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Jail expansion opponents ask county to reprioritize
Published: 2021-02-16 21:16:41As promised, members of Down Home North Carolina presented to Haywood County commissioners a budget alternative that prioritizes treatment and rehabilitation over incarceration. . “Instead of $16.5 million allotted to build a new jail, why not choose l...
Read MoreJail expansion project enters critical phase
Published: 2021-02-10 14:49:40Opponents of Haywood County’s proposed $16 million jail expansion project are ramping up pressure on county commissioners to consider alternative proposals that would devote more resources to keeping people out of jail. . “Before we actively ruin peo...
Read MoreOpposition forms against proposed Haywood jail
Published: 2021-01-05 20:07:04A Nov. 3 report by the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office demonstrating the need for a $16 million expansion to the existing detention center hasn’t exactly met with approval from all sectors of the community. . “Jail does nothing for the people in ja...
Read MoreDown Home Haywood leads campaign against new jail
Published: 2021-01-04 13:09:12On Monday, Jan. 4, Down Home North Carolina Haywood and local community members will hold a press conference to announce their “NO NEW JAIL!” campaign. The event will be held in front of the Historic Haywood Courthouse at 8 a.m. immediately before th...
Read MoreLetson and Jones vie for seat as southern Jackson County’s commissioner
Published: 2020-09-30 14:26:05There’s no incumbent on the ballot for Jackson County’s District 4 commission seat, but voters will still find themselves choosing between a known quantity and a new contender this election season. . Democrat Mark Jones served on the county commissio...
Read MoreResistance to harm reduction grows in Haywood
Published: 2020-08-12 14:12:26Tensions ran high at the Aug. 3 Haywood County Board of Commissioners meeting as harm reduction critics become more vocal in their opposition and community health advocates become more frustrated over a lack of facts and understanding surrounding substan...
Read MoreFuture of Haywood lynching monument becoming clear
Published: 2020-06-24 14:19:34While much of the nation is talking about removing monuments, the discussion in one Western North Carolina county is also about installing them — and that discussion is no less contentious. . “I think this monument should be located in the lobby of t...
Read MoreRemoving the stigma: Spreading Hope and Awareness with the SHARE Project
Published: 2020-06-10 14:27:19By Boyd Allsbrook • Contributing writer | “I’m looking for a personal trainer who also knows kickboxing.” An innocuous Facebook recommendation post by an ordinary Waynesville mom. The sort of thing most just scroll past daily without so much as a...
Read MorePandemic changes little for local law enforcement
Published: 2020-04-28 20:16:08While the Coronavirus Pandemic has affected the way many people perform their jobs, for the nation’s consummate front-line workers — sworn law enforcement officers — not much has changed at all. . “Not a whole lot,” said Waynesville Police Chie...
Read MoreSwain County strengthens its emergency declaration
Published: 2020-03-30 20:43:31During an emergency meeting held Monday, March 30, the Swain County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a third amendment to its State of Emergency declaration. . The amendment includes language similar to what surrounding counties have approved ...
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