The Western NC Civil War Roundtable begins its 2026 series of programs on Monday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m. with Stuart Marshall speaking about the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ...

Space is a busy place, filled with celestial objects bumping around. They’re always out there but from time to time get our attention more than others, and we seem to be in such a time, with the ...

North Carolina’s economy just posted a sizzling 5.6 percent growth rate. Since 2020, average income per North Carolinian rose faster than the national and regional averages. And our headline unemploym ...

With one member tenaciously expressing their opposition, Jackson County Board of Commissioners voted to approve granting an easement for a proposed business. The 1.69 acre property at 58 Crestview ...

Smokies Life announces its 2026 schedule of Branch Out events, with 24 total activities and adventures being offered between mid-February and November. From moderate-to-robust naturalist hikes on park ...

With the 2026 primaries rapidly approaching, you may well live in a jurisdiction where Democrats or Republicans are actively contesting nominations for Congress, state legislature, or local office. Al ...

Fairview Elementary School has earned the designation as “Project ADAM Heart Safe,” the only school in Jackson County and this part of Western North Carolina to achieve this recognition.

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Steve White served as WCU’s Director of Sports Information at the time, and Steve White is no fool. He could read a clock and a calendar and put two and two together, and he saw a superb opportunity ...

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