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, 04 January 2012 21:47
Resurrecting Balsam Mountain Preserve is one part business, two parts passion
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 15:24
Ghost Town bankruptcy hits dead end
Wednesday, 18 March 2009 15:12
Troubled park hopes to get back on feet
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 11:48
Ghost Town didn’t withhold sales tax
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 11:46
Ghost Town appears in bankruptcy court
Wednesday, 08 April 2009 11:04
Ghost Town partners establish own credit line
Wednesday, 08 April 2009 10:52
Park starts lengthy reorganization process
Wednesday, 08 April 2009 10:46
Ghost Town’s struggles challenge community
Wednesday, 01 April 2009 10:35
Ghost Town faces huge challenges as it tries to restructure debt, open park
Wednesday, 01 April 2009 10:32
Debts mount at theme park
Wednesday, 06 May 2009 11:13
Ghost Town files financial statements with bankruptcy court
Wednesday, 22 July 2009 14:01
Ghost Town still honing bankruptcy comeback plan
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 15:00
Third party steps in to run Balsam Mountain Preserve
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 10:13
Big Ridge mortgage holders say their loans being investigated
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 10:13
Unpaid Ghost Town workers were warned pay might not come
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 09:31
Foundering developers create vested rights dilemma
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 11:12
Kimmel bankruptcy threatens construction management donation to WCU
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 12:10
Creditors to vote on whether Ghost Town reorganizes or liquidates
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 14:03
Federal, state taxpayers to fund Maggie slide cleanup
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:12
Ghost Town faces June deadline to stave off foreclosure
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 12:37
Ghost Town charts course to walk away from debt
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
$7 million investment rescues Ghost Town from bankruptcy
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 08:19
New owners take long view on Balsam Mountain Preserve
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 14:21
Ongoing issues foil Ghost Town reopening plans
- Maggie Valley wants to know: what should its future hold?
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- 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…
- Model HCC childcare center to get model playground
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Annexation and fracking and voter ID, oh my! A look at the General Assembly’s short session
- 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…
- Breaking bread: Macon County commissioners aren’t going hungry at meetingsWhen it comes to staying well fed, the Macon County commissioners are leading the pack. From finger food…
- 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…
- 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…
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- MedWest discontinuing in-home personal care
- Fun in Sun Summer Camp in Waynesville
- Celebrate EMS Week with open house
- Healthy eating program offered at Sylva library
- Bike ride to benefit Open Door Ministries
- Veterans urged to register for Memorial Day parade
- BizWorks to close two regional offices
- Free sports physicals for Haywood youth
- Recalling Fontana: Appalachia sacrifices to generate power for the war effort
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