Disability discrimination alleged in hiring of county veteran’s officer
A group of veterans in Haywood County lodged a formal complaint claiming that the hiring process of the county’s veterans service officer was discriminatory.
Can commissioners turn their albatross into apartments for 20-somethings?
There’s only one feasible option for what to do with the abandon Haywood Department of Social Services building: turn it into apartments.
Public cites physician quality at hearing on possible sale of hospital
Maintaining high-quality doctors in Haywood County emerged as a common theme in a public hearing last week on the future of MedWest-Haywood.
Stay-at-home mom finds time to start her own business
Raising children is rewarding, but stay-at-home moms and dads need something for themselves.
Blurred boundary leads to permit, tax problems
Whether you live in Macon County or Jackson County may depend on which one you ask.
Rally cry to save Camp Hope persists in wake of lawsuit
The town of Canton is not out of the woods yet in its fight to keep Camp Hope, a public recreation area in Cruso.
Public hearing on future of Haywood hospital is next week
A public hearing on the future of Haywood Regional Medical Center will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at the MedWest-Haywood Health & Fitness Center on the hospital campus.
Donated clothes help kids fit in
Sylvia Russell remembers how crucial it was to wear the “right” clothes to school, how the “right” outfit could win the acceptance of peers.
Canton aldermen to step down en masse following election
Canton will witness a mysterious mass exodus of its elected town board members following the town election this fall.
Behind the wheel of an ice cream truck
I scream, you scream, Western North Carolina screams for ice cream.