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 14:59
Fate of live dealers hinges on state House
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:57
Annexation and fracking and voter ID, oh my! A look at the General Assembly’s short session
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 07:32
12 votes separate Queen, Davis in race for N.C. House
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 07:26
N.C. voters say ‘yes’ to Amendment One
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 15:57
WNC cops frustrated by lack of drug, alcohol testing at regional crime lab
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 15:52
Logjam broken on live dealers for Cherokee, but not a done deal yet
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 07:17
Full-color plates still not a sure thing
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 20:25
Voters should defeat bigotry and Amendment One
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 08:11
Will NC pass amendment banning same-sex marriages? Question decided May 8
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 07:32
One seat with two contenders put Democrats in quandary over state House race
Wednesday, 28 March 2012 14:46
Macon’s highway paved in gold, is a gambling parlor paradise
Wednesday, 07 March 2012 16:44
Medical marijuana backers try to make their cause heard
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:41
Child fatality review in Swain case held up by state backlog
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:36
Ghost Town looks to repair relations with inspectors
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 20:29
Sales tax hike for education faces uphill battle
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 09:19
NCAE needs to work for schools, not Democrats
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 09:36
Unexpected pleasures from a trip across the state
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 09:24
Debate rages over proposed cell phone ban behind the wheel
Wednesday, 21 December 2011 09:31
Barely legal: reincarnation of video gambling continues on borrowed time pending court challenge
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 15:58
Fired up over Devil’s championship run
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 09:24
Cherokee plays hardball with state on casino
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 07:51
Safety or politics? Battle between state lawmakers influenced specialty license plate debate
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 07:46
State nixes plate designs: Smokies, Parkway lament loss of money-making license plate designs
Wednesday, 21 September 2011 08:31
Magistrate cuts cause consternation for cops
Wednesday, 21 September 2011 08:27
Same-sex marriage heads to the ballot
Wednesday, 21 September 2011 08:22
It should not be so in America
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 07:40
State prisons, county jails play musical chairs with inmates
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 07:37
Meth lab cleanup costs sloughed onto counties
Wednesday, 13 July 2011 08:02
Paddling on the decline, but still alive in WNC schools
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 15:25
By air, by land and by water: General Assembly rolls back environmental protections
Wednesday, 22 June 2011 07:48
New town of Fontana Dam springs up in the middle of nowhere
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 15:19
New database puts criminal files at law enforcement fingertips
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 15:15
State budget showdown: Perdue vetoes budget, but GOP poised to override it
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 11:26
Tough budget facing legislature as session begins
Wednesday, 16 February 2011 15:10
Golden LEAF on the chopping block
Friday, 04 February 2011 14:55
NC General Assembly update
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 15:24
Bottoms up: Towns likely to continue benefiting from liquor sales
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 15:13
DOT probes allegation of fraud in road maintenance contracts
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 14:40
Care of mentally ill may be Arizona tragedy’s lesson
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 14:34
Does right equal might? Republicans take control next week
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 08:26
WildSouth facilitates wildlife meeting
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 16:14
Lottery money takes on new role as state budget cuts loom
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 16:13
GOP may loosen rules on lottery proceeds
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 16:05
Letter alleges DOT fraud; investigation under way
Wednesday, 01 December 2010 16:24
N.C. parks prove popular with visitors
Wednesday, 08 September 2010 07:42
Ballot measure would bar felons from serving as sheriff
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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… - 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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… - 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… - 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…
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- Bike ride to benefit Open Door Ministries
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- BizWorks to close two regional offices
- Free sports physicals for Haywood youth
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