• Jerry Gaines achieved the unbelievable feat of making All-American in three different sports when he was named to the ...

On Sunday, July 6, in cooperation with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the North Shore Cemetery Association will host decorations on the North Shore of Fontana Lake at Proctor ...

“We have had multiple meetings about naming the middle school, whether it’s going to focus on career and technical education and all the things,” she said in April. “I think there is a consensus that ...

“The political world we live in today needs more men and women with the quality of character and integrity that Charles Elders exhibited,” former Jackson County Commissioner Chairman Brian McMahan ...

Ever written your congressman? I have. I always get a prompt and cordial, if bland, reply. Back in 1988, I actually spent a few weeks as a Capitol Hill intern ...

Turtles and tortoises represent some of the last survivors of the world’s long past. These are some of the most ancient living creatures on earth and have remained relatively unchanged ...

A man in a kilt yelled back at the demonstrators and a truck bearing Trump flags drove through, drawing boos from the crowd lined along both sides of West Main. A car passenger extended a middle ...

By Dave Russell“He was beat out the week before last as chairman and that was because we knew the direction things were going, but he also got more votes than one or two others who were still in the ...

By Beth LawrenceAt the previous valuation, a property assessed at $200,000 would have a $760 tax bill using the current tax rate – .38 cents per $100 valuation. After this revaluation, that same ...

Top recipient Nayely Mireles of Blue Ridge School was awarded the Gene and Lee Meyer Scholarship, valued at $12,000 over four years, the Heffington Scholarship, valued at $3,000, and the WNC Regional ...

By Beth LawrenceQuestions began in August 2024 when someone realized Hooper may not be eligible to run for her seat in District 3. The county BOE determined Hooper’s property was split by the district ...

By Dave Russell“Unfortunately it damaged the house so severely it’s not livable right now,” Forbis said. “It did major damage to the living room/kitchen area and the roof, the area around the chimney.