News Staff Haywood County leaders are proceeding in faith and looking ahead to the future of the town left with more questions than answers after its largest industry announced it was closing down. Building the “hometown of tomorrow” is the focus of Haywood County commissioners, now more than ever, as they continue working to rejuvenate an economy … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – If you missed last weeks NCWorks job fair for Canton mill workers, you’ll have another chance with more fairs scheduled, including one this week and more in June. The Charles George Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville held a job fair April 19, specifically for Canton mill employees who will be … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – Haywood Community College Foundation has announced a new scholarship that’s available for workers losing their jobs from the closing of Canton’s Pactiv Evergreen plant. The college is offering a $1,000 scholarship, called the Haywood Strong Scholarship, for mill employees looking to get training for new jobs or for completion of a … Read more
A local mom and pop drug store is bidding customers adieu after serving the community for decades. Kel-Save, a drug store in Sylva has partly closed, after rivaling a nearby Walgreens, which many are switching to. The 76-year-old store owner said the drug store will re-open for a deal busting sale, before the pharmacy permanently … Read more
A house in Western North Carolina known as a hotbed for drug activity is now set to be torn down. A judge signed orders last week to demolish the house on Old Railway Path in Brevard, which deputies have been called to on a weekly basis for years, the sheriff says, due to ongoing drug … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. – A driver has died after a crash in Haywood County on Friday. According to North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a tire came off a car traveling west on I-40, crossed the median and hit the driver of a car traveling east on I-40 just west of Canton. The victim has been … Read more
JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A Sylva woman convicted for her role in the 2021 drug overdoses of two people has learned her fate. According to court documents, 29-year-old Megan Emily Tate was sentenced to 20 years in prison after investigators determined she supplied two inmates with fentanyl while she was in custody at the … Read more
New details have been released about the cause and manner of death of a Bryson City business owner, leading to a homicide ruling. The state medical examiner determined Lambert Gaines Wilson died after he was shot five times with a 10 mm caliber handgun. He was found dead on the sidewalk in front of the … Read more
A Dillsboro fundraiser will help the Watershed Association of the Tuckaseigee River stay afloat and keep its eye on the river and its watershed, which includes most of Jackson County. The fundraiser will support WATR conservation and education programs, a news release states. The funds would also be designated for local clean water, including purchasing … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – The Haywood Waterways Association received a $2 million grant from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund. The monies will go toward mitigating the devastating floods that have marked the area along Haywood County’s Pigeon River for decades. The combined funding is the largest received by the association and will … Read more