WCU Appoints New Basketball Coach
Tim Craft Just days following Justin Gray’s departure to Coastal Carolina, Western Carolina University swiftly appointed Tim Craft as their new head basketball coach. Craft, who previously helmed Gardner-Webb for ...
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Caney Fork Fire Scorches 12 Acres
Firefighters from across Jackson County battled a wind-driven blaze in the Caney Fork area, scorching 12 acres along Johns Creek Road. Cullowhee Fire Chief Tim Green described the rapid spread ...
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USGS Confirms 2.0 Quake in Swain County
A small tremor shook western North Carolina around 6:19 a.m. on Friday, as reported by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter was pinpointed 10.8 miles west of ...
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Guilty Pleas For Drug Trafficking
Coty Jackson, 31 Kayla Renee Stroud, 41 Cherokee County District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch recently announced that two individuals, Coty Jackson, 31, from Murphy, and Kayla Renee Stroud, 41, from ...
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Crowe Gets 4 Years In Federal Prison
Rachel Paige Crowe, 33 Rachel Paige Crowe, 33, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison, five years of probation, $5,200 in fines and at least 15 years on ...
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