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Jeff Simms

Jeff SimmsBeacon Editor

Jeff Simms has covered Beacon for The Current since 2015. He studied journalism at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. From there he worked as a reporter for the tri-weekly Watauga Democrat in Boone and the daily Carroll County Times in Westminster, Maryland, before transitioning into nonprofit communications in Washington, D.C., and New York City. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Assembly member says he’ll find money for dock

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Investigation turned over to state police

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District responds to new state law

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Student ambulance corps relaunches in Beacon

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Council considers next five years of capital projects

Posted inBeacon News

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Updates on development projects in city

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