Earthquakes aren’t common in the North Carolina mountains, so something unusual must be happening under Canton. Four quakes have been recorded in the past three days in the town, according to the Unit ...

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has been approved for a nearly $500,000 grant to create a drug treatment program for inmates. Commissioners approved a Memorandum of Agreement between the Sheriff’s ...

Voters will be asked to show photo ID starting with the November 2023 municipal elections. The N.C. State Elections Board last week sent out a fact sheet about North Carolina’s photo ID requirement fo ...

Cherokee High School graduated the largest class in school history. A total of 98 Braves and Lady Braves crossed the stage in Ray Kinsland Stadium during the Cherokee High School Commencement Ceremony ...

Property damage at the old Log Cabin Elementary is being investigated as vandalism. Over the weekend crews responded to reports of a structure fire just off U.S. 74 in the Barkers Creek area first res ...

Jeffrey Tyler Huskey Swain County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man on two attempted murder charges. Jeffrey Tyler Huskey, 31, is facing two counts felony attempted murder, and two counts misde ...

Carl Logan Luker Jackson County man is facing an assortment of charges in connection to a traffic stop turned high-speed police chase. According to police reports, Carl Logan Luker, of Tuckasegee, fle ...

Blue Ridge Parkway A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will reduce a short section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville to one lane near the Interstate 26 bridge — milepost 392 — ...

SCC’s New Health Sciences Building Many started their educational journeys in the midst of a global pandemic. They persevered through unprecedented restrictions, innovative online learning forma ...

Sylva DMV Office The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles continues to roll out improvements to enhance customer service and today is announcing new technology available on its website to help its customer ...