Low-turnout congressional runoff election will be predictably unpredictable
A year ago, few would have predicted that a crowded field of Republicans would eventually whittle themselves down to two,…
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Waynesville protest march concludes peacefully
A group of almost 100 demonstrators hoping to draw attention to racial injustice marched through Waynesville on the night of…
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Gassed: Inside Monday’s protest in downtown Asheville
By Mark MacNamara AVL Watchdog June 1st. Night. A few minutes before the first explosion a black woman stopped to…
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Macon County employee tests positive for COVID-19
Macon County has identified a Macon County employee who has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is isolating at home…
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Haywood NAACP to hold vigil for George Floyd
The Haywood County NAACP is hosting a vigil in memory of George Floyd at 3 p.m. Friday, June 5, at…
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Two COVID clusters cause spike in Macon cases
Updated 6/4/20: Macon County now has 109 positive COVID-19 cases, 94 of those are active. Macon County has seen a…
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Casino will open tomorrow
Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos will open to the public for the first time since March 18 at 6 p.m. Thursday, May…
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Revenue short for Sylva’s 2021 budget
When the Sylva town board met for its annual budget brainstorming session in January, members had no problem dreaming big…
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Budget decrease projected for Jackson
At $66.5 million, Jackson County’s proposed budget for 2020-21 includes a 1.34 percent decrease from the 2019-20 amended budget and…
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Casinos reopen at limited capacity
For the first time since closing March 18, Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos in Murphy and Cherokee are now open to the…
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Cases continue to rise in western counties
Rural counties have so far been sheltered from the high numbers of positive COVID-19 cases, but as testing ramps up,…
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42 new COVID cases in Macon County
Macon County Public Health has identified 42 positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 48 hours.
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Haywood paramedic loses life amid pandemic
Justin Mitchell grew up like many young men in the South. He had a big family and attended church. His…
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COVID-19 delays 2020 U.S. Census progress
Filling out the 2020 U.S. Census form is easier than ever, yet response levels are still significantly lagging in many…
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Families in Fear at Stricken Nursing Home
By Sally Kestin • AVL Watchdog | Kathie Carnahan nursed her husband through two major surgeries, watched helplessly as dementia robbed the…
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Franklin man sentenced as habitual felon
District Attorney Ashley Welch announced that Jeremy Edward Stepp has been sentenced as a habitual felon and can expect to spend…
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SCC now open to the public
Southwestern Community College is now open to foot traffic, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The college…
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Beer branded with white nationalist lingo, imagery draws outrage
As cities across the nation smolder amidst the destruction of racially charged rioting over the murder of George Floyd by…
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Motorcycle fatality near park headquarters
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers responded to a report of a motorcycle collision along Newfound Gap Road near Park…
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Changes made to WCU fall calendar
Western Carolina University has announced plans for fall 2020 that include holding the first day of classes as scheduled on…
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Jackson County logs new COVID-19 cases
Two new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Jackson County residents today, upping the number to 33, with 1,319 tests completed…
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Health insurance deadline looms for displaced workers
Workers laid-off due to COVID-19 face impending deadlines to qualify for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance.
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Haywood COVID cases now up to 48
Haywood County Public Health received notice on May 28, that another three Haywood County residents have tested positive for COVID-19…
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Three Macon residents positive for COVID-19
Macon County has identified three more COVID-19 cases, bringing the total cases up to 21.
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Four new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Jackson County
Jackson County saw a 14.8 percent increase in COVID-19 cases among county residents today, with the count rising from 27…
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Franklin senior misses chance at starting lineup
Trey Woodard has been playing baseball as long as he can remember and was looking forward to being a part…
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Adoption program makes senior year special for SMHS students
The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States caused a storm of cancelations, closures, warnings and fears, but there’s one…
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Something to celebrate: Cherokee valedictorian navigates a pandemic
As February melted into March, Raylen Bark was so busy she had little time to think about the fact that…
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Grad looks toward career in nursing
For years, Stephanie Morton had focused her daily energy on homeschooling her four kids, but as the children grew into…
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Haywood Early College students support each other
Canton native Lily Payne still remembers her last day of school at Haywood Early College.
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Student overcomes challenges at HCLC
As the Coronavirus Pandemic developed and schools shut down, senior year began to look drastically different for high school seniors…
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Swain student moving on to bigger, better dreams
Colby Taylor, a senior at Swain County High School, hasn’t let the COVID-19 Pandemic derail his future goals. Even though…
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Tuscola grad looking forward to future
The Class of 2020 — what a year to be alive, much less graduating high school and heading out into the…
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Bigger graduations in store for Haywood Community College student
Maggie Mehaffey’s taken a bit of a different academic path than many of her peers — a path that gives…
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For extrovert, no school means no fun
For Chloé Queen, a senior at Pisgah High School, graduation and senior year are turning out drastically different than anticipated.
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Haywood takes steps to open businesses safely
Since the Coronavirus Pandemic began in earnest in Haywood County in mid-March, emergency physician Dr. Mark Jaben has been the…
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Maggie Valley maintains tax rate despite revenue drop
Maggie Valley is projecting a more than 16 percent decline in revenue for the 2020-21 fiscal year due to the…
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North Carolina takes ‘cautious’ step into phase 2
As expected, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced that he believes the state is ready to begin phase 2 of…
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North Carolina phase 2 will reopen restaurants, not bars
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced moments ago that he believes the state is ready to begin phase 2 of…
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County COVID-19 updates
On May 24, Macon County Public Health announced a cluster of cases centered around the Evangelical Ebenezer Church. As of…
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Haywood County Cares — Roberta Harverson
Roberta Harverson started her nursing career as a CNA. After completing her LPN at AB-Tech, she began working at Autumn…
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Mercy Urgent Care offers COVID-19 testing
Mercy Urgent Care is now offering two types of COVID-19 testing, viral testing and antibody testing, at all eight of…
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COVID-19 cluster identified in Macon church
Macon County Public Health has identified a COVID-19 cluster of positive cases in an area church located in Franklin.
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ABC permit holders can extend outdoor seating
In accordance with Executive Order 141, the ABC Commission will temporarily allow On-Premise ABC permit holders to include additional outdoor…
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Cherokee sues feds over Catawba decision
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has filed a federal lawsuit over a recent decision from the U.S. Department of…
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NC reports highest one-day spike of COVID cases
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is reporting the state’s highest one-day number of laboratory-confirmed…
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COVID-19 ravages Asheville nursing home
By Sally Kestin AVL Watchdog It began with one employee falling ill from the coronavirus. By Friday morning, just 11 days…
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Three Macon residents positive for COVID-19
Macon County Public Health has identified three additional positive cases of COVID-19. All three are unrelated to the positive essential…
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Haywood COVID-19 cases reach 41
Haywood County Public Health received notice May 22, that another Haywood County resident has tested positive for COVID-19. This is…
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First reported case of MIS-C in North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting its first case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children…
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