United States Geological Survey reported a 2.6 magnitude earthquake about 2.5 miles southwest of Cherokee near Whittier on Wednesday night. The Jackson County 911 center said it received a lot of phone calls but there were no reports of damage from the earthquake which struck about 11pm.
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New Supplemental Declaration of a Local State of Emergency
Swain County Commissioners Declaration of Local Emergency
Jackson County Declares a Supplemental Declaration Of A Local State Of Emergency
Part-Time Jackson County Resident Tests Positive
Coronavirus prompts WCU to postpone May commencement ceremonies
E-Learning Resources for Parents
Second COVID19 Case in Cherokee County from NY Traveler
JCPS School Buses To Be Used For Meal Delivery To Students
NC Governor Executive Order to Close Restaurants & Bars for Dine-In Customers
NCHSAA COVID-19 Update
Booze It & Lose It: St. Patrick’s Day
WCU Athletic Director Named
Closings & Delays 02/28/20
Prescribed Burns To Take Place
Early Voting Ends Saturday
Closings and Delays for Thursday 2-27
Closings & Delays for February 21st, 2020
Fatal stabbing in Hyder Mountain community of Haywood County
WCU Online Programs Receive National Rankings From US News & World Report
Nantahala National Forest Waives Day-Use Fees For Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Help Locate This Runaway Juvenile
Charlotte Diocese Publishes List
Wall Work to Restrict Lanes Near State Line
Cades Cove Loop Road Closed Jan. 5-Feb. 29, 2020
NC City Commissioner Charged
A Statewide Pedestrian And Bicycle Safety Program
Single Car Accident Claims One Life
Western Carolina University Not Renewing Contract Of Director Of Athletics Randy Eaton
What’s Your Favorite Holiday Treat?
WCU’s School of Music to present annual ‘Sounds of the Season’ concert
The Plight Of Children Who Are Victims Of Homelessness
Two Plead Guilty In Macon County Superior Court
The NCDOT will have a Right-of-Way Acquisition Informational Meeting
“Stuff the Bus” Donations Help Schools Meet the Needs of Local Disadvantaged and Homeless Children
Closings and Delays
Marching Maroon Devils Rake in Awards at the Land of the Sky Competition
SCC Jackson Campus Was Placed On Lockdown
Western Carolina University Will Host a Town Hall Thursday, Oct. 3
Man Leads Police On High Speed Car Chase
Earthquake Felt
Scam Alert During Dorian
U.S. 19/74 In The Nantahala Gorge Reopened
WBHN Announces Partnership With Appalachian Women’s Museum
Visitors To Jackson County Spending More
Former Tarheel SAL Player Of The Week
Broadband Expansion Legislation
Alterations To WCU Womens Inaugural Coaching Staff
Jackson Co. Murder-Suicide
WBHN Remains The Mountains Home For Tar Heel Sports
WCU Expanding Alcohol Sales At Football Games
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Health Assessment
SCC Automotive Club Car Show
Infant Suspicious Death in Haywood
The Asheville Citizen Published Their All WNC Preseason Football Teams
Swain High School Band Members Visit Europe
Cal Raleigh Promoted To Double A Arkansas
(EBCI) Is One Step Closer
A Voluntary Recall Has Been Issued
New Women’s Basketball Coach Announced For WCU
WCU, A-B Tech sign admission agreement
