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President Barack Obama signed the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 (H.R. 1911) into law, officially lowering annual interest rates on Federal Direct Student Loans for undergraduate students from 6.8 percent to 3.86 percent, according to the White House website Read more »

President Barack Obama plans to seek congressional approval for the use of force in Syria. Here's where members of North Carolina's delegation stand on the issue. Read more »

President Barrack Obama recently announced that he will seek congressional approval before launching a limited military assault against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a chemical weapons attack that the U.S State Department says killed 1,429 people – including at least 426 children. Here is what the High Country’s representatives in the U.S. Congress have recently said about the matter. Read more »

Iredell County Representatives Virginia Foxx and Robert Pittenger both issued statements over the weekend concerning Syria. Read more »

Federal student loans are a resource that has enabled millions of college students to pursue higher education; however, such loans may become burdensome due to a potential increase in interest rates. Read more »

Healthcare system administrators say they have received notice that a $585,495 state grant promised for the new Chestnut Ridge at Blowing Rock project is in "good standing." Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05) participated today in a tour of the Holiday Inn Express - Boone as part of her district listening tour during the August congressional district work period. Read more »

During Strayer University's regional commencement ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., Congresswoman Virginia Foxx was on hand to address the graduating Class of 2013 and their guests Read more »

As President Barack Obama signals that military action in Syria may be imminent, Republican members of the North Carolina delegation in Congress have expressed different priorities on military action and whether the president should first seek congressional authority to carry out a military strike. Read more »

As President Barack Obama signals that military action in Syria may be imminent, Republican members of the North Carolina delegation in Congress have expressed different priorities on military action and whether the president should first seek congressional authority to carry out a military strike. Read more »