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, 19 August 2009 09:30
Queen gets early challenger for state Senate seat
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 15:00
New leaders to forge future for Dillsboro with or without railroad
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 15:00
21 write-ins get votes in Webster
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 12:50
Rare confluence of events sets the stage for courtroom shake up
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:01
All three incumbents to run again in Macon
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:01
Two wide-open seats will define Swain race
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 10:01
Swain sheriff under fire from deep bench of challengers
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 10:01
Arson case thickens plot in sheriff’s race
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 10:01
Candidate profiles
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 10:01
Ashe squares off against three opponents
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 10:01
Haywood sheriff faces lone but experienced challenger in primary
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 14:03
Jackson candidates chose unconventional path to the November ballot
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 12:37
Key candidates missing at Swain forum
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 12:37
N.C. 47th Senate
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 12:37
Three open judge seats leads to crowded field of hopefuls
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 12:37
N.C. 50th Senate
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 12:37
Early voting off to slow start
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 12:37
Meet the candidates
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 12:37
Politicking illegal at county meetings
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:37
Debate Web site new to WNC election scene
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:37
Haywood commissioner candidates tackle the county’s hot-button issues
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:37
Haywood commissioner candidates tackle the county’s hot-button issues
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:37
Scant primary in Jackson commissioner race
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:37
Swain commissioner candidates
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:37
Fiscal responsibility resounding theme in Macon election
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:37
Haywood commissioner candidates
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:37
Swain candidates address task of pulling county out of the red
Wednesday, 07 April 2010 12:37
Friedman aims to take ‘green’ thinking to Raleigh
Wednesday, 07 April 2010 12:37
GOP contenders
Wednesday, 07 April 2010 12:37
Haire seeks re-election in N.C. 119 race
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Haywood challenger emerges as top vote-getter
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Shelton beats Brown in Jackson primary
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Crowded judge field narrowed
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Queen to face new challenger
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Ashe holds on in Democratic primary
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Cochran hammers Dover in sheriff race
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Republicans suit up for race against Shuler
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Macon primary shows strength of incumbents
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Low voter turnout in primary elections
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Friedman fails to give Haire a green scare
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
Retired superintendent, former commissioner join Democratic incumbents in Swain
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- 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… - 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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
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 hairTwo 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 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…
- 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…
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