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, 28 March 2012 15:11
Jackson, Haywood settle tug-of-war over mental health agency jobs
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:41
Child fatality review in Swain case held up by state backlog
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:47
DSS building sits empty after senior housing project falters
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:43
Findings paint dire picture of REACH’s finances
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:54
Family welcomes charges in baby’s death
Wednesday, 09 November 2011 16:22
County workers ready for move-in day at remodeled Walmart in Haywood
Wednesday, 20 July 2011 07:50
Swain DSS ‘stretched thin’ prior to baby Aubrey’s death
Wednesday, 20 July 2011 07:49
Former Swain DSS director appeals firing but loses
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 14:50
Swain DSS director fired, lodges appeal
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 14:53
Swain DSS to meet to discuss director’s possible dismissal
Wednesday, 01 June 2011 14:02
Doctor: Authorities did not do enough
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 17:27
Cause of infant’s death ‘undetermined’ by autopsy
Wednesday, 27 April 2011 14:48
Social safety net failed Cherokee baby
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 07:40
Swain DSS: Related documents
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 14:16
Swain commissioner got DSS aid while niece was agency’s director
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 14:15
Interim director takes charge of Swain DSS amidst ongoing investigation
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 14:16
New board and new director take reins at Swain DSS amidst SBI probe
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 07:38
Tribe asks Swain DSS to send different social workers
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 11:33
Haywood County eyes old Wal-Mart shell for offices
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 14:00
Cherokee trust shaken in Swain DSS
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 13:57
Crowd berates Swain commissioners, supports DSS board
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 13:20
Swain commissioners call for resignation of DSS board
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 10:34
Swain DSS board fails to reach consensus on suspensions
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 15:32
Swain commissioners want DSS workers suspended
Friday, 04 March 2011 15:48
Swain commissioners recommend DSS employee suspension DSS board to meet on the matter Tuesday
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 16:02
Swain County commissioners, DSS board to meet
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 15:28
Tribe, county DSS agencies have complex relationship
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 15:23
The tragic life of Aubrey Littlejohn: Family members feared for child’s safety
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 15:21
Child’s death hits Cherokee hard
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 15:18
Swain commissioners recommend suspending DSS employees in wake of SBI probe
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 15:15
Swain DSS investigated for cover-up in child’s death
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 17:02
Swain DSS investigated for cover-up in child’s death
Tuesday, 22 February 2011 13:26
Suspicious death of 15-month-old prompts SBI to seize Swain DSS computers
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 14:24
Old Wal-Mart retrofit for county offices to begin soon
Wednesday, 22 December 2010 14:46
Haywood chooses contractor for Wal-Mart project
Wednesday, 25 March 2009 15:56
Civil suit following toddler’s death blames DSS for failing to intervene
Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:24
Haywood rolls back price of Wal-Mart renovation
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 11:33
Haywood County nixes old Wal-Mart purchase
Wednesday, 20 October 2010 14:57
Wal-Mart renovation to be scaled back
Wednesday, 21 October 2009 14:41
Haywood again looks at old Wal-Mart for DSS building
Wednesday, 14 October 2009 10:48
Amid tough times, DSS director denied raise
Wednesday, 22 September 2010 14:21
Radical makeover
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 11:12
Close-up of a crumbling facility
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 11:12
Haywood to buy old Wal-Mart to replace aging DSS, Health Department buildings
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 11:12
Haywood County poised to buy abandoned Wal-Mart
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 11:12
Commissioners commit to former Wal-Mart site
Wednesday, 08 September 2010 07:34
Old Waynesville hospital could be converted to affordable housing
Wednesday, 07 April 2010 12:37
Residents challenge price tag of new DSS building in Haywood
Wednesday, 07 April 2010 12:37
Design under way for old Wal-Mart renovations
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 15:16
Medicaid applicant victim of financial theft by DSS worker
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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… - 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… - 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…
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