By Devin Stewart
Locally, The Watauga Democrat reports Americana singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is set to visit the high country. Lauderdale will appear live in concert at 7:30 pm on Friday, Nov. 18 at the Appalachian Theatre. He’s been a vital part of the country music industry since 1991, which is when he released his debut album. Throughout his career, Lauderdale has won two Grammys and released 34 full-length albums. Recently, he was nominated to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Lauderdale is a North Carolina native. Ticket prices are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show. For more information you can visit w-w-w dot app-theater dot org.
Around the state, FOX 8 WGHP reports a Liberty woman faces multiple charges after she pointed a gun at deputies who were performing a welfare check on children after a domestic incident. Randolph County deputies responded to a home in Liberty to perform a welfare check on children following a domestic dispute. Upon arriving on the scene, Melisa Ann Herriott opened the front door and pointed the handgun directly at one of the deputies. Deputies de-escalated the situation, but Herriott closed the door. Eventually, the patrol supervisor was able to get inside the home and perform a welfare check on the children who were found safe. Herriott faces multiple charges including two counts of felony assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm. The suspect was arrested, taken to the Randolph County Detention Center and issued a $50,000 secured bond.
Nationally, NPR reports Colorado voters approved a ballot measure to provide free meals for all public school students. 55 percent of voters voted in favor of the measure, which would create a program to provide those meals and help schools pay for them. The measure will help schools pay for the meals by raising $100 million a year. This will come from increasing taxes on the state’s richest residents. This comes after the expiration of a federal program for universal free lunch started during the COVID-19 pandemic. Critics of the program say it was unnecessary and too expensive. Backers say nearly 70,000 Colorado students can’t afford school meals, and do not qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
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