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Cherokee’s top coffee spot taken over after loan, lease default
Regular coffee connoisseurs in Cherokee may have noticed a slight change in their popular downtown coffeehouse. The Sequoyah…
Innocuous budget on the table in Jackson County
Jackson County looks set to approve a budget that keeps the tax rate the second lowest in the…
The calling card of tourism pays off in the mountains
In addition to the obvious benefits of tourism — jobs and revenue for the county — tourism dollars save…
Haywood extends financial olive branch to towns for trash hauling
Haywood County will help ease the burden faced by towns as they start trucking their trash all the…
Fate of live dealers hinges on state House
The quest to bring live table games to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino faces a final political hurdle. Both the…
Breaking bread: Macon County commissioners aren’t going hungry at meetings
When it comes to staying well fed, the Macon County commissioners are leading the pack. From finger food…
Annexation and fracking and voter ID, oh my! A look at the General Assembly’s short session
$Annexation and fracking and voter ID, oh my! A look at the General Assembly’s short session$ While arguments over the state budget are likely to dominate everything in Raleigh as the General Assembly convenes…
Recount results in: Queen wins House race by a hair
Two weeks after the primary election, an official winner has finally been declared following a recount in an…
Business community lends a hand with start-up grants
Two businesses — Copper Pot and Wooden Spoon, and Belle on Main Salon and Spa — came out winners…
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…
Jackson not eager to pony up new deputies in wake of alcohol vote
A request by Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe for eight additional deputies now that the sale of alcoholic…
Creative arts building back for more contingency funds
A feeling of déjà vu swept over the Haywood County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday as they reviewed…
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…
Move to Amend activists on the stump locally, but Jackson commissioners are not buying
Jackson County commissioners butted heads with local activists at a meeting this week, refusing to lend their philosophical…

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