News Staff WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – A sign in Waynesville is drawing some attention and questions. A bright green sign advertising a 24-hour adult superstore and strip club has neighboring residents in the Hunt Estates wondering if the proposed strip club promotion may just be a prank. However, the Hunt Estates Homeowner’s Association called the sign an … Read more
MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – Two people that have been linked to a Macon County murder have been identified. Macon County Sheriff Holland confirmed charges had been filed against, Jessica Rita Smith and Dereck McCrackin, for desecration of a corpse, stemming from a missing persons case. Authorities say a family member had called on Friday, … Read more
Two students from Western Carolina University are among an elite national group selected to receive up to $25,000 for a year of study abroad and immersion in foreign culture and languages. Elliott Kerns and Marcus Ibarra are recipients of the David L. Boren Scholarship, named for a former U.S. senator who helped develop the program, … Read more
Haywood County Schools offices will soon have a new home. Over the next few weeks Haywood County Schools staff will be setting up their offices in the newly renovated 1970s building on North Main St., in Waynesville. District leaders are hoping the move will boost morale after a couple of challenging years, with the COVID-19 … Read more
The Sylva Board of Commissioners is one step closer to accepting its budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year. However, the town is still awaiting a decision by the county regarding the Sylva Fire Department and its request for paid personnel. The budget is proposed without a tax increase. It includes funding an additional employee and … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – A sequel to the pandemic may be on the horizon. Haywood County’s health director warned in a social media that COVID-19 cases are once again surging across the mountains and some counties are seeing rates comparable to last fall. In one of his latest videos posted on the Health Department’s … Read more
Three new school board members will be sworn in at the June 28 Jackson Board of Education meeting. Kim Moore won election in District 4, garnering more than 40 percent of the vote. Newcomer Lisa Buchanan will be seated in the District 2 post. And, in District 5 Lynn Dillard won the seat. The terms … Read more
A request for nearly a dozen full time fire fighters has Sylva leaders and town staff back at the budget table. Sylva Fire Chief Mike Beck asked board members to add 11 full-time firefighters to the current volunteer roster earlier this year and said the additional crew would get Sylva boots on the ground faster … Read more
The owner of a family run logging company in Swain County died in a freak accident Tuesday while on the job. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said, Dewayne Larry Woodard who owned Woodard Logging, LLC, and his brother, Chad, were working at a property on Jim Cannon Camp Road, when a deadwood overhead apparently fell … Read more
The community came out to support the second annual WNC Drug Awareness Walk & Event on Sunday. Participants walked down Main Street in Waynesville to raise awareness around substance abuse and its tragic impacts on families in Western North Carolina. The event was put on by SeekHealing Haywood, a nonprofit organization in Waynesville that provides … Read more