News Staff During this weeks Macon County School Board meeting members zeroed in on two major issues. Renovating Macon Schools and a proposal by the Macon County Commissioners to purchase the Higdon property were topics of discussion, with School Board Chairman Jim Breedlove assuring concerned citizens that the Highlands School Renovation project was rated an emergency and … Read more
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is allocating over $60 million for their cannibas program. The infrastructure is already in place for a cannibas retail facility in Cherokee, with an economic impact for this area expected to generate millions of dollars, both in product sales and an expected job growth. Tribal leaders said the old … Read more
New details reveal Haywood Republican Commissioner Terry Ramey, who hadn’t paid his property taxes since 2012, also failed to file for five years prior to that. The Smoky Mountain News reported in September that Ramey, owed $2,906 in taxes dating back to 2012. After a review by the tax collector and tax assessor, the bills … Read more
A fugitive wanted on nearly two dozen warrants in Western North Carolina is now in custody. Ronald Lee Peak was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Monday. The 42 year old was wanted in Henderson, Buncombe and Haywood Counties. Investigators say when Peak was found he had over an ounce of … Read more
A Waynesville man faces three felonies in connection to a kidnapping and sexual assault case. According to documents filed in circuit court, Mark A.R. Kirk the charges stemm from an April 20 incident in which the 38 year old allegedly held a woman against her will, threatened to kill her if she alerted police and … Read more
Waynesville — Human remains discovered under a bridge last week have been identified as that of a Maggie Valley man. In an update Wednesday [April 26] the Wayesville Police Department said the body of Michael D. Roland who had a Maggie Valley address, was found underneath the bridge leading to Autumn Care of Waynesville. No … Read more
Rising crime in the downtown Asheville district has officials on high alert. City leaders of the North Carolina tourist town said that violent crime has increased in recent years and attributes the trend to ‘a crisis in police staffing.’ The City announced a 60-day initiative to address the rising number of incidents affecting public safety … Read more
BREVARD, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – A property in Transylvania County that many say is an eyesore and a public safety hazard will soon be torn down. A superior court judge signed papers Tuesday allowing officials to demolish a residence at 65 Old Railway Path in Brevard. The Sheriff’s Office said the property has been a … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – No charges will be filed in a fatal freak accident along I-40 in which a Charlotte man was killed. Troopers say, 68-year-old Bronnie Cummings’s vehicle was struck by a flying tire that had come loose from a 1989 Ford Ranger traveling west near Canton, causing the deadly wreck on Friday … Read more
Swain County — A TN man is now facing several drug charges following a routine traffic stop in Swain County last week [April 20]. According to an update from the Sheriff’s Office Monday [April 24], when Swain County deputies stopped a vehicle on US Highway 19/74 near Highway 28 North for speeding, more than 19 … Read more