The 2024 election season isn’t quite yet officially underway, but one Democrat isn’t waiting for Dec. 4 to get into the race for Western North Carolina’s congressional seat currently held by Hendersonville Republican Chuck Edwards.
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, her husband Ernest Dwayne Pheasant, 46, has been arrested for her murder.
Without discussion or stated reasoning, Macon County commissioners decided not to allow Franklin to use county property for its proposed social district.
Burn bans have been lifted and wildfires contained after steady rains Tuesday, Nov. 21, put a pause in a relentless drought that has been growing since an abnormally dry weather pattern emerged in September.
Drought conditions improved significantly following widespread rain in the days before Thanksgiving, but there’s still a long way to go to get back to normal moisture levels. Read More
Editor’s Note: Since first rolling into Haywood County in August 2012 to start work as the arts and entertainment editor for The Smoky Mountain News, Garret K. Woodward has been extensively documenting banjo players around our backyard. Read More
Sometimes we make big goals or pronouncement about our health or fitness that may not be realistic or achievable. Here are some tips about making goals to improve your health:
It’s clear from numerous reports out of Congress that most, if not all, Republicans think Donald Trump is a buffoon and an idiot. A few have said this in public (e.g., Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and Adam Kinzinger). Read More
Haywood Community College Foundation presents an afternoon of music on Sat., Dec. 9, 2023 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. The showcase of holiday favorites will include Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a. The event supports HCC's Haywood Strong Scholarship. Please come and join us as we welcome… Read More