Western North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District has been a Republican stronghold for more than a decade, but the ...

A study by a Western Carolina University economist indicates that Jackson County saw more than $144 million in total economic ...

The Shining Rock Classical Academy board at its Feb. 25 meeting voted unanimously to end grades 9-11 instruction effective ...

I am writing about the Save America Act. I have seen conflicting information about this legislation, which is now awaiting ...

In honor of Black History Month, the annual “Soul Food Dinner” will start at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at the Pigeon Community ...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources is awarding more than $7.3 ...

A Graham County man recently pleaded guilty to felony littering of hazardous waste for throwing used needles on the ground in ...

Lenten worship services will be held each Wednesday during Lent at Lake Junaluska’s historic Memorial Chapel and include a ...

Western Carolina University’s annual “Juried Undergraduate Exhibition” will run through March 20 at the Fine Art Museum on campus in Cullowhee. To note, an awards ceremony and reception will be held ...

The annual Haywood County Extension Master Gardener plant sale is taking place now. There are bare root strawberries, raspberries, black raspberries, elderberries, blackberries, asparagus and ...

Have you ever thought about keeping bees? Ever wanted to have more pollinators on your property? Do you just want to know ...

After last year’s property tax increase, Jackson County commissioners met Feb. 17 to begin planning next year’s budget, balancing fresh revenue growth against rising costs and lingering anxiety from ...