The American Red Cross and Canton First Baptist Church are holding a blood drive next week. Walk-ins are welcome or donors may save time by scheduling an appointment online at, redcrossblood.org. The blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 9, at Canton First Baptist. -0-
Residents will be heading to the polls Tuesday [Nov. 2]. Voters in Canton, Clyde and Maggie Valley will select the who will lead their towns in the mayoral race. In Clyde, there are two governing board seats up for election, with three individuals seeking the posts. Polls will be close at 7:30 p.m. at traditional … Read more
Next Monday is the last day you’ll be able to apply for flood relief assistance from FEMA. Survivors of Tropical Storm Fred who live in Buncombe, Haywood or Transylvania County may be eligible for continued FEMA rental assistance. Survivors applying for continued housing assistance must call the FEMA Helpline to request a form. Nov. 8, … Read more
Halloween is over and Christmas candy now lines the shelves, with decorations already up at some local stores. And, as you behin your holiday shopping getting a Christmas tree should be top of the list, as some Jackson county tree farns warn Fraser firs are low in number and high in demand. One local tree … Read more
The Jackson County NAACP effort to install a marker memorializing the Cowee 19 is slowly moving forward. The Cowee 19 are 19 men aged 15 to 55 who died in a horrific 1882 railroad construction accident. The NAACP is finalizing the application to the N.C. Department of Transportation asking that the state install an official … Read more
A new map for state legislative districts means big changes for Haywood County voters. With just weeks to go before candidates begin signing up for the 2022 election, Haywood will no longer be split between two state House seats, and instead will be under one House district, along with neighboring Madison County to the north. … Read more
Dozens of kids in Jackson County will have a merry Christmas. The annual Shop with a Cop has a tentative return date of Dec. 16, in which area children in need will be accompanied by a member of law enforcement or other agency for a holiday shopping spree. Jackson County Public Schools teachers and social … Read more
John Hinton, a candidate for Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen, is under investigation for ethics violations. Haywood County Board of Elections received reports of a campaign letter Hinton sent with a dollar in it to a friend asking for his vote. The North Carolina State Board of Elections is reviewing the allegations. Hinton admitted sending … Read more
A distracted driver had to be rescued after skidding off Municipal Drive into Scotts Creek. According to the Sylva Police Department, the 21 year old driver was also intoxicated when she apparently lost control of her vehicle early Wednesday morning, as she reached for her cell phone, sending the car down an embankment. She was … Read more
A Georgia man has been arrested in connection to a bizarre 2020 hit and run involving the death of his friend. Cornelius Money Ellison, 38, is accused of obstructing the investigation into the death of 61-year-old Benjamin Orlandus Miller, who the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says was in a U-haul with Ellison when he was … Read more