Just two days before the three-year anniversary of the announcement that the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill in Canton would ...

With spikes on his shoes, a helmet on his head, a rope on his harness and a chainsaw on his belt, Ken Gragg starts to climb.

The United States cannot keep breaking the rules of international law and then congratulate itself for the results. That is ...

After nearly four years of drama, inclumbent Haywood County Comissioner Terry Ramey won't be a commissioner much longer.

Sheriff's office candidates Democrat David Southards and Republican Brian Kirkland, with 1,279 and 656 votes respectively, ...

Waynesville did not reject solar last year; it hesitated. Twelve months later, amid skyrocketing electricity costs, a ...

More than 17 months after Hurricane Helene carved a path of destruction through Western North Carolina, the floodwaters have ...

Marquee country star Terri Clark will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. From paying her dues at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in ...

Just after 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, the drizzle became a downpour — a moment of serendipity for those gathered in what’s now the town of Franklin to watch the deed transfer of the Noquiyisi ...

In 1996, the Volunteer Water Information Network (VWIN) program was established as a water quality monitoring program for many Western North Carolina counties. In Haywood County, Haywood Waterways ...

The annual Haywood County Extension Master Gardener plant sale is taking place now. Available are bare root strawberries, ...

Democrats Erika Smith and Chris Reed, with 667 and 541 votes, respectively, and Republicans Jason (Jay) Kirkland and Lisa ...