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State of the Herd

Our new weekly comic strip about Lake Lure town government, the fight over Lured Market, and the goat everyone keeps voting for.

The officials in the strip aren’t drawn as any specific real person — the Mayor, the Town Manager, and the Council are composite characters standing in for whoever holds that job and does that job’s usual talking. The situations are pulled from our own reporting below; the faces on the page are not meant to be anyone in particular. The art is drawn with AI assistance from Pete’s own scripts and descriptions.

New here? Start with the Lured Market coverage the strip is drawn from, or meet the strip’s real-life inspiration on Edmund’s campaign page.

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Lake Lure Insider — ComicsWeek One of an ongoing series · 6 episodes so far
A Lake Lure Insider Comic
State of the Herd
Never forget.
Friday · September 11, 2026
In memory of September 11, 2001

Twenty-Five Years

by Pete

Lake Lure Insider— words: Pete · art: Pete, assisted by AIlakelureinsider.com
Lake Lure Insider — ComicsWeek One of an ongoing series · 6 episodes so far
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State of the Herd
Day four. Still can’t see the forest for the sand.
Thursday · September 10, 2026
Episode 5 of “Boathouse Fever”

The Buried Lede

by Pete

Lake Lure Insider— words: Pete · art: Pete, assisted by AIlakelureinsider.com
Lake Lure Insider — ComicsWeek One of an ongoing series · 6 episodes so far
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State of the Herd
So close to an answer, you could almost hear it.
Wednesday · September 9, 2026
Episode 4 of “Boathouse Fever”

Make Things Right

by Pete

Lake Lure Insider— words: Pete · art: Pete, assisted by AIlakelureinsider.com
Lake Lure Insider — ComicsWeek One of an ongoing series · 6 episodes so far
A Lake Lure Insider Comic
State of the Herd
Now pending. Same as every day.
Tuesday · September 8, 2026
Episode 3 of “Boathouse Fever”

The Grate

by Pete

Lake Lure Insider— words: Pete · art: Pete, assisted by AIlakelureinsider.com
Lake Lure Insider — ComicsWeek One of an ongoing series · 6 episodes so far
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State of the Herd
Now with a round of applause for absolutely nothing.
Monday · September 7, 2026
Episode 2 of “Boathouse Fever”

Zero for One

by Pete

Lake Lure Insider— words: Pete · art: Pete, assisted by AIlakelureinsider.com
Lake Lure Insider — ComicsWeek One of an ongoing series · 6 episodes so far
A Lake Lure Insider Comic
State of the Herd
Now with 60% more municipal silence.
Sunday · September 6, 2026
Episode 1 of “Boathouse Fever”

Boathouse Fever, Part One

by Pete

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Next week: Someone at Town Hall almost says something on the record.

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