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

A Graham County man recently pleaded guilty to felony littering of hazardous waste for throwing used needles on the ground in a local park, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced. Jeffery ...

For months, Jackson County commissioners have been making material decisions to advance a costly and widely criticized plan ...

As Maggie Valley rebuilds from Hurricane Helene and absorbs slow but steady residential growth, aldermen have begun shaping a 2026-27 fiscal year budget defined by guarded optimism, rising service ...

When Grace Powell walks into the Jackson County Public Library on June 1 as its new full-time director, she will inherit more than a building full of books — she will inherit a community still divided ...

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 ...

A teacher at Swain County East Elementary School is under investigation for alleged non-sexual child abuse, according to The ...

A former bookkeeper from Topton was sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for ...

Residents, business owners and community leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Swain County are invited to ...

Shortly after opening the doors of the Don Tomas Health Sciences Center back in 2021, Southwestern Community College ...

The Forest Service released its final decision on the Crossover Project, which seeks to restore and strengthen native hardwood forests on more than 1,900 acres of the Nantahala National Forest ...

Shining Rock Classical Academy’s governing board is weighing whether to end its high school operations by summer after a new ...