Murphy gaming expansion set to open in spring
The Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino and Hotel in Murphy is abuzz these days as 200 on-site construction workers hustle…
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HCSO to release body cam footage to plaintiff alleging Fourth Amendment violation
The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office has been ordered by a judge to provide dash and body cam footage to a…
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Just days remain in 2024 candidate filing period
North Carolina’s candidate filing period for the 2024 General Election ends at noon , Friday, Dec. 15, and if the…
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Woodhouse returns as NC-11 GOP chair
Henderson County resident Michele Woodhouse has been reelected as chair of the North Carolina Republican Party’s 11th Congressional District after…
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Judge rules on motion to dismiss claims in police shooting suit
The court has made its decision in the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office’s request to dismiss many of the complaints in…
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Courting disloyalty: New program encourages shoppers to patronize Waynesville businesses
The disloyalty card is here and it’s, in a sense, exactly what it sounds like.
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Alumna gift will create endowment for interior design program
Students in Western Carolina University’s interior design program soon will have access to new experiential learning opportunities thanks to a…
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Cherokee Editorial Board ordinance withdrawn: Council, chiefs will retain appointments
An ordinance seeking to change the makeup of the Cherokee One Feather’s editorial board made it back in front of…
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Public hearing set for Franklin social district
The Town of Franklin will move forward with a public hearing for its proposed social district, despite inaction from the…
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Macon schools to consider policy on Narcan
Macon County Schools will follow the example of several other school districts and consider a policy on administration of Narcan.
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Ribbon cutting for the house cat museum
On Thursday, Nov. 30, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Team held a grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony for the…
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The next chapter: New owner at Blue Moon Books
One of Haywood County’s used bookstores is entering its next chapter with a change of ownership and a continuation of…
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Mountain Projects calls for participation in housing surveys
Three surveys from Mountain Projects that aim to help the nonprofit develop a housing plan, identify housing projects that will…
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Jackson County license plate agency to close: Office will reopen under new contractor
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles’ license plate agency in Jackson County will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 15.
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Statewide holiday ‘Booze It & Lose It’ enforcement campaign underway
This holiday season, the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program joins local and state law enforcement to urge drivers against impaired driving.
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Up in the air: North Canton Fire Department puts eyes in the sky to save lives
As technology evolves, every entity and industry finds new and innovative ways to use those advances to improve their operations.
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Vision for the future: WCU program helps intellectually disabled students achieve their dreams
As he entered his sophomore year at Andrews High School in Cherokee County, David Maennle started to notice his classmates…
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Macon school board opposes partisan elections
After county commissioners considered signing a resolution in support of transitioning the Macon County Board of Education to a partisan-elected…
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WCU men's basketball picks up steam
It’s a great time to be a Catamount basketball fan, certainly the best in a while.
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Habitat’s ‘return on investment': Building strong communities, strong futures
It’s tough out there for anyone hoping to gain entry into the housing market.
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Fire activity resumes
Despite an uptick in precipitation and humidity levels, the region is still facing the worst drought conditions since 2017, with…
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Two grants help Haywood students
Haywood County Schools recently received two grants from Dogwood Health Trust. One will benefit students at the Haywood Community Learning…
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Candidates continue filing for 2024 election
North Carolina’s candidate filing period for the 2024 General Election began on Monday, Dec. 4, with candidates slowly making their…
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Fox named interim county manager
Less than a month after Jackson County Manager Don Adams announced his resignation, commissioners have appointed an interim to fill…
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Man arrested for child sex crimes in Haywood
On Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, Haywood County Sheriff’s deputies from the Criminal Suppression Unit located and arrested Tyler James Ponder,…
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Johnson named Preceptor of the Year
Haywood Regional Medical Center announced that Dr. Allison Johnson was named Preceptor of the Year by the Virginia College of…
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Wildfire season 2023: live updates
After months of dry weather, drought is translating into wildfires and burn bans.
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Medicaid expansion is here; Pisgah Legal offers free advice on gaining access
More than 500,000 North Carolinians stand to gain free health coverage in the coming months.
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Rudow announces congressional bid in Western North Carolina
The 2024 election season isn’t quite yet officially underway, but one Democrat isn’t waiting for Dec. 4 to get into…
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Burn bans lift and wildfires wind down following rain
Burn bans have been lifted and wildfires contained after steady rains Tuesday, Nov. 21, put a pause in a relentless drought that…
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Cherokee man arrested in cold case murder
Nearly a decade after 26-year-old Marie Walkingstick Pheasant’s body was found in a burned-out vehicle in Cherokee’s Big Cove community,…
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No county property for proposed Franklin Social District
Without discussion or stated reasoning, Macon County commissioners decided not to allow Franklin to use county property for its proposed…
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Arson investigations follow some wildfires
Arsonists were responsible for some of the wildfires first responders have battled over the past month, with one arrest made…
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The state of emergency services: Macon’s EMS Director highlights transport and staffing concerns
Macon County Emergency Services Director Warren Cabe came before the Board of Commissioners this month to outline problems his department…
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Macon signs resolution to restructure commission elections
Macon County Commissioners are divided over a resolution in support of revising the system to elect county commissioners in order…
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Per cap numbers indicate faltering casino revenues
The most recent per capita distribution numbers indicate flagging revenues at the two casinos operating on Eastern Band of Cherokee…
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Candidate filing begins for 2024 elections
National, state and local offices will be on the ballot across North Carolina for a high-stakes 2024 election, and it…
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Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation names new executive director
The Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation announced that Charlotte Muir has been appointed as its new executive director. The announcement comes…
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Macon tables partisan school board discussion
After contentious debate over the decision to make the Macon County Board of Education partisan-elected, county commissioners tabled the issue…
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Mayhem in Macon
In a public meeting that lasted more than five hours, Macon County Commissioners approved premium pay for county employees, 3-2.…
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Buck the system: Macon recommends changes to Fontana Regional Library agreement
With the 10-year Fontana Regional Library agreement up for review, commissions in all three counties are considering changes to the…
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Living culture: WCU undertakes project showcasing Cherokee heritage on campus
At mid-morning on Wednesday, Nov. 15, the fountain at the heart of Western Carolina University’s campus is a thoroughfare.
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Wildfires burn as rain reaches WNC
A steady rain arrived in Western North Carolina Tuesday, Nov. 21, marking the first precipitation of that magnitude the region has…
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Watershed restoration underway after 2021 flooding
More than two years after flooding along the Pigeon River and its tributaries killed half a dozen people and destroyed…
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Haywood County and Waynesville look to stay ahead of cryptocurrency mining
It’s novel, it’s trendy and it’s a great way to become fabulously wealthy — or lose everything you have —…
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The state of the sheriff’s office: Haywood’s top cop drops data, details from his first year
It’s been just under a year since Bill Wilke became Haywood County’s sheriff, after longtime popular incumbent, Greg Christopher, decided…
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Lake Santeetlah back to business after election wins
New town leadership is looking forward to getting things moving again in the tiny Graham County municipality of Lake Santeetlah,…
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Estridge in, Guiney out for Sylva Town Council
After canvassing, the vote count is official, with Brad Waldrop, Mark Jones and Blitz Estridge winning seats on the Sylva…
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Arrest made in Big Cove cold case murder
Nearly a decade after 26-year-old Marie Walkingstick Pheasant’s body was found in a burned-out vehicle in Cherokee’s Big Cove community,…
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Wildfires burn across the region as drought continues
For the first time since 2016, Western North Carolina is in the midst of a severe drought coupled with an…
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