Haywood County Commissioner Tommy Long is grateful to control his county’s most significant funding source — property tax, ...

On a typical October morning, anglers would line the banks the Tuckasegee River, hoping to take advantage of North Carolina’s ...

Officials are reminding people that even though the coronavirus isn’t leading to as much severe illness, they should take ...

Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness in women — and it’s also potentially the most overlooked. Nearly four ...

Jackson County Commissioners recently approved funding for opioid recovery housing, which research shows may cut the relapse ...

Rainfall from Hurricane Isaias offered drought relief to some Western North Carolina mountain counties earlier this month, ...

In elementary school, I hid my favorite library book among the stacks so no one else could check it out. It was years before I realized this was a tad rebellious. These were the days before Amazon and ...

Hello from Room 625 at the Marriott in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. It’s early Friday afternoon, but I couldn’t tell the time when I woke up in complete darkness. Pull back the window drapes to a ...

Some Republicans voted for Trump because he promised “no foreign wars.” After being elected, he launched an illegal, ...

Regional Americana act Somebody’s Child will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Mountain Layers Brewing Company in Bryson City. For more than a decade, Ashley Claxton and Cola Williamson have been ...

The Town of Waynesville announced the selection of Amie Owens as its town manager. Owens brings extensive experience in ...

The Macon County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) in a three-day span announced the termination of two employees following separate instances of misconduct. New details reveal that one former detective is ...