When Amazon drivers in Franklin showed up for work Oct. 8, they were met not with their usual routine but instead with news ...

On Oct. 1, Republican-controlled Congress shut down the federal government, bringing a renewed round of confusion, ...

When the federal government shut down at midnight Oct. 1, there were a lot of questions, especially for Western North ...

President Donald Trump recently cast the Democrats as “the party of hate, evil, and Satan.” This incendiary language serves a ...

An MD recently expressed opinion regarding Trump wanting DEI to die. All his remarks are accurate and no one would disagree ...

Three candidates — incumbents Tim Hines and Ben King, and newcomer W. Kent Maxey — are vying for two open seats on the Bryson ...

Irrespective of your political position or party, all aware Americans should have been embarrassed by President Trump’s ...

Municipal elections will soon take place across North Carolina, so now is a great time to check your voter registration ...

The Village of Forest Hills, home to about 350 residents, faces an election that will decide who leads the small Jackson ...

The nonprofit Friends of the Smokies will help pay to fully reopen Great Smoky Mountains National Park for one week during ...

Seeking guidance, Jackson County Public Library board members met with County Manager Kevin King last week hoping to learn ...

A “Community Contra Dance” will be held from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center in Franklin. Contra dance is a form of social folk dancing from which square dancing ...