News Staff WCU is getting a financial boost to help foster an early childhood literacy initiative. Western Carolina University’s College of Education and Allied Professions was recieved $1.5 million from the Goodnight Educational Foundation to create a new endowed professorship in the field of early literacy, in an effort to provide educational opportunities to the people of … Read more
UPDATE: Erlanger Life Force announced Tuesday that they would begin returning crew members to service following a helicopter crash in Macon County. A release said that in accordance with their safety protocol, the grounding of the plane and crew allowed time to process the event, review and perform safety checks, and ensure they are well-prepared … Read more
LEXINGTON, N.C. ( WGHP ) – Parents are being warned after a teen allegedly abducted from Dallas, Texas, was found in a locked shed in North Carolina over the weekend. According to the sheriff’s office. The Texas FBI said Jorge Ivan Santos Camacho is accused of kidnapping the 13 year old girl and taking her … Read more
CANTON, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – A western North Carolina lawmaker wants several executives who sold off stock days before announcing the closing of the Canton mill investigated for insider trading. Executives including Pactiv Evergreen’s President and CEO sold more than 58,000 shares, as more than 1,000 employees were notified the plant was shutting down. After … Read more
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards will be cruisin’ into Haywood County today [march 15]. The Republican lawmaker will swing through Haywood in his ‘Carolina Cruiser’ for a meet and greet from 1-3 p.m. this afternoon. The mobile office will be parked outside the VFW in Waynesville, and Edwards said he and his staff will be ready … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – The case of a mother and son accused in the homicide of a Western North Carolina woman on New Years eve. continues to unfold Noah Bolden appeared in court Monday [march 13] on first-degree murder charges in the death of Julia Holland, 49, of Candler, who was found dead from … Read more
WAYNESVILLE – Those who lost their jobs after the sudden shuttering of a Canton paper mill are getting a helping hand. During a Friday [March 10] press conference town officials gathered at Haywood Community College and promised aid for more than 1,000 workers left jobless after the closing of the mill, that has been the … Read more
Only preliminary details were available about a crash in Macon County involving a medical helicopter transporting a patient. According to Macon County Emergency Services, three crew members were enroute to Mission Hospital in Asheville with a patient when it crashed in Burningtown Thursday evening. The crash shutdown a busy roadway as a result of the … Read more
JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – In an update, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said a woman’s body located in their jurisdiction last week has been link to a missing persons case. Alison Thomas, 37, was reported missing four days after she was last seen on Flint Ridge Road in Marshville, N.C., last month. The … Read more
JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – In an update, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said a woman’s body located in their jurisdiction last week has been link to a missing persons case. Alison Thomas, 37, was reported missing four days after she was last seen on Flint Ridge Road in Marshville, N.C., last month. The … Read more