
Free Prom Dresses Thanks To Area Businesses
Students from Smoky Mountain High School will have a chance to dance the night away in a prom dress of their choice for free. Pamela’s Closet, the Poplar Springs Baptist ...
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Cooper Promises Help After Closure of Canton Paper Mill
Gov. Roy Cooper Gov. Roy Cooper is chiming in after the closure of the Canton paper mill, the economic center of the small mountain town for more than a 100 ...
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Pedestrian Killed on Busy Franklin Roadway
One person is dead after they were run over twice on a busy Franklin roadway. The Franklin Police Department is still working to figure out why the deceased was walking ...
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WCU Gets Financial Boost To Foster Early Childhood Literacy Initiative
Western Carolina University’s College of Education and Allied Professions is the recipient of a $1.5 million gift from the Goodnight Educational Foundation to create a new endowed professorship in the ...
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Spring Litter Pick-Up Slated for April 16th-29th
As part of the North Carolina Department of Transportation Clean Sweep, the Jackson County Keep Our Mountains Clean and Green Litter Task Force will be holding their annual spring litter ...
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