As the Fontana Regional Library sizes up a monumental change coming into the focus over the hill like a band of Vandals looking to sack Rome, its outgoing attorney, Rady Large, offers a simple piece ...

Mockingbirds and cardinals, fireflies and dogwoods, opossums and passionflowers have all found a place of honor in state statutes over the years, as have raccoons, tulip poplars, zebra swallowtail ...

Ralph Ellis will host a special reading for his new work, “The Accident Report,” at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.  The book is a small town comedy set in 1974 ...

The electric lawnmower the Town of Waynesville bought in 2024 is paying off, according to Outdoor Maintenance Supervisor Michael Noland. At the time, the purchase kicked up some dust, with some ...

On June 26, the Folk Heritage Association/Women’s History Trail completed the final stages to beautify the town’s Women’s History Park. In March 2024, FHAMC and the Town of Franklin opened the park.

The Sicklefin Redhorse has a long history in the waters of southern Appalachia. But the fish wasn’t rediscovered and recognized as a distinct species until 1992. Now, the fish has been scientifically ...

Cherokee looked back for its future in today’s General Election, with an overwhelming majority of voters electing to oust incumbent Principal Chief Richard Sneed and bring former Chief Michell Hicks ...

More than six months after Hurricane Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, most local governments like Canton haven’t seen a nickel of promised recovery funding. Cory Vaillancourt photo ...

In October, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council approved $324 million for Kituwah LLC to control a “worldwide” brand and invest in multiple resorts. Now, Kituwah LLC has revealed ...

REACH of Haywood County is sponsoring a free training for all community leaders, law enforcement personnel, social workers, healthcare professionals and concerned citizens from Haywood and surrounding ...

The police officers accused of shooting an unarmed Cherokee County man as he stood in the doorway of his home during the early morning hours of Dec. 13, 2022, hands above his head, say they did so ...

An Aug. 13 Instagram post alleges improper behavior by North Carolina Republican congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn during a date six years ago, and although Cawthorn acknowledges the incident ...