ELECTION COVERAGE:
- 12 votes separate Queen, Davis in race for N.C. House
- Meadows and Rogers emerge from crowded field of Washington hopefuls
- Bottoms up, Jackson: Voters approve countywide alcohol sales
- Greene wins Jackson commissioner seat
- N.C. voters say ‘yes’ to Amendment One
- Haywood Republicans must narrow their slate
- Jackson County Democratic primary features two experienced Democratic candidates
- Macon commissioner candidates share their views
- Will NC pass amendment banning same-sex marriages? Question decided May 8
- Voters swimming in a sea of U.S. Congressional candidates
- Republican voters must pick their man to take on long-time House legislator
- One seat with two contenders put Democrats in quandary over state House race
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:08
Jackson not eager to pony up new deputies in wake of alcohol vote
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 07:31
Some in Cullowhee look to zoning in wake of alcohol vote
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 07:28
Bottoms up, Jackson: Voters approve countywide alcohol sales
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 07:14
Jackson gas stations on Cherokee’s doorstep now in the catbird seat as alcohol vote nears
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:19
Cherokee voters say ‘no’ to alcohol sales
Thursday, 12 April 2012 21:31
Cherokee voters say ‘no’ to beer, wine and liquor sales
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 07:47
Some voters still undecided on eve of Cherokee alcohol vote
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 07:46
Cherokee closing in on historic alcohol vote
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 07:45
Alcohol vote may signal philosophical shift afoot
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 16:05
Cherokee alcohol vote tailored to give communities more say so
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 08:56
All or nothing? Cherokee ponders whether to tailor upcoming alcohol vote
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 15:33
Alcohol referendum in Cherokee raises questions about who could sell
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 15:31
Cherokee vote on alcohol sales a go next April
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 15:15
Chief Hicks won’t veto alcohol vote
Wednesday, 09 November 2011 16:20
Business owners craft campaign to promote alcohol sales
Wednesday, 02 November 2011 13:53
Let the battles begin in Cherokee
Wednesday, 19 October 2011 07:49
Jackson nixes consumption of booze at library
Wednesday, 12 October 2011 08:30
Alcohol vote could bring booze to Cherokee’s doorstep
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 08:19
Jackson County alcohol vote likely in May
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 07:45
As Jackson heads toward alcohol vote, bar owners lament their loss of monopoly
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 07:43
A dry county? Hardly. Booze abounds in Jackson thanks to creative state laws
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 07:47
Being the middleman for bulk liquor sales at Harrah’s not as lucrative as it seems
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 07:38
WCU students have mixed emotions about countywide alcohol vote
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 08:46
The historical perspective: who’s dry, who’s wet
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 08:46
Poll results bode well for supporters of countywide alcohol sales in Jackson
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 08:43
Bottoms up? Alcohol vote on next year’s ballot in Jackson County
Wednesday, 04 May 2011 14:32
Legislation would give Tribal ABC Board more authority
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 15:08
Cherokee business community tests the waters on alcohol sales
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 15:24
Bottoms up: Towns likely to continue benefiting from liquor sales
Wednesday, 01 December 2010 16:33
More effort need to combat underage drinking
Wednesday, 25 March 2009 15:59
Cherokee voters to decide on alcohol sales at casino
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 12:27
Cherokee face historic vote on alcohol
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 10:56
Casino to buy liquor in bulk, but from whom?
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 14:06
Cherokee casino to be dry no more
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 10:13
Tribal casino gets OK for gaming floor alcohol
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 09:31
Compromise ends tug-of-war over who will be Harrah’s liquor distributor
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 09:31
Maggie ABC store captures share of Waynesville business
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 13:34
Plans underway for second Waynesville ABC store
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 12:37
Alcohol banned at recreation sites
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:48
Casino impact on ABC sales not a windfall yet
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:46
Alcohol sales part of grander scheme at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:27
Majority supports alcohol sales, and its many benefits
Tuesday, 06 July 2010 14:34
Poll shows majority in Jackson tired of trekking to town for beer
Tuesday, 06 July 2010 14:23
WCU poll is first attempt of its caliber to measure political opinions on solely local scale
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- Haywood extends financial olive branch to towns for trash haulingHaywood County will help ease the burden faced by towns as they start trucking their trash all the…
- Model HCC childcare center to get model playground
It might be a day late, but it’s certainly not a dollar short. A $235,000 playground is coming… - The calling card of tourism pays off in the mountainsIn addition to the obvious benefits of tourism — jobs and revenue for the county — tourism dollars save…
- Creative arts building back for more contingency fundsA feeling of déjà vu swept over the Haywood County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday as they reviewed…
- Fate of live dealers hinges on state HouseThe quest to bring live table games to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino faces a final political hurdle. Both the…
- Business community lends a hand with start-up grantsTwo businesses — Copper Pot and Wooden Spoon, and Belle on Main Salon and Spa — came out winners…
- Move to Amend activists on the stump locally, but Jackson commissioners are not buyingJackson County commissioners butted heads with local activists at a meeting this week, refusing to lend their philosophical…
- Maggie Valley wants to know: what should its future hold?
Business owners needs to put aside their bickering and resentments for the good of Maggie Valley, Mayor Ron… - Recount results in: Queen wins House race by a hairTwo weeks after the primary election, an official winner has finally been declared following a recount in an…
- Jackson not eager to pony up new deputies in wake of alcohol voteA request by Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe for eight additional deputies now that the sale of alcoholic…
- Annexation and fracking and voter ID, oh my! A look at the General Assembly’s short session
While arguments over the state budget are likely to dominate everything in Raleigh as the General Assembly convenes… - Innocuous budget on the table in Jackson CountyJackson County looks set to approve a budget that keeps the tax rate the second lowest in the…
- Cherokee’s top coffee spot taken over after loan, lease defaultRegular coffee connoisseurs in Cherokee may have noticed a slight change in their popular downtown coffeehouse. The Sequoyah…
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