News Staff Haywood County commuters can expect delays when work resumes on a $8.7 million resurfacing project on Interstate-40 next week. Detours will be in place for drivers in the area, as construction gets underway on the next phase of the two-year project from U.S. 74 (Exit 27) to beyond the Haywood/Buncombe County line. Motorists will experience … Read more
BREVARD, N.C. (WLOS) – Residents are being warned about a bogus banking alert that led to a Brevard man losing $15,000. On June 1 he received a text message claiming to come from Bank of America about a potentially fraudulent Zelle payment in the amount of $7,500 and he immediately cancelled the transfer. However, when … Read more
CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) – Creative budgeting will be required as the closure of the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill in Canton created a $3 million hole in the town’s budget. But, Mayor Zeb Smathers said basic, required services will be maintained with the police, fire department, street crews, and recreation, adding, town staff is finding areas … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Duke Energy Foundation is awarding $250,000 in grant funds to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC). The funds will be used to spur new jobs and investment in North Carolina communities, and to support EDPNC’s efforts to create economic development opportunities in all 100 counties in the state, according … Read more
A one car crash that claimed the lives of two Smoky Mountain High School students and seriously injured another remains under investigation. The wreck happened on May 31 near the Catamount Gap section of N.C. 107, near WCU, when police say the driver, SMHS gradute Oscar Munoz-Perez, 19, of Cullowhee, allegedly lost control and skidded … Read more
A Jackson County man is facing felony charges after he allegedly used a social messaging platform to make inappropriate contact with a child despite being a registered sex offender. The arrest is the result of a two month investigation and a joint operation between the Department of Homeland Security and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, and … Read more
Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority customers can expect higher water and sewer bills next year. Commercial rates will also go up in 2024. The increases are being attributed to supply issues. -0-
Just in time for summer! The Roscoe Poteet Swimming Pool is set to open Friday. It will operate until Aug. 15 Monday-Friday and on weekends. -0-
(WLOS) – A North Carolina woman is in custody after a traffic stop in Georgia turned up $183 thousand dollars worth of drugs. According to the County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy pulled over Kerry Stratton, of Leicester [lester], North Carolina after observing “multiple traffic violations” on May 24, and a probable cause search of the … Read more
ASHEVILLE – A pedestrian who was killed in a collision last week [May 22] on Merrimon Avenue near I-240 West has been identified. According to a recent update [May 26] from the Asheville Police Department, patrol officers responded to the intersection of U.S. 25/Merrimon Avenue and Marcellus Street on May 22, and reported, Benjamin David … Read more