News Staff More than 60 years later, the remains of a vietnam soldier and Waynesville native deemed missing in action have been located. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on Saturday that Fredrick M. Hall is now accounted for. The search dates back to April 12, 1969. In 2021 a recovery mission found the remains and DNA … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Miraculously no one was hurt when a Haywood County ambulance crashed down an embankment while headed to an emergency call. In an update from the Haywood County Emergency Services, the ambulance reportedly lost control driving on a wet road through a curve on Kim’s Cove Road during Thursday morning rush … Read more
A man was “severely” hurt in an explosion at his home in the N.C. mountains early Friday. The man’s wife said he was making gunpowder when she heard a loud boom at their residence on Ralph Taylor Road in Franklin, according to a FB post on Friday from the Macon County Sheriff’s Office. He was … Read more
A routine traffic stop landed a local man in jail on several drug and traffic related charges. Michael Dewayne Putman, of Cullowhee was arrested after the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office pulled the 30 year old over near Grindstaff Cove Road on June 6 and confiscated methamphetamine, marijuana and fentanyl, along with drug paraphenelia associated with … Read more
More broadband infrastructure is heading to Jackson County. The current buildout is being funded by a large chunk of federal dollars along with a mix of state and local funding. And while that financial support is being implemented, more is needed down the road to ensure the most up to date information as to the … Read more
ASHEVILLE, NC, June 23, 2023 – The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to change fees at two recreation areas on the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests and the public is invited to provide input to proposed fee changes through August 22. The proposed fee change comes on the heels of the Great Smoky Mountains National … Read more
Harris Regional & Swain Community Hospital has named its 2023 Mercy Award Winner. Missi Bowman has been recognized as the facility’s 2023 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of Lifepoint Health’s facilities who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company … Read more
CLYDE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – One North Carolina man tried his luck on a $30 scratch-off and won $1 million. Ronald Collins of Haywood County purchased his ticket from the Food Lion on Paragon Parkway in Clyde. He took his ticket to the lottery headquarters on Tuesday and after state and federal tax withholdings, he … Read more
CHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) – Mental health is being prioritized by state and local leaders. The North Carolina Department of Health, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and state legislators, are planning to host a town hall in Cherokee Thursday evening [June 22], at 6 p.m., at Cherokee Central School to discuss improving mental health across … Read more
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (WLOS) – Western Carolina University has earned some national recognition for one of its teaching initiaves. According to the university’s website, WCU’s undergraduate teacher preparation program has been recognized by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) as being “among the best in the nation in preparing future elementary teachers, earning an A+ … Read more