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Grid failure sparks shooting, car chase
Published: 2014-05-14 13:34:10A man shot up the outside of a Verizon Wireless store in Waynesville last week following a town wide outage of both Verizon service and Charter Cable. The dual outages cut off communication with the outside world for thousands of residents when their cel...
Read MoreSex abuse case to be retried in tribal court following federal dismissal
Published: 2014-04-23 13:44:00Nine months ago, a federal sex abuse case against Harland Squirrel, of Cherokee, ended in dismissal after the jury failed to reach a verdict. But the case hasn’t gone away. In May, Squirrel will face the charges again in tribal court. . “After the ju...
Read MoreJackson sheriff's race: meet the candidates
Published: 2014-04-16 17:28:32The May 6 primary will narrow down the contenders for the Jackson County sheriff. The field of six Democrats and three Republicans will be whittled down to one candidate per party for the November ballot. Glen Biller, D, 50 Qualifications: Deputy at Hayw...
Read MoreHaywood commissioner race: meet the candidates
Published: 2014-04-16 17:26:26Three of the five seats on the Haywood County board of commissioners are up for election this year. A field of five Democratic candidates — the three incumbents and two challengers — will be narrowed down to three in the primary election. There are t...
Read MoreAre Haywood commissioners big spenders, or doing the best they can?
Published: 2014-04-16 13:22:14Property taxes have emerged as a top issue in the Democratic primary for Haywood County commissioner candidates. The three sitting commissioners running for re-election say the property tax platform of their challengers is a predictable one. Pledging to ...
Read MoreBryson City shelter gives hurting teens a fresh start
Published: 2014-04-09 13:15:58Despite the automated security system that speaks up every time a door is opened and the whiteboard grid tracking points for the shelter’s behavior management program, “institutional” is the last word that comes to mind when you enter Hawthorn Heig...
Read MoreMaggie businessman charged with child sexual abuse
Published: 2014-02-19 14:36:33A Maggie Valley restaurant owner who was also a figure in town politics has been charged with sexually abusing two boys several years ago. . Steve Hurley, 68, the owner of Hurley’s Creekside Dining and Rhum Bar in Maggie Valley, was arrested last week ...
Read MoreMixed feelings among residents on new plans for old prison
Published: 2014-02-12 16:25:33By Jake Flannick • SMN Correspondent Haywood County leaders have all but signed off on plans by a pair of faith-based groups running social service ministries in the county to convert a defunct state prison into a homeless shelter and halfway house. . ...
Read MoreMoving forward: Commissioners express support for use of old prison by trio of ministries
Published: 2014-02-05 15:11:45A plan to turn the old state prison campus in Hazelwood into an epicenter for changing lives is moving forward fast. . Two weeks ago, a duo of Christian groups laid out their pitch during a work session with the Haywood County commissioners. They hope to...
Read MoreLocal churches lift the lives of homeless, incarcerated
Published: 2014-01-22 14:23:57On Sept. 12, Jeff Clontz walked out of Haywood County Jail a free man. It wasn’t his first time, though. Jail, release and failing to pay child support comprised a cycle he knew well, but this time was different. When Clontz left the jail, he left behi...
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