News Staff A Franklin teen arrested after allegedly crashing into a house in a stolen car in Cherokee on Tuesday, Dec. 7 is facing multiple charges. Ethan Matthew Leonard, 18, reportedly lost control of the vehicle at the intersection of Dillsboro Road and Old Hometown Place, and was going way too fast when he tried to turn … Read more
The Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard won’t reopen following extensive damage from Tropical Storm Fred, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has announced. Instead of rebuilding the facility, the agency will expand the co-located Bobby N. Setzer Fish Hatchery to increase trout production and include an educational component. The hatchery was already scheduled for … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. – The application period for the Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program is ending soon. Due to a substantial increase in applications since the Thanksgiving holiday, the HOPE Program now expects to exhaust funds in the coming weeks and is closing intake this Friday, Dec. 17 to ensure that eligible applications … Read more
SYLVA – In a first of its kind move the president of Southwestern Community College has created a scholarship fund to help students work toward college degrees. Don Tomas and his wife, Allison, are setting up the Endowed Scholarship Fund through the SCC Foundation. Full-time students accepted into one of SCC’s Health Sciences programs are … Read more
COVID cases are contining to climb in Haywood County. The N.C. Department of Health has received notice of 156 new cases of COVID-19, slightly less than last week’s spike in cases. According to the CDC, nearly all of North Carolina is listed as an area of high community transmission. The latest COVID-19 variant, Omicron, has … Read more
A Franklin man is back behind bars after violating the terms of his probation. Jeremy Cole Sanders pleaded guilty this month in Macon County Superior Court to two felony drug trafficking charges and a misdemeanor for resisting arrest, court documents state. A judge ordered the 29 year old to serve between 5-7 years in prison … Read more
MAGGIE VALLEY, NC (FOX Carolina)- Maggie Valley Fire & Rescue announced that Fire Chief Chris Carver recently passed away. Chief Carver served the community for 37 years. The department shared a statement in remembrance of him via Facebook on Sunday. -0-
Franklin Town Council has finally agreed on how to spend federal funds from the ARA. During their Nov. meeting, the council voted in favor of using $73,000 of the town’s $1.3 million allocation from the American Rescue Plan to give full-time employees a one-time bonus of $1,000 and an additional 40 hours of vacation time … Read more
Residents have expressed mixed feelings about N.C. DOT’s Jonathan Creek Road/U.S. 276 improvement project in Maggie Valley. Community members got a sneak peak of maps, asked questions and submitted feedback at a forum hosted by the department last week [Dec. 7], in Maggie Valley, with some concerned about what impact the changes will have, especially … Read more
(From: Cherokee Indian Police Department) MURPHY, N.C. (WSPA) – A disturbance at a Chorokee casino that ended with a drug bust last week remains under investigation. According to the Cherokee Indian Police Department, officers initially responded to a domestic violence incident at the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino, and when a U-Haul truck arrived to … Read more