WOW to host country karaoke fundraiser
Women of Waynesville will host a “Queens of Country” themed karaoke party starting at 8 p.m. Friday, May 24, at…
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U.S. Attorney’s office announces action against Money Mules
The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of North Carolina announced the completion of the Money Mule Initiative, an…
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Discounted preorder for Gary Carden’s memoir now available
Legendary Western North Carolina storyteller Gary Carden is at it again, this time, with a new memoir due out from…
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Shannon Swimmer named director of WCU Cherokee Center
Shannon Swimmer received a master’s degree in human resource management from Western Carolina University in 2007. After several years working…
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Smoky Mountain Host celebrates 36 years
The Smoky Mountain Host held its annual meeting on May 1 at Harrah’s Conference Ballroom, bringing together businesses from across the seven…
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Canton leaders make ‘big stink’ over big stink
Festering frustration with nearly every aspect of Pactiv Evergreen’s actions taken in closing its Canton paper mill a year ago…
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Bringing in the feds: EPA agreement mandates elements of Canton mill cleanup
Pactiv Evergreen, owner of the shuttered papermill in Canton, has been working to clean up two separate seeps leaking toxic…
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Paying the price: Pactiv passed up millions in revenue to close Canton paper mill
Amid ongoing restructuring, Pactiv Evergreen presented its first quarter earnings report on May 2, missing earnings targets and revealing flagging…
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Catamount School will move to WCU campus
The Catamount School, a laboratory school operating on the campus of Smoky Mountain High School, will relocate to the campus…
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WCU nursing school receives grant: $2.1 million will launch 'Conway Scholars' initiative
The Western Carolina University School of Nursing in Cullowhee is the recipient of a $2 million contribution from the Bedford…
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With Superior Court seat filled, steps taken to address District Court vacancy
There have been a lot of questions regarding the future of Western North Carolina’s judges over the last year or…
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No tax increase proposed in Haywood budget
With jail expansion debt payments coming on the books and lingering questions about one of the county’s biggest taxpayers, Haywood…
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HCC construction technology students support the Waynesville Housing Authority
Haywood Community College Construction Technology students recently helped the Waynesville Housing Authority add much-needed storage behind several homes in the…
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Haywood County Schools to bring back middle school academy
The Academy, an alternative service for middle grades students, will return to Haywood County Schools in the coming year as…
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Cherokee man sentenced for assaults, firearms offense
Martin Medina, 32, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been sentenced to 14 years in…
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Canton sex offender sentenced to 31 years
The U.S. Attorney for Western North Carolina’s office announced that a Canton man, Michael Worley, 51, has been sentenced to…
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Macon County to receive expanded high-speed internet
Efforts are continuing to bring high-speed internet access to communities across North Carolina.
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Georgia meth trafficker sentenced to over 15 years in prison
Larry Edward Wood, 62, of Mount Airy, Georgia, was sentenced to 188 months in prison late last week for trafficking…
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Balancing act: Robinson, Stein offer competing visions of the future in North Carolina
They couldn’t be more different. But it’s not about race, religion or party affiliation. Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat,…
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Highway marker, exhibit to honor victims of incarcerated labor
Two projects will come to fruition this month that honor the lives of those who were victims of incarcerated labor…
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Sylva extends term limits on local boards
Sylva Town Council voted last week to extend term limits on local boards, allowing for the renewal of veteran members…
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WNC gets new public defender office
Western North Carolina courts were saddled with a sizable backlog of cases following the shutdowns related to the COVID pandemic,…
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Macon still waiting on NCHSAA decision
Macon County Schools may have to wait until the end of the summer for a decision on the athletic division…
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Jackson County man sentenced on drug and gun charges
U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced John Allen Wise, 45, of Cashiers, to 121 months in prison followed by five…
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Busted: WNC Rep. Chuck Edwards sanctioned for abusing communications standards
Western North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson) has been unanimously sanctioned by the bipartisan House Communications Standards Commission for violating…
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NC launches Haywood Homeownership Assistance Program
UPDATED April 29: NCORR has received over the program budget in interested applicants for the Homeowners Assistance Program. NCORR is pausing…
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Women of Waynesville host open house
Women of Waynesville, a nonprofit organization that supports the needs of women and children in Haywood County, is inviting all…
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Slow burn: NC 107 work marches on
The towns of Sylva, Webster, Cullowhee and Cashiers are all connected by five lanes of chaos, better known as N.C.…
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Mounting capital needs put tax increase on the table in Waynesville
Waynesville’s town government has kept taxes as low as possible for as long as possible, but is quickly finding truth…
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No revote on Pride parade, listening session scheduled
After the Sylva Town Council denied Sylva Pride’s road closure application for the annual Pride Parade, the community organization has…
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Haywood realtors lend a helping hand
While many real estate agents spent last Friday morning the usual way — listing homes for sellers, finding homes for…
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‘Carousel of the Arts': Macon residents urge funding for arts
Emergency federal funding provided quick relief to school systems burdened by costs incurred during the COVID-19 Pandemic. For Macon County…
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Republican runoff elections nearing
The Primary Election season isn’t quite over in North Carolina, as several races didn’t meet the 30% vote threshold to…
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Waynesville planning board to study short-term rental regulations
Seeking to balance the economic benefits of short-term vacation rentals with the negative effects they have on housing affordability in…
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Smokies' first dispensary to open: Cherokee's long-awaited marijuana venture to finally generate some green
The path to cannabis legalization on the Qualla Boundary has been riddled with roadblocks, some of which the Eastern Band…
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Local leader to serve as Haywood Chamber of Commerce President
The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment of David Francis as its new president.
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Welcome to Summer Camp: Rescue program provides a lifeline for four-legged friends during hardship
Summer camp. Memories of the great outdoors, new friends, fun adventures. But around Misfit Mountain in Haywood County, the rescue’s Summer…
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‘We will march’: Sylva community members support Pride Parade
On Thursday night, Sylva community members marched to the town council meeting to show their disappointment in a recent vote…
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WCU Faculty, students collaborate on Health Equity Data Consortium
Although it has been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the effects are still being felt around the world,…
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Macon County will not sell Pine Grove School
After extensive input from Macon residents who wanted to see the old Pine Grove School remain available for community use,…
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Smoky Mountain Robotics Team makes an award-winning impact
The Smoky Mountain Academic Robotics Team (SMART) brought home the Impact Award at the Mecklenburg District FIRST (For Inspiration and…
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Lake Junaluska to host National Day of Prayer
A National Day of Prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at the outdoor amphitheater below…
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Newman resigns from Sylva Town Council
Natalie Newman has been serving her community on five different boards and associations for the past several years, but announced…
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Jackson County man convicted in fatal collision
An intoxicated Jackson County man who drove at a high rate of speed and careened into two other cars, killing…
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Haywood to conduct property reappraisals
The Haywood County Tax Assessors Office is currently conducting a comprehensive reappraisal of all properties within the county for the…
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Large apartment complex appears likely for Canton outskirts
The Town of Canton’s governing board will soon consider approval of a substantial residential project after the town’s planning board…
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Stoner’s Ball brings legal high to Haywood County
The Stoner’s Ball is coming to Haywood County, but it may not be quite what people think.
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Recreational cannabis remains unlikely in NC
In recent years, more and more states have made the decision to legalize, regulate and tax recreational cannabis products —…
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Canton budget hole, thanks to Pactiv, approaches $1 million
Ever since Pactiv Evergreen announced back on March 6, 2023, that it would shutter its paper mill in Canton, town…
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One person hospitalized after officer-involved shooting in Haywood County
The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting with the Haywood County Sheriff’s office over the weekend.
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