Jackson residents test positive for coronavirus
Two full-time Jackson County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the Jackson County Department of Public Health learned today.
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Haywood County Care — Jori Miller
Jori Miller began her public service career as a wildland firefighter in the ‘80s. Since then she has also trained…
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Pilot survives small plane crash in park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a report of a small plane crash approximately 6 miles west of…
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Haywood County Cares: Fire Marshal Andrew Messer
Andrew Messer has worked in public safety since 2001. He began as a volunteer firefighter, but has also worked as…
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Haywood County Cares: Megan Taylor with Canton Police
Officer Megan Taylor is the community outreach officer in Canton, working primarily in investigations but also on patrol at times.…
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Tribe, casino announce changes to employee compensation
Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos announced April 1 that its COVID-19-induced closure would extend through the end of the month, and…
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Second COVID-19 case confirmed in Macon County
Macon County Public Health received notice on late Wednesday evening, April 8, 2020, that a second Macon County resident has…
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Childcare assistance available for essential workers
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is providing financial assistance to help essential workers afford child care…
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Expanded access to Paycheck Protection Program
Mountain BizWorks, working with Dogwood Health Trust, announced today a targeted effort to provide increased access to the highly anticipated Small…
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WCU to continue distance learning through summer
Distance learning will continue through the summer at Western Carolina University, and all summer conferences are canceled in response to…
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Coronavirus causes complications for REACH
The Coronavirus Pandemic has caused normal daily lives to grind to a halt. All non-essential industry workers must remain at…
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Haywood adopts new rules for electronic meetings
Of late, many businesses and individuals have been forced to re-evaluate how they do things, but municipal governments are also…
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Haywood County incurs unforeseen expenses due to COVID-19
Lost in the struggle to combat the Coronavirus Pandemic is the fact that local governments have already begun incurring unanticipated…
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Haywood groups create loan fund
More help is on the way for small business owners now that several nonprofits have teamed up with Haywood County…
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Vacancy, but no rooms available
Sitting on the side porch of the Fryemont Inn one recent sunny afternoon, Monica Brown overlooks downtown Bryson City. The…
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Protecting pets during Coronavirus Pandemic
As the nation focuses on protecting the human population from contracting and spreading COVID-19, mandatory business closures have impacted the…
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Funeral industry adapts to COVID-19
The irony’s not lost on many that one of the most essential businesses affecting the lives of people around the…
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N.C. did nothing to prepare for onslaught of unemployment claims
Workers affected by layoffs associated with the Coronavirus Pandemic are still reporting major problems with North Carolina’s unemployment benefit system…
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FSA help available to Swain County
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program to address damages from…
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Bryson City shelter for teens shuts down
Hawthorn Heights, an emergency shelter for teens in Bryson City, has shut its doors permanently due to financial constraints during…
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Cataloochee Ranch under new ownership
Cataloochee Ranch, a Haywood County landmark and a vacationer’s mountain paradise, has changed hands after being in the Alexander family…
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Swain County implements curfew
Swain County commissioners amended the county’s State of Emergency again Tuesday morning to include a curfew for all residents.
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HCC launches emergency fund
Haywood Community College recognizes that student needs have increased due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and as a result, has launched…
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HIGHTS continues to serve youth during pandemic
HIGHTS is an organization serving vulnerable youth in Jackson, Haywood, and Macon counties. Since 2007, the organization has sponsored educational…
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Record visitation at public lands during COVID-19 pandemic
Visitation at many state forests in North Carolina is two and three times greater than what is typical for this…
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Haywood extends ‘stay home’ order
Less than two weeks after issuing a joint proclamation restricting movement to essential activity only, the Haywood County Board of…
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Macon County reports first COVID-19 related death
A Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died. The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying…
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Lake Junaluska adjusts Easter events schedule
Easter sunrise at the Lake Junaluska Cross will be streamed live from Lake Junaluska on Sunday, April 12, followed by…
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DHT, health departments parter for better access to testing
To support efforts to flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19 in Western North Carolina, Dogwood Health Trust is…
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Haywood records third case of COVID-19
Haywood County Public Health received notice April 5, that another Haywood County resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus,…
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WCU brings much-needed surgical masks to area
A chat room conversation between colleagues at Western Carolina University with ties to China led to fast action that is…
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Haywood awaiting 21 test results
Key messages from Haywood County Health Department Medical Director Mark Jaben following the first positive cases in the county.
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From Wuhan to Western North Carolina: A Coronavirus Pandemic timeline
When the first rumors of a strange new contagious pneumonia-like illness began circulating in China late last fall, few could…
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Haywood records first coronavirus cases
For weeks now, people have been asking why a county of 60,000 people like Haywood hadn’t yet reported a case…
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WCU professor discusses finding a COVID-19 vaccine
As a professor in Western Carolina University’s Department of Biology who specializes in immunology and infectious diseases, Mack Powell finds…
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A message from Dr. Mark Jaben
Dr. Mark Jaben, the medical director for the Haywood County Health and Human Services Department, is preparing video updates to…
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Ingles Markets to hire 5,000 employees
Ingles Markets, Incorporated has announced its most recent efforts to recognize and support associates during the COVID-19 crisis, which includes…
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SCC grad leads Boone lab amid COVID-19 pandemic
Wendy Williams, a 2005 graduate from Southwestern Community College’s Medical Laboratory Technology program, is now facing the Coronavirus pandemic head…
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WCU students eligible for housing, dining refunds
Western Carolina University will be issuing partial refunds to students for payments made toward on-campus housing and dining services they…
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Schools adjust to changing COVID-19 orders
With the realization that students won’t be returning to school until at least May 15, public school systems in Western…
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Folkmoot cancels 2020 summer festival
Amid the spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Folkmoot USA decided this week to cancel its signature international festival.
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Dogwood Health Trust responds to COVID-19
In a Zoom call Wednesday, Dogwood Health Trust CEO Antony Chiang announced the foundation has committed $10 million to spend…
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Dogwood partners with Kitsbow to make masks
The Board of Directors for Dogwood Health Trust recently approved the allocation of $10 million to address COVID-19 needs throughout…
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Waynesville suspends water disconnections
Following the lead of several other municipalities, corporations and co-ops, the Town of Waynesville has temporarily suspended billing-related water and…
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Cherokee logs first COVID-19 case
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians received notice of its first confirmed positive case of COVID-19 on Friday, March 27.
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Jackson requires new arrivals to quarantine
Jackson County is now requiring anybody entering from another state or country to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, along…
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Harrah's extends casino closure
The closure of Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resorts will extend an additional two weeks from the initial March 18 through April…
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NC Gov. Cooper issues statewide ‘Stay home’ order
As expected, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued an order earlier this afternoon directing residents to avoid all unnecessary activity…
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Haywood County’s ‘Stay home – stay safe’ order, explained
On the morning of March 26, the Haywood County Board of Commissioners became the latest public body in North Carolina…
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Agencies respond to enforcement questions
Haywood County Sheriff’s Office, Waynesville Police Department, Maggie Valley Police Department, Canton Police Department and Clyde Police Department recently issued…
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