Rise Against Hunger: Junaluska Elementary students help feed the hungry
Random Act of Kindness Week at Junaluska Elementary School culminated on Friday when students and community volunteers gathered in the…
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Swain elections staff prepares for May 8 primary without sitting board
The Swain County candidate challenge against Sheriff Curtis Cochran is at a standstill until a new Swain County Board of…
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Haywood Christian Academy gets room to grow
Next fall, students at Haywood Christian Academy will all attend classes together in a new building that brings the two…
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Former Haywood manager rehired to lead HHS
Many people were surprised by the sudden resignation of Ira Dove from his position as Haywood County manager last October,…
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School threats continue in mass shooting aftermath
School systems in Western North Carolina continue to deal with a multitude of threats in the aftermath of the mass…
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Canton hires new police chief
The town of Canton has hired Robert “Shawn” Gaddis as its new chief of police effective March 31.
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Agencies make child predator arrests
Over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend, local, tribal, state and federal law enforcement agencies conducted an operation that was…
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Cherokee bail bondsman pleads guilty in sexual extortion case
A bail bondsman who the FBI accused of accepting sexual favors in lieu of monetary repayments pleaded guilty to one…
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TWSA votes down expanded allocation rental
A proposal to extend the allocation rental option to all Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority users hit a dead end…
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Haywood Pathways on a roll
Haywood County’s only homeless shelter — and one of the very few in North Carolina west of Asheville — continues…
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Mission Health could become for-profit system
Mission Health, the largest health care provider in Western North Carolina, could soon become a for-profit health care system if…
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Loud and clear: Local radio rejuvenated
In almost every living American resides at least one sepia-toned memory embellished with song — that perpetual score to a…
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Swain sheriff responds to candidate challenge
Even though the Swain County Board of Elections can’t proceed with hearing a candidate challenge filed against Sheriff Curtis Cochran,…
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SCC sues DOT, construction company over damaged building
Southwestern Community College is seeking compensation for damage to the Balsam Center building that it believes resulted from the R-5000…
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WCU names Mark Prosser new men's basketball coach
When storied Western Carolina University men’s basketball coach Larry Hunter recently announced his retirement after notching his 700th career win,…
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Mission Health negotiating to join for-profit company
Mission Health's Board of Directors today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to enter into exclusive…
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WNC students speak out on school safety
Last week, students across the country walked out of classrooms to acknowledge the 17 people shot to death at Marjorie…
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Dove hired back as Haywood's health and human services director
Joel Mashburn, Interim County Manager, announced today the appointment of Mr. Ira Dove as the Director of the Haywood County…
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A beer by any other name: Brewery’s naming choices cause protest in Cherokee
Over the past decade or so, the craft beer explosion has ricocheted throughout Western North Carolina, bouncing through the valleys…
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Alcohol referendum scheduled
A referendum vote asking enrolled members to approve a tribally owned package store and ABC store selling beer, wine and…
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Budget gap $3 million for Haywood County
Although it’s still early in the budget process, Interim Haywood County Manager Joel Mashburn told commissioners that requests for the…
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Haywood County revises public records policy
A flurry of contentious public records requests by a longtime local government watchdog has prompted Haywood County officials to revise…
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Major development looking toward Maggie Valley
A major hotel could be coming to Maggie Valley sooner rather than later after the town recently passed a pair…
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Request to increase future Sylva apartment complex’s size approved
Two years after Sylva leaders first cheered a proposal for a workforce housing complex across the road from Harris Regional…
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Students talk safety: Jackson’s high school students share insights
Hours after students in schools across the nation walked out of their classrooms to protest gun violence in American schools,…
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Religious community opposes Jackson Brunch Bill
If the two Jackson County commissioners considering a “yes” vote on Sunday morning alcohol sales were looking to the community…
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Former educator now leading Bryson City
After a 30-year career in public education, Regina Mathis is trying her hand in public administration as the new Bryson…
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MLK’s ‘Poor People’s Campaign’ revived in North Carolina
Two weeks ago marked the 53rd anniversary of a watershed moment in the civil rights movement — the Selma to…
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Franklin trying out new traffic pattern
The town of Franklin will begin a 90-day trial of a new one block long parking plan for Main Street…
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Macon sheriff now able to seize digital forfeitures
Drug dealers are constantly finding new ways to protect their assets and the Macon County Sheriff’s office is trying to…
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Regional commission completes broadband study
With the results of a regional broadband survey now available, leaders have expansive data on the underserved areas in their…
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Brunch Bill hearing planned for Jackson
A public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, will give Jackson County residents a chance to weigh in on…
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Officials considering armed volunteers for schools
Columbine, Sandy Hook, Stoneman Douglas — those names ring out like the bullets that once flew through their hallways, stark…
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Passion, politics intertwine for Haywood tax collector candidates
Outside the Haywood County Justice Center in downtown Waynesville, Haywood County Tax Collector Mike Matthews stands with a slim manila…
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Relocation project leaves contractors unpaid
Months after work wrapped up to relocate Caney Fork General Store in Jackson County, multiple subcontractors who worked on the…
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High school students in Haywood will walk out Wednesday
Right about the time this newspaper hits the stands on Wednesday, March 14, students at Haywood County’s two public high…
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Beloved Man leaves behind lasting legacy
Jeremiah “Jerry” Wolfe, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Beloved Man, passed away Monday at the age of 93.
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Drug crisis unit vote delayed in Cherokee
Plans to build a crisis stabilization unit in Cherokee for people battling addictions stalled this month when Tribal Council, for…
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State, local boards of elections still in limbo
Gov. Roy Cooper’s legal battle challenging the Session Law 2017-6 — passed by a Republican-majority legislature — is having local ramifications…
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No decision on Duke Energy rate hike for WNC
The North Carolina Public Utilities Commission has not yet ruled on a rate increase request for Duke Energy customers in…
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Small increase in Haywood schools budget
Haywood County’s high-performing public schools will see a small budget increase for the FY 2018-19 school year, but at the…
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Despite threats to funding, ARC soldiers on
The $100,000 grant to Haywood Community College from the Appalachian Regional Commission wasn’t the first made by the ARC in…
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Maker space movement comes to Haywood
The type of traditional manufacturing that put many small towns on the map and provided a decent living to generations…
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TWSA struggles with open meetings laws
When the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority held its annual meeting Tuesday, March 6, no members of the media were…
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Sylva’s Creekside Oyster House to expand
Sylva’s Creekside Oyster House and Grill will soon upgrade to a new building following the Tuckseigee Water and Sewer Authority’s…
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Unaffiliated candidate mounts congressional bid
The five men — three Democrats, a Republican and a Libertarian — hoping to unseat Asheville Republican Congressman Mark Meadows…
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Parking decks planned for Western Carolina
Parking decks could come to Western Carolina University sooner rather than later following the Board of Trustees’ unanimous vote to…
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Finding civility in a polarized society
Globalization has made our big world seem much smaller, but it’s also pushed us farther away from one another. Instead…
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Leading the Way: WCU celebrates $5 million gift; aims for $60 million by 2019
Excitement and purple attire filled the second floor of A.K. Hinds University Center at Western Carolina University March 1 as…
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Swain sheriff’s eligibility for office questioned
Cars lined the sides of U.S. 19 in Bryson City Monday night as people tried to find their way inside…
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