Local water supplies drying up: Paper mill may have to suspend production
The severe drought plaguing Western North Carolina has taken its toll on the local water supply, and residents are being…
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Swain family faces evacuation as fire encroaches
Home to the Hancock family for generations, the hills and hollows along Silvermine Road are an ingrained identity for siblings…
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Despite fire growth, wildfire containment improving; rain desperately needed
As of press time Nov. 15, Western North Carolina was ablaze with 22 wildfires burning through more than 50 square…
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Arson suspected in WNC fires; Smoke and fear hang over Franklin Veterans Day celebration
While marked by all the usual trappings of red-white-and-blue-infused color guards, antique cars and patriotic speeches, last week’s Veterans Day…
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Western NC struggles with historic drought
Western North Carolina continues to be in a severe drought as wildfires rage through the mountains. The lack of rain has…
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Graveyards threatened by cremations and costs
Some of Western North Carolina’s greatest historical assets are in cemeteries. They serve as the final resting place to founding…
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Sales tax increase fails in Swain County
About 58 percent of voters in Swain County voted against increasing the sales tax from 6.75 percent to 7 percent.
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Davis hangs tight to N.C. Senate seat
Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, will keep his seat in the N.C. Senate after an easy victory over Jane Hipps, D-Waynesville,…
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Rep. Presnell survives challenge
Rhonda Cole Schandevel, D-Canton, ran a surprisingly good campaign that was well financed, but in the end, it wasn’t quite…
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Haywood County voters choose booze
For the first time since 1952, Haywood County voters were allowed to make a decision on whether or not to…
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Haywood County schools: Francis to keep school board chairman seat
Chuck Francis will again return to chair a Haywood County School Board that has set high marks for achievement, climbing…
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Rogers, Ensley win Haywood seats
It had been said about newcomer Brandon Rogers that if signs could vote, he would win.
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Republicans claim both seats in Macon
Republican incumbent Paul Higdon will keep his District 3 seat on the Macon County Commission while Republican Karl Gillespie claimed…
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Republicans capture majority on Jackson commissioners
Jackson County government will flip to the Republican side once again following successful campaigns from Ron Mau and Mickey Luker,…
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Republican unseats Democratic incumbent in Swain: David Monteith reclaims seat
Republican challenger Kenneth Parton was the top vote-getter in the Swain County Commissioners’ race and was able to unseat longtime…
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Corbin captures easy N.C. House win
Kevin Corbin, R-Franklin, will trade in his seat on the Macon County Board of Commissioners for a place in the…
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Meadows re-elected for third term in Congress
Incumbent Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, will continue to represent the 11th District of North Carolina after defeating Democratic challenger Rick…
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Clampitt upsets Queen for N.C. House
Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, thought the third time would be a charm.
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HCC student wins entrepreneur award
Haywood Community College Career & College Promise student Ezekiel MacMillan was recently awarded the third place National Association for Community…
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Library looks for input on strategic plan
The Haywood County Public Library has roots dating back more than a hundred years, but today’s library has its sights…
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Rash of car break-ins in Haywood
Haywood County Deputies responded to the Haywood Regional Medical Fitness Center around 6:15 a.m. Nov. 2 in reference to nine…
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Legislation to keep Fontana houseboats makes its way through Congress
Houseboat owners on Fontana Lake may get to keep their floating homes after all if legislation passes to exempt Fontana…
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Local nonprofit selected to manage hospital funds
Barring an unforeseen breakdown in contract negotiations, the Haywood Healthcare Foundation will manage the estimated $20 million in funds that…
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HCC seeks damages from architect, construction company
Haywood Community College’s new Creative Arts Building was supposed to be a state-of-the-art, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly facility.
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Planning council membership, trailer park rules to change in Cullowhee
Mere months after the much-debated Cullowhee Community Planning Standards became county ordinance, commissioners are set to consider a pair of…
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Volunteers, donations needed in dog rescue effort
Haywood County officials and volunteers continue to minister to the needs of 140 — and counting — dogs removed from…
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Contamination persists at SCC shooting range, testing shows
The first round of soil removal at Southwestern Community College’s lead-contaminated shooting range has substantially reduced the concentration of metal…
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Up in smoke: Wildfires rage across a bone-dry WNC
Billowing smoke and inundations of suited-up firefighters have become the norm for many areas in Western North Carolina over the…
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Per capita loan program approved in Cherokee
Twice each year, every Cherokee tribal member gets a payout of thousands of dollars — called a per capita payment…
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Haywood County continues animal rescue
Haywood County officials and volunteers continue to minister to the needs of 140 – and counting – dogs removed from…
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‘Large scale’ animal evacuation underway by Haywood County
According to a press release issued earlier this morning, Haywood County officials are currently involved in the rescue of more…
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State candidates reveal fundraising totals
UPDATED Nov. 4 , 2016 10:11 a.m. Third-quarter campaign finance disclosures from state candidates were due by Oct. 31, and…
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Flying a drone near a wildfire is illegal
Firefighters on the Dicks Creek Fire near Sylva have reported drone activity near the fire.
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Tax collector arrested for missing court date
Haywood County Tax Collector Mike Matthews, 36, was arrested Wednesday night after failing to appear in court Oct. 20 to…
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Agreement reached in Harris Hospital value dispute
After months of back-and-forth, Harris Regional Hospital and Jackson County have reached an agreement on the hospital’s tax value.
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Which ridge? Steep slope ordinance returns to planning board
Jackson County may have thought it was finished talking about its steep slope ordinance for a while when a much-debated…
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Swain applies to obtain federal building
Several Swain County administrative offices could be relocating to the federal building in downtown Bryson City if the county is…
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Macon to spend $25,000 on bulletproof vests
In the last five years Macon County Sheriff’s Office has responded to 627 calls where guns were involved, and 137…
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Public art committee to be formed in Sylva
The Sylva town board has its sights set on making public art a hallmark of the downtown experience, and last…
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Designer selected for $17 million health building
Southwestern Community College is gearing up to start work on a $17 million health sciences building, with its trustees last…
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Cherokee chief justice suspended
The afternoon of Sept. 27 took an unusual turn in the Cherokee Justice Center when Human Resources Employment Manager Patricia…
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Impeachment rumors catalyze conflict in Tribal Council
Tension has been high in Cherokee tribal government lately, and when rumors emerged last week that some members of Tribal…
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Revamped Hazelwood parking lot may revitalize downtown
Hard-luck Hazelwood may be creating a more lucrative future not by building, but by tearing down.
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Maggie Valley seeks input on pedestrian, bicycle plan
Safety and aesthetic improvements are coming to the Soco Road corridor in Maggie Valley, and town officials are looking for…
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Early voting continues through Saturday
Voters in North Carolina hoping to visit the polls before the Election Day rush have just a few more days…
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Charges filed against escaped inmate
Robert Edward Branning of Canton — the escaped inmate who was shot on Main Street in downtown Waynesville two weeks…
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At gathering of tribal nations, Dakota Pipeline discussed as catalyst for advocacy
Strength in unity. Identity in culture. Power in the past. Momentum toward the future. Despite the diversity of traditions and…
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Remains of missing Sylva women found in Cherokee National Forest
Two months after a Silver Alert was issued in the disappearance of 81-year-old Sylva resident Eunice Gass, dental records have…
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Early voting underway
Residents of Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties wishing to vote in advance of the Tuesday, Nov. 8, election in…
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Hipps and Davis race once more for Senate seat
Franklin orthodontist Jim Davis has held the District 50 seat in the N.C. Senate since 2010, when the legislature flipped…
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