Details of the new policy
A new public comment and meeting policy has been adopted by the Swain County Board of Commissioners. Here are some highlights:
Public forum shows loss of community confidence in HRMC leadership
By Becky Johnson • Staff Writer
Community outrage with Haywood Regional Medical Center continues to escalate over a move by hospital administration to oust a long-time group of emergency room doctors.
Quarry opponents speak out at public hearing
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer
About two hundred concerned citizens packed into a Jackson County courtroom Tuesday night to show their opposition to a proposed rock quarry to be located in the Tuckasegee community.
Community appeals to Jackson commissioners
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer
Members of a grassroots citizens group rallying against a proposal to build a rock quarry in the Tuckasegee community of Jackson County will appear before county commissioners Thursday, Aug. 17, to plead their case further.