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Pandemic hit to per cap payments smaller than feared

Missing Knox County man found safe in park

Smokies seeks solutions to overcrowding

Knox County man missing in the Smokies

Council balks at casino expansion price tag

Smokey Mountain Elementary to continue remote learning

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Jackson businesses find their place in the post-pandemic world

Cherokee businesses feel pandemic impact

Jackson approves $4 million for animal shelter project

Grants available for Dillsboro businesses

National parks visitation explodes in WNC

Rural allure, strong hospitality sector set Jackson County up for success amid pandemic

Tribal government modifies operations amid COVID-19 surge

Jackson to vote on animal shelter contract

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Sylva cancels Christmas parade

Jackson County Farmers Market celebrates 20 years

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Political newcomers run for Jackson’s District 3 seat

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WCU announces spring semester schedule

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Letson and Jones vie for seat as southern Jackson County’s commissioner

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Election ordinance changes approved in Cherokee

Jackson commissioners terminate billboard lease

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Delayed Harvest regulations begin

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Tribe purchases casino-adjacent property

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Fairview teen wins national volunteer award

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Drowning victim found in Big Creek area

Smokies investigates racially charged vandalism on Foothills Parkway

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Haywood’s biggest pizza party: Pizza nights at Ten Acre Garden grow community

Drowning victim found in Big Creek area

Jackson County nears end of 2021 revaluation process

Man missing in the Smokies

Smokies bear euthanized after scavenging human remains

Sylva, Jackson County discuss next steps for Confederate statue

Beyond the waterfalls: Asheville writer releases first written history of DuPont State Forest

N.C. 11 candidates face off

Cherokee passes COVID-adapted budget

Missing teen reported in Jackson County

Early morning Parkway shooting under investigation

Jackson County manager receives four-year contract extension

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