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, 09 May 2012 07:23
Cherokee Schools to craft new long-range strategic plan
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 15:47
SCC seeks county dollars for commons area, restaurant
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 15:38
Haywood lends helping hand to schools, but not enough to make up the gap
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 14:09
Strapped by budget cuts, Haywood schools suffer from building upkeep backlog
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:40
Tuscola High School counters rumors that advanced courses have been curtailed
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 07:58
Macon schools seek more funding
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:31
Lottery money hardly a win for schools
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:29
Where do schools rank? With not enough money to go around, commissioners may have to choose between employee raises and schools
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 16:52
Art gets an A+ at Central Elementary
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 16:32
Education cuts likely to steal the stage in elections
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 09:32
Vote on NCAE dues like a slap in the face to teachers
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 09:00
Late-breaking idea to merge gym and auditorium proves short-lived
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 08:34
Larger classes, higher fees, fewer professors: what the WCU budget cuts really mean
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 09:12
Summer-lovers group gears up for possible school-calendar fight next year
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 08:25
Tricks, not literature, impress 6-year-olds
Wednesday, 05 October 2011 08:06
Local schools now getting food from local farmers
Wednesday, 28 September 2011 15:44
WCU, SCC reach out to community
Wednesday, 31 August 2011 15:16
Religious graduation speech in Macon raises issues over separation of church and state
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 07:55
Swain football team tackles summer reading list
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 07:52
Back-to-school date lands Macon in court
Wednesday, 13 July 2011 08:17
More than two dozen jobs lost at state teaching center
Wednesday, 13 July 2011 08:02
Paddling on the decline, but still alive in WNC schools
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 15:29
Haywood school workers to see forced time off
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 14:50
Few find anything to like in Haywood budget proposal
Wednesday, 01 June 2011 13:51
Haywood Schools’ leaders claim call for education reform misdirected
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:56
WNC native son takes the helm at Jackson County Schools
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:31
Haywood schools may be cut as sales tax collection drops
Friday, 06 May 2011 08:10
Murray selected as Jackson schools superintendent
Wednesday, 04 May 2011 14:19
Haywood schools bracing for deep state budget cuts
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 15:23
Jackson educators expecting deep state dollar cuts
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 11:38
Cherokee covers lunch for its own
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 13:56
Accounting probe prompts firing, resignation at Haywood County Schools
Wednesday, 09 February 2011 15:15
Everything is on the table financially in Macon County
Wednesday, 02 February 2011 15:03
Cashing in: Tribe teaches teens to get smart with casino windfall
Friday, 28 January 2011 09:23
Landfill methane to heat Haywood school bus garage: County lands $1 million grant for the project
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 15:20
West Elementary gets new classrooms
Wednesday, 22 December 2010 14:39
Lottery money put to bleachers, but grudgingly
Wednesday, 15 December 2010 15:47
Sparking newfound interest in poetry: Inaugural Haywood Poetry Out Loud District Competition puts prose in the mainstream for local students
Wednesday, 08 December 2010 15:39
Road crews ready for winter
Wednesday, 24 November 2010 15:31
Going hungry: Many in region, particularly children, are doing without for Thanksgiving
Wednesday, 24 November 2010 15:07
Ridding schools of bullying will require changing culture
Wednesday, 18 February 2009 13:55
Tight times force tough choices for Swain schools
Wednesday, 18 February 2009 13:54
Mandated cutbacks mean tough decisions
Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:38
Haywood schools chart course for future
Wednesday, 12 August 2009 08:48
More than a number With teacher layoffs, impact of school budget cuts hits home
Wednesday, 05 August 2009 14:57
State budget cuts target after school program for teens
Wednesday, 25 November 2009 09:48
Macon tax hike in store to pay for new elementary school
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:12
No relief for crowded schools
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 12:37
Jackson County schools hope for no more job cuts
- 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… - 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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… - 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…
- 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…
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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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