News Staff Property damage at the old Log Cabin Elementary is being investigated as vandalism. Over the weekend crews responded to reports of a structrue fire just off U.S. 74 in the Barkers Creek area first responders called Jackson County Fire Marshall Michael Forbis to the scene when they realized a power pole had been vandalized, leading … Read more
RALEIGH – The latest Step in Gov. Cooper’s Plan to Close the Digital Divide is moving the project closer to reality. Broadband is looking for community feedback on its requests for internet expansion in unserved and underserved areas. The draft requests will be available on the Division’s website and public comments will be accepted through … Read more
The Asheville Coalition for Public Safety was back before the city council on Tuesday evening, rallying for better pay for Asheville police officers. The city officials presented a proposal for fiscal year 2024, which included raises for Asheville police. The budget presentation showed $33.8 million for the Asheville Police Department, which is $3.7 million more … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – Jury selection has started in the assault trial of a former Buncombe County deputy. Tyler McDonald faces charges for beating a man who was wrongly detained in connection to a car theft. He was fired over what the sheriff’s office called “inappropriate personal conduct” during a traffic stop in 2020, a … Read more
MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – The 3 year old case of a missing Macon County woman is generating new social media buzz. An update from the Macon County Sheriff’s office states all leads have been exhausted in the search for Emaleigh Raine Dillard who vanished without a trace in 2020, but the investigation remains ongoing. … Read more
A Buncombe County man received a stiff prison sentence after pleading guilty in Haywood County Superior Court to trafficking illegal drugs and other crimes. A judge ordered Eric Joseph Gaines, 39, to serve a maxium of up to 175 months behind bars. The charges stem from a Sept. 28, 2022, traffic stop along I-40 near … Read more
During National Travel and Tourism Week the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority is celebrating the important role tourism plays in the local economy. “From supporting local businesses to creating job opportunities, the tourism industry ensues that Haywood County continues to thrive for years to come, officials said. This year marks the 40th anniversary for both … Read more
Western Carolina Univeristy’s Cherokee Language Program just got a financial shot in the arm. The program was recently recieved a more than $11,000 donation for the Eastern Cherokee Histories in Translation Project, designed to translate historic documents written in Cherokee. The ECHT Project hopes to produce several volumes of translated diaries for scholars, second language … Read more
BRYSON CITY, N.C. (WJHL) – Former Johnson City business owner Sean Williams is now being held without bond on a federal criminal charge at the Swain County, N.C. jail. Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran said Williams was transferred to Swain County Friday from neighboring Jackson County, where he had been arrested April 29 on drug … Read more
JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – Another drug bust in Jackson County netted police two arrests and what they called a “large quantity” of suspected narcotics over the weekend. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a shots fired call along Highway 441 South at the East Fork Road onramp early Saturday morning [May … Read more