Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Hendersonville) recently voted in favor of the president’s proposed budget bill (“Big Beautiful ...

On Memorial Day — a holiday that originally honored Union soldiers who died defending the principles enshrined in our ...

Sliding Rock, one of the most popular destinations in Pisgah National Forest, will open for the summer season ...

Western Carolina University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 12, to kick off the first phase of ...

The Haywood County Farm Bureau Board of Directors announced the four recipients of its scholarship, given at the May 19 ...

I just read the opinion by Regan Fleming. This individual is part of a group of people who are working to dismantle the Fontana Regional Library.  These people are operating heavily in Jackson and ...

After more than four years of setbacks, political wrangling and bureaucratic delays, a small but vital infrastructure project ...

When Hurricane Helene slammed into Western North Carolina in late 2024, public attention focused on damaged homes, washed-out ...

Maconians have sounded the alarm on what they see as excessive debris removal in the county’s waterways. Now, as the cleanup ...

Yesterday a small but dedicated group of resistors gathered on the corner of Dillard Road and Main Street, here in Highlands.

Republican Mike Clampitt, currently serving his fourth term as District 119 House Rep., tells The Smoky Mountain News he ...

Two weeks after the Jackson County Commission floated a possible withdrawal from the Fontana Regional Library system, ...