The airwaves in Bryson City are active again now that WBHN is back up and running. The radio station, the…

Prospective college students who want to learn the ins and outs of campus life will have an opportunity for a…

Haywood County Animal Control, the Haywood County Health Department and veterinarians from the county’s six animal hospitals are collaborating on…

TCA Tree Farm in Ironduff is selling “dig your own” 4-foot Norway spruce trees Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 as…

Two outreach sessions for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to develop a 10-year “legacy plan” for tribal…

A major remodeling job to convert the abandoned Wal-Mart in Clyde to house the Haywood County Department of Social Services…

The Seventh Annual Maroon Devil Classic Golf Tournament to will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, at…

The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority and Haywood Community Colleges’ Small Business Center will co-sponsor a seminar for small business…

Haywood Community College’s Division of Continuing Education will offer a new solar course series called Harnessing the Power of the…

The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Meet and Greet the Candidates forum at 8 a.m. on…

The Jackson County Home Builders Association will hold a Jackson County Town Meeting Forum at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 28,…

Dorothy and Steve Poole are among the few who live along a 3.3-mile stretch of Needmore Road the state Department…

Deputy Gregory Wood was looking forward to a mundane Monday morning manning the metal detector at the Haywood County courthouse…

Chief Saunooke Bear Park in Cherokee has been cited with federal violations for the treatment and condition of captive bears…

One town commissioner, the town manager and two business owners will help pick Sylva’s next police chief. The panel, agreed…

Richard Collings suffered a stroke the night he arrived in Western North Carolina to take over as president of Southwestern…

Two veteran officers, Sheriff Robert Holland and George Lynch, are vying to fill Macon County’s top law-enforcement post. The campaigns…

Mary Rock wants to become the first female sheriff in Jackson County, but gaining that title against two-term incumbent and…

Voters will have a choice between a fresh or familiar face in this year’s Haywood County sheriff’s race. Democratic incumbent…

It’s nearing showtime for the most heated race in Swain County: the battle between Republican Sheriff Curtis Cochran and his…

After months of high-profile scrutiny, U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, has been cleared in an ethics inquiry that examined whether…

Waynesville’s two independent bookstores — Osondu Booksellers and Blue Ridge Books & Cafe — have merged. The economics of independent…

Western Carolina University professors who haven’t already done so are running out of time to take a mandatory 10-hour furlough…

In July only two candidates signed up to get on the ballot for the five spots up for grabs in…

Over the past three years the applicant pool at Western Carolina University has nearly tripled. The increase in prospective students…

After two unsuccessful attempts at creating a comprehensive land-use plan, Macon County’s commissioners have directed staff to take another bite…

While Congressman Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, was cleared two weeks ago by the House Ethics Committee of any wrongdoing related to…

Dr. David Trigg, medical director at the Good Samaritan Clinic of Jackson County, doesn’t know if he should do more…

The Jackson County airport has reached a crossroads. For years the little aviation field above the clouds has been a…

A string of church break-ins that had captured widespread attention in Macon County came to an end last week when…

Macon County’s schools will get a long-awaited upgrade, but its taxpayers are going to have to pay extra for it.…

Macon County has joined a growing trend in deciding to postpone its property revaluation process for two years. The county…

Located atop a nearly 3,000-foot mountain in Cullowhee, the Jackson County Airport was built to avoid the low-lying fog that…

Native American languages are unique. They came into being and evolved without the influence of writing. For scholars like Heidi…

Outside the annual Thanksgiving potluck dinner in the isolated Snowbird community, a remote corner of Graham County where the Cherokee…

The moment of truth arrives for Sylva’s new town board on the day it starts work. When board members convene…

Although Macon County passed its first subdivision ordinance more than a year ago, Commissioner Chairman Ronnie Beale wonders whether enough…

A slot machine at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino malfunctioned, delivering a shock that floored a gambler, according to a lawsuit brought…

Western Carolina University’s board of trustees voted to increase the school’s tuition by 6.5 percent next year. The vote to…

Sylva’s incoming Mayor Maurice Moody said he wanted to start his career with a consensus vote and that’s exactly what…

In 2005, two investment partners from Atlanta broke ground on a massive project on the slopes of Cowee Mountain in…

Franklin’s leaders are trying to decide what to do about a valuable piece of property on the outskirts of downtown,…

As the holiday shopping season nears its final frenzy, Sylva’s business community is stressing the importance of buying local. The…

A little-known teen club shook the Town of Sylva out of a slumber last week and shone a bright light…

Facing a moribund governing body and a facility once again in need of expensive repairs, the Jackson County board of…

Jackson County commissioners closed the book on a painful chapter in the county’s history on Monday, announcing they would give…

Jackson County commissioners were split over whether to endorse the construction of a controversial new highway outside of Sylva when…

In the space of five years Tuscola High School’s football program has produced two big-time college quarterback prospects. While Friday…