During a recent county commission workshop, Captain Brian Kirkland of the Swain County Sheriff’s Office urgently appealed for assistance, citing critical shortages in emergency services, especially in ...

Last year, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Parent Bill of Rights, yet recent revelations have uncovered a potentially life-threatening oversight within its wording, as acknowledged by D ...

Urgent Notice from the Great Smoky Mountains: Search Underway for Missing Individual Efforts are underway by park rangers to locate a 35-year-old man in the vicinity of Townsend Wye, Tremont, and Cade ...

A number of N.C. Division of Motor Vehicle fees will increase, effective July 1. As directed by state law, the DMV is required to adjust fees and rates every four years, based on the percentage change ...

During the spring semester, Western Carolina University achieved a significant enrollment milestone. For the first time since 2020, the total enrollment at WCU increased compared to the previous year, ...

Residents may soon witness fire and smoke atop Waynesville’s high mountain peaks. However, it’s not a wildfire; rather, a series of prescribed burns will be conducted in the 8,600-acre Way ...

Back Row – CEO Ashley Hindman, Debbie Hoyle, Kimberly Mason, Marian Garrett, Christine Kryger, NP, Angela Maxwell.Front Row – Beth Hodges, Kaylee Montgomery, Mark James. Harris Regional Ho ...

Ray (Left) Baylon (Right) Last week, Harris Regional Hospital unveiled its latest appointments in women’s and children’s services, introducing Savannah Baylon, MSN, RN, and Emily Ray, RN, RNC-OB, RNC- ...