A Canton Man Charged With Stabbing Death
A Canton man has been arrested and charged with the stabbing death of a local woman. In a press release, Asheville Police say on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at around 6:30 p.m. they were dispatched to 180 Azalea Road regarding a possible stabbing. Upon arrival, officers found Regina Ray Hoglen, 48. Witness...
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Landslide Closures
Franklin, NC – August 25, 2019 – Several landslides on the Nantahala Ranger District have temporarily closed US 19/74 and the Nantahala River in the Nantahala Gorge in Swain County. Crews from the North Carolina Department of Transportation are clearing debris from US 19/74. Their operations...
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Finish Line Grant a game-changer for SCC students
SYLVA – This past summer, Andrew Allen had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get clinical experience at one of the state’s top teaching hospitals: Vidant Medical in Greenville. The only problem: That’s more than 375 miles from his home in Whittier. Just the housing expenses alone threatened to max out...
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HCSO Scam Alert
There has been a serious uptick over the past few days of concerned citizens calling the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office reporting they were on the receiving end of a phone scam involving office personnel. The person on the receiving end of the call is being told a wide array of stories as to why they ....
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Haywood County Fair Selling Beer
The decision to sell beer at the Haywood County Fair was met with pushback from some members of the community, raising questions about whether or not the family-friendly event will suffer from alcohol sales. This year marks the first time alcohol will be sold and consumed during the annual county fair,...
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Levern Hamlin Allen To Be Honored
In the summer of 1957, what was then called Western Carolina College became one of the first all-white institutions of higher education in North Carolina to integrate. Levern Hamlin Allen, a recent graduate of Hampton Institute, had taken a teaching job in Charlotte with Mecklenburg County School System...
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National Crimes Against Children
Haywood County’s top multidisciplinary team of professionals dedicated to fighting crimes against children and helping children heal, recently attended one of the nation’s most prestigious training opportunities, the Crimes Against Children Conference, hosted by the Dallas, TX Children’s Advocacy Center...
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Mountain Six Conference Stiffs Local Radio
In an story reported CBS Sports in March of 2019 based upon a report from the NCAA 2018 college football attendance sank to its lowest mark in 22 years. Every Power 5 conference saw attendance decline in 2018 and among 129 FBS programs, the attendance was the least since 1996. Even National Champion Cle...
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Visitors To Jackson County Spending More
Visit North Carolina announced today that domestic visitors to and within Jackson County spent $205.81 million in 2018, an increase of 5.3 percent from 2017. Nick Breedlove, Executive Director of the Jackson County TDA stated “The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority and its partners are incredi...
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NCDOT Is Laying Off Hundreds Of Temporary Employees And Contractors
NCDOT is laying off hundreds of temporary employees and contractors to stay within state law. It must maintain a balance of 282 million dollars in transportation funds. But recent hurricanes and mudslides, and the costs to make road repairs, have strained its budget. To help stay above its statutory flo...
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