financial mismanagement in Newland

Reyna Drake

The investigation report shows the town failed to submit required financial statement audits for 2024 and 2025, used unlicensed contractors and more.

Education

WS/FCS budget shortfall higher than projected

Amy Diaz

The district hired a school finance firm to help make a plan to meet its financial obligations for this year, including payroll.

Politics & Government

State auditor pleads guilty to hit-and-run

Associated Press

North Carolina's elected auditor pleaded guilty on Thursday to a misdemeanor for leaving the scene of a December crash in which she drove her state-owned…

North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood, center, is sworn into office by Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby as her mother Betty Wood looks on during North Carolina inaugural ceremonies on Jan. 10, 2009, at the State Library building in Raleigh, N.C. Beth Wood has a court date on Jan. 26, 2023, after she was cited for misdemeanor hit-and-run and another traffic-related charge when police said she hit a parked car while driving on a Raleigh road. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, File)

Politics & Government

State auditor: I made 'serious mistake' leaving accident

Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina's elected state auditor apologized Monday for leaving the scene of an accident last month after she drove her state-owned vehicle into a…