2024 A Look Back: Hometown hero award
When Tropical Storm Fred cut a half billion-dollar swath of destruction through the eastern part of Haywood County and killed six people in 2021, the tragedy gave residents a chance to come together across political, racial and socioeconomic lines as never before. But it also had another hidden upside, revealed this past September.
Why humanity needs heroes and villains
Many of us at The Smoky Mountain News have written novels, are in the process of writing a novel or plan to write one in the future, so novel writing is often a topic of conversation among the staff and we like to share resources.
Honor flight brings hope, healing to veterans
For nearly two decades, a unique nonprofit with roots in Western North Carolina has helped to recognize veterans for their wartime service.
