News Staff Mark Meadows’ voting history in North Carolina remains clouded after the former congressman and Donald Trump’s final chief of staff was accused of voter fraud. The investigation is ongoing into whether the Republican who once represented Western North Carolina, including Jackson County, listed a fake address in Macon County to register to vote in the … Read more
Improving public safety could mean Jackson County residents will be paying more in property taxes. The Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad asked Jackson County Board of Commissioners to approve more money to expand the facilty, and the Sylva Fire Department asked for funding to cover a full-time staff. Property taxes would go up about $1.37 to cover … Read more
The Jackson County Primary Election “Early” Voting starts Thursday morning [April 28] at five locations. Election officials are looking for volunteers at each polling site to hand out literature and sample ballots. Early Voting Locations include, Cashiers Recreation Center, Cullowhee Recreation Center, Qualla Community Building, Skyland Services Center, and the WCU Hinds University Center. Early … Read more
ASHEVILLE, NC (April 25, 2022) – The Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests will not issue American ginseng harvest permits until further notice due to low population levels observed through monitoring and surveys. After 250 years of commercial harvest, wild ginseng levels are too low to be sustainably harvested. It may take several years to increase … Read more
MEDIA UPDATE: Commuters who had to find an alternate route while Cades Cove Loop Road closed for repairs rejoiced when it was announced it would be reopened this week ahead of schedule. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials said in a press release that work was completed earlier than expected and the road would be … Read more
Area business and traffic lights went dark Monday after power lines were damaged off highway 441 in Dillsboro in a freak accident. Utility crews spent most of the day working to repair power and communications lines after an apparent logging truck that had a branch extending from the moving vehicle came in contact with the … Read more
CANTON – The future of the Canton Town Hall remains up for debate. Following the August 2021 flooding, FEMA declared the Canton town hall “substantially damaged” which officials say affords them to relocate the facility, but until they know what that will cost they can’t determine how much money they’ll have to work with. However, … Read more
CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) – A Canton family is in need of help after a weekend fire destroyed their home, leaving them with nothing. The single mom and her three children are now homeless after the quick moving Sunday morning electrical fire ripped through her home on Girdwood Height. The woman and her young children, ages … Read more
SYLVA, N.C. – A woman is facing child abuse charges after police say her 3-year-old was found abandoned in a locked minivan at a Sylva McDonald’s. Sylva Police say they recieved a call from someone who said the toddler had been alone in the vehicle, which was in the parking lot, for approximately 30 minutes. … Read more
Home sales across the Asheville region, including Jackson County, declined in February. Anyalsts say supply shortages, rising rates, economic concerns and global tensions in Europe, are likely why buyers and sellers have pulled back from the market. Jackson County had 18 home sales in February 2022 compared to 28 in February 2021, a decline of … Read more