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By Steve Wall • Guest Columnist | On Sept. 10, 2020, Donald Trump greeted a cheering crowd in Freeland, Michigan,…
I’m semi-quarantining in the week leading up to Thanksgiving due to a potential exposure to COVID. At this very moment…
An Alabama man is dead following a fall from an overlook in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
By Boyd Allsbrook • Contributing writer | This year’s post-Thanksgiving weekend of shopping holidays will be unlike any other. This…
The National Park Service announced it is partnering with the U.S. Forest Service on a project that includes a proposal…
Blythe Winchester has known since a young age that she wanted to be a doctor. She remembers “doctoring” her dolls…
As November is recognized as Native American Heritage Month, it seemed like a perfect time for Nikwasi Initiative leaders to…
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is hoping to close a deal to buy Caesars Southern Indiana Casino, with Tribal…
Haywood County is applying for federal funds that would allow for a major renovation project at the Clyde armory building,…
When the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading in North Carolina in March of 2020, public schools were forced to close their…
The face of Cashiers could change significantly if a proposed 55.52-acre development is approved. Planned as a mixed-use development in…
A vacancy on the Haywood County Board of Commissioners will soon be filled, albeit through an unusual method that gives…
A recount of votes cast in the race for the District 4 seat on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners…
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced that she has breast cancer and is undergoing medical treatment.
It’s an unusually warm and sunny day for late November in Macon County. The patio tables at Lazy Hiker Brewing…
Like every Thanksgiving, I’ll figure something out. With my family over 1,000 miles away back up in the North Country,…
Eliada works hard to make the holidays a special time for the children in our care. This year, due to…
Allegiant recently announced a new nonstop route to McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas from Asheville Regional Airport beginning March…
Western Carolina University assistant professor Amy Stringer has been named North Carolina College/University Physical Education Teacher of the Year by…
Haywood County Health and Human Services is reporting its 38th and 39th COVID-19 deaths.
The Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency has identified a COVID-19 cluster among Haywood County Detention Center staff. The…
Western Carolina University students will be allowed to request grades of satisfactory or unsatisfactory for 2020 fall semester classes following…
Macon County Public Health has identified a COVID-19 outbreak at Drake Cottage, a congregate living facility. Three individuals have tested…
The Pisgah National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burns in multiple areas of the forest this week.
If you’re feeling COVID fatigue, it’s no wonder. It seems this all started “a long time ago in a galaxy…
I’ve started listening to Christmas music and it’s not even Thanksgiving, but you know what? It’s 2020 and anything goes.…
To the Editor: Joe Biden won, period. Biden won by the same “landslide” of 306 electoral votes as Trump declared…
To the Editor: It sickens me — a 72-year-old, seven-year U.S. Air Force and Vietnam veteran — the depths to…
To the Editor: I hope all the idiots who voted for Biden are happy. Our country is going down the…
The fourth annual Cades Cove Loop Lope has raised $70,000 for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park despite having to…
The few remaining leaves hanging in the trees shine like stained glass as the morning sun rises high enough to…
Friends of the Smokies and its supporters have raised $89,000 this year to fund search and rescue efforts in the…
As I write this book review, the presidential election is one day away. Like many of my readers, I have…
Friday morning in downtown Waynesville and Orchard Coffee is bustling. There are those entering and waiting patiently for strong coffee…
So, where am I right now? Well, physically, I’m sitting in the back of our office, by myself in the…
This year Junaluska Woman’s Club members have crafted plans for wonderful, supportive projects and fundraising events that, during the pandemic,…
With the real estate market in Western North Carolina booming right now, it’s clear the region is reaping the economic…
Patrick Cochran and Blair Smoker have lived in the Atlanta area their whole lives, but they’ve long believed that Sylva…
Jane Pickett is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She has lived the last 15 years of her life in Los Angeles,…
By Todd Vinyard • Contributing writer | Each athletic season has its challenges, but the 2020-2021 season has more obstacles…
The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department recently earned national accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies.
By Boyd Allsbrook • Contributing writer | There were many things I expected to experience as a direct result of…
At the recommendation of County Manager Derek Roland, Macon County commissioners recently approved hazard pay for its 300-plus employees.
A longtime leader in the Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad is facing criminal charges and a civil suit claiming he used lies…
Following canvass Friday, Nov. 13, Democrat Mark Jones is still ahead in the race for the Jackson County Board of…
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will visit Asheville today, making its appearance 3 to 6 p.m. at the Asheville Outlets…
The new Hayesville Primary School opens Monday to students and teachers, providing a brand-new place of learning in Clay County…
Haywood County Health and Human Services is reporting its 37th COVID-19 death. The individual died at home and COVID-19 was listed…
Emergency personnel were called to a residence in the North Hominy/Canton area in reference to a structure fire with entrapment…
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