About Hank Shell

Hank Shell is a contributing reporter and photographer with Carolina Public Press. Contact him at shelljh@email.appstate.edu.

Endangered bat could affect proposed REMC power line through Box Creek area

April 2, 2013, by Hank Shell

A conservationist’s fight against the Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation, which has petitioned to condemn part of the Box Creek Wilderness area for a power line, could hinge……more

11 violations found in federal investigation at Blue Ridge Parkway after worker’s death

November 30, 2012, by Hank Shell

A six-month-long federal investigation prompted by the May 7 death of a maintenance worker on the Blue Ridge Parkway uncovered nine “serious” violations of workplace safety standards……more

NC student vote mattered in 2008. Will it this time around?

October 23, 2012, by Hank Shell

Inspired by and reacting to access to higher education and the post-graduation job outlook, new student-initiated political groups are growing across Western North Carolina, and, most recently,……more

Dalton: Democrats keep NC public ed from being ‘whittled down to sawdust’

September 24, 2012, by Hank Shell

In what Watauga Democrats called “the most important political rally” in the county’s history, gubernatorial candidate Walter Dalton took aim at Republican-led cuts to funding of public……more

Investigators: Clay County suspected hate-crime case gone cold

August 21, 2012, by Hank Shell

The investigation of a 2011 Clay County arson aimed at a Sikh-owned business has been inactivated, local law enforcement officials said recently. The incident is one of……more