Latest Ghost Town suitor eyes May 2006 opening
 

Latest Ghost Town suitor eyes May 2006 opening

The owner of the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad has teamed up with a venture capitalist and an amusement operator to…
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Finishing well: Canton native dies in a war he didn’t support for the country he did
 

Finishing well: Canton native dies in a war he didn’t support for the country he did

By Michael Beadle Michael Parrott wanted to be in Iraq. He told his wife Meg about it every Sunday morning…
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Choosing replacement puts board, director at odds
 

Choosing replacement puts board, director at odds

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer There was a showdown at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Fontana Regional Library Board.…
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The body count keeps rising
 

The body count keeps rising

As of Nov. 20, the total number of U.S. troops killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom climbed to 2,083. Eleven more…
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Landslide death case ends in mistrial
 

Landslide death case ends in mistrial

A wrongful death lawsuit surrounding a landslide in Maggie Valley was declared a mistrial this week after a jury failed…
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HCC has new president
 

HCC has new president

Dr. Rose Harrell Johnson, currently working for the Virginia Community College system, has been appointed president of Haywood Community College.
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Macon residents worried about devlopment
 

Macon residents worried about devlopment

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer A long-range study that analyzed perceptions about the mountain landscape among Macon County residents…
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Seeing nature through new eyes
 

Seeing nature through new eyes

When Mickey Henson looks at a creek, he sees a physics equation.
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Haywood, Maggie Valley chambers reach out to each other
 

Haywood, Maggie Valley chambers reach out to each other

The boards of the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce and Maggie Valley Visitor Center and Convention Bureau met last week…
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In Forest Hills, the flip of a coin decides mayoral race
 

In Forest Hills, the flip of a coin decides mayoral race

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer The Forest Hills mayoral election came down to the flip of a coin Tuesday…
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Finding wetlands in the most unlikely places
 

Finding wetlands in the most unlikely places

As Mickey Henson waded into a brambly thicket bordering a town park in Sylva, he stopped a few steps in,…
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Dealing with strays a hit or miss affair in Swain
 

Dealing with strays a hit or miss affair in Swain

Every Monday morning, Justin Mack roles through the Swain County dispatch office to pick up a list of the week's…
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County declines to consider limits on construction noise
 

County declines to consider limits on construction noise

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Jackson County residents will continue to suffer the bang and the clatter of a…
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Community activist faces embezzlement charges
 

Community activist faces embezzlement charges

A well-known Waynesville community leader has been charged with embezzling a $15,000 donation made to the Pigeon Community Development Club…
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Cell tower proposal splits White Oak neighbors
 

Cell tower proposal splits White Oak neighbors

Two Cingular cell towers proposed for the White Oak and Panther Creek communities - a rugged and rural part of…
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Public weighs in on methane project
 

Public weighs in on methane project

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Planning for Jackson CountyÕs landfill gas recovery project continued last week with a series…
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School systems work on changing the mentality of food intake
 

School systems work on changing the mentality of food intake

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Lunchtime at Smoky Mountain High School is like a swarm of orderly locusts, as…
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Sylva to get newcomers on board
 

Sylva to get newcomers on board

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Some might call Sylva’s upcoming town board and mayoral races an election of attrition.
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Challengers say changes are needed
 

Challengers say changes are needed

Mayor running unopposed • Jerry Walker, 69, retired from Blue Ridge Paper Products engineering and maintenance. Part-time security at Blue…
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Crowded Dillsboro race includes write-in campaigns
 

Crowded Dillsboro race includes write-in campaigns

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Mayor, pick one
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Smart growth, Main Street are hot issues in Franklin
 

Smart growth, Main Street are hot issues in Franklin

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Mayor, pick one
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Planning, affordable housing are issues in Highlands
 

Planning, affordable housing are issues in Highlands

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Mayor, pick one
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Maggie Valley candidates preach unity
 

Maggie Valley candidates preach unity

Town board, pick three
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