Thanksgiving ‘Click It or Ticket’ Enforcement is Underway
The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program is reminding drivers this Thanksgiving week about their responsibility to buckle up when behind the wheel. Law enforcement will be out patrolling North Carolina roads as part of the Thanksgiving ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign, starting today and running through...
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Swain High School Band Boosters Have Fundraising Event
The Swain County Band Boosters will operate a Dewey’s Bakery fundraising popup shop on Railroad Square in Bryson City for the Polar Express season. The store will be open from Friday November 13 until December 31 and will operate daily with mostly afternoon and evening hours to coincide with Polar Expre...
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Fatal Structure Fire in Haywood
On Sunday, November 15, 2020, at 3:48 am, emergency personnel were called to a residence in the North Hominy/Canton area in reference to a structure fire with entrapment. Once on scene at 54 McCracken Road, emergency personnel located a three-month-old male infant inside the residence who was deceased...
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USDA Farm Service Agency Elections Underway
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the local FSA county office or postmarked by December 7. “FSA has over 7,000 county co...
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Welch appoints A Second Chief Assistant
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch has appointed a second chief assistant, Jason Arnold, to help oversee the 43rd Prosecutorial District. The 43rd is made up of seven counties that are divided into two judicial districts, 30A and 30B. There are 43 employees in the District Attorney’s Office; 14 are...
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