News Staff MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. (WLOS) – For the first time in years, Maggie Valley has an updated zoning blueprint to guide growth. Maggie Valley’s mayor said the old Unified Development Ordinance was out of date and the one recently passed nearly tripled the number of zoning districts. He said the UDO has needed upgrading for the … Read more
CHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) – UPDATE: Two missing Cherokee teens have been located. Officials said Friday evening [June 16] that both the Cherokee Indian Police Department and the Glascock County Sheriff’s Office, located in Georgia, reported finding Tristan Lossie, 14 and William Ellwood, 15, safe in Georgia, after the pair were reported missing on Wednesday [June … Read more
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – Three people were injured when a plane crashed near a Transylvania County girls camp. Emergency officials said parents were doing a fly-over and taking photos Thursday night [June 16], when the Cessna 172 plane they were in went down in a wooded area near the Camp on Morgan Mill Road. … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – Michael Hess of Waynesville tried his luck on a $25 scratch-off ticket and won $100,000, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. The lottery said Hess bought his lucky Extreme Cash ticket from the Southeast Energy on South Main Street in Waynesville. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he … Read more
The U.S. Forest Service is warning visitors to Pisgah and Nantahala national forests that bears are coming alarmingly close to humans and even circling campsites in western North Carolina. The rise in bear encounters coincided with the three-day Memorial Day weekend and was “concentrated in the Pisgah, Appalachian, and Nantahala Ranger Districts,” officials said. No … Read more
The North Carolina Senate on Thursday gave initial approval to a bill to legalize medical marijuana. Just one day after clearing a key Senate committee the legislation passed the full chamber on second reading in a 35-10 vote. One more vote on third reading, expected next week, will be required to formally send the measure … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – A Waynesville man remains in jail after police connected him to a stash of ammunition found in a restroom trash can at the Ingles in Hazelwood. Brandon Sherrill, 26, is charged with carrying a concealed gun without a permit and possession of a firearm by a felon. Surveillance video showed Sherrill … Read more
HIGHLANDS – A section of U.S. 64 in the Cullasaja (cool-uh-SAY-juh) Gorge will be closed for five days next week. The N.C. Department of Transportation said in a press release that a support wall along a section of road needs to be replaced to prevent catastrophic failure and a long-term closure of the highway, and … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – A mountain power provider is going green. Haywood Electric Cooperative has partnered with Pisgah Energy and Renewable Design Associates to install more than 1,400 solar panels at its Waynesville headquarters that will generate enough power to offset 89 percent of the building’s electrical use. That will reduce the company’s carbon footprint … Read more
The Sylva Fire Department will soon make history by adding several full-time firefighters to its roster. Although some town leaders wanted 12, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners agreed to pay for eight full-time firefighters. The board voted unanimously to move ahead with hiring the full-time firefighting force. -0-