News Staff 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
Organizers anticipate a large turnout when the 2023 Greening Up the Mountains Festival springs into action next month. The return of the 25th annual event, which features modern and traditional forms of art reminiscent of Appalachian heritage, will be held on April 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in downtown Sylva to celebrate the … Read more
Many Canton residents and those who spent years working at the paper mill are facing an uncertain future, aftter the announcement Pactiv Evergreen would be closing. The Canton community is still reeling from the news of the impending closure of the plant that has served as the economic and civic center of the town for … Read more
A Cullowhee man accused of sexual assault stemming from an October incident is now in police custody. Andrew Eric Jones, 23, was arrested late last month in connection to a warrant alleging the 23 year old forcefully touched, kissed and raped a woman who at the time was “helpless,” court records state. The complaint was … Read more
JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – Few details are being released about an ongoing investigation related to human remains found over the weekend in National Forest land within Western North Carolina. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a report of a body found on March 5, but did not say exactly where it … Read more
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation is making some leadership changes. HCHF announced Dr. Barbara Bloomer Corcoran will fill the Board Chair seat, left vacant when Walter Clark Retired. Dr. Corcoran had served in the position of Vice Chair since 2019. That role will be taken over by Patricia Morse who has served on the Health Foundation … Read more
CANTON, N.C. (WSPA) – More details are emerging about the closing of one of the largest employers in Haywood County. Pactiv Evergreen announced plans Monday to close their paper mill in Canton, saying that the decision is part of a restructuring. The company said in an update that they will “explore strategic alternatives” for their … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – A proposed residential development where the old Fuddruckers restaurant on Charlotte Street sits is one step closer to breaking ground. Asheville leaders approved rezoning for the controversial development of a three- to five-story building with 186 residential units and 4,50 square feet of commercial/retail space. The hotly contested development, in the … Read more
Land conservation and environmental groups have joined the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in a plan to remove the aging Ela Dam in the North Carolina mountains. For nearly a century the dam has provided electricity but it has also altered wildlife habitats enviornmentalists say, and disconnected the tribal community. But, if federal funding is … Read more
Devastating and heartbreaking news: the Canton paper mill, which has been an anchor of the tiny Haywood County town of Canton for nearly 120 years, is closing it’s doors this summer. A month ago, company officials said that the facility would scale back production by shutting down one of its four machines, but there was … Read more