The Fontana Regional Library Board of Trustees is again struggling to implement changes as it trudges forward without legal representation.  At the Nov. 12 meeting, held in Jackson County, Cynthia ...

A new fire substation in Franklin years in the making is now operational.  After lingering in limbo following initial ...

Democrat Danny Davis has announced that he will challenge Republican incumbent Mark Pless for North Carolina 118th House ...

Donald Trump has exerted power as no previous president has in our history. His actions raise a chilling question. Is Peggy ...

Four Western North Carolina sheriffs were honored with a congressional recognition from Sen. Ted Budd.  Transylvania County ...

Haywood Community College continues to expand university transfer agreements with North Carolina universities. HCC offers ...

I just finished reading The Smoky Mountain News article about the proposed amendments to the FRL agreement. In the article ...

Dispatchers are an often overlooked part of a county’s overall emergency response, but their role is as vital as any other. ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has released additional funds to help North Carolinians get back to work in areas affected by ...

I write as a concerned citizen of Western North Carolina to draw attention to the growing encroachment on press freedom under ...

Macon County voters will again have the chance to raise their sales tax by a quarter cent, from 6.75 to 7 cents on the dollar ...

I’m a fairly serious person, usually sticking with facts, data and science. But occasionally I enjoy a good joke or a bout of silliness. Actually, anyone who has been reading these columns or has been ...