Jackson County recorded at least four more COVID-19 deaths over the last week. Recently released data show there were over 60 cases in Jackson on Sept. 14, with more than 90 the day before. The county’s previous high was 101 last September. The Jackson County Department of Public Health now offers additional doses of the … Read more
CANTON, NC (FOX Carolina)- FEMA is also pitching in to help those affected by Fred. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened two assistance registration centers in Canton that will allow people to apply for FEMA assistance after recent flooding from Tropical Storm Fred, according to a release from North Carolina Emergency Management. The centers … Read more
CANTON, NC (FOX Carolina) – Local residents are still reeling in from Tropical Storm Fred that left devasting damage in its wake. It’s been a month and many Pigeon River residents in the Town of Canton in Haywood County are still seeing the effects as some people’s homes remain badly damaged and others completely obliterated. … Read more
GLENVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – Police apprehended two suspects in a shooting Wednesday in the Glenville community of Jackson County that left one person hospitalized. Deputies arrested, Christian Ryan Sammons, 28, who was identified as the shooter, and Felisha Faye Coggins, 33, who police say was an accomplise, Wednesday on charges of assault with a deadly … Read more
A Cherokee County man accepted a plea deal in connection to 5 criminal charges, including theft and drug trafficking. Travis Timpson, 41, of Marble pleaded guilty last month in Cherokee County Superior Court and was sentenced to more than a decade in prison. The trafficking and burglary charges were consolidated for sentencing, as were the … Read more
MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. (WLOS) – PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO REVIVE THE OLD MAGGIE VALLEY THEME PARK. Maggie Valley’s “Ghost Town in the Sky,” a once-packed tourist attraction, now sits vacant and overgrown, just off U.S. Route 19. But, according to a Ghost Town spokesperson, wheels are in motion to bring the old western-themed … Read more
North Carolina will will soon be home to hundreds of Afghan refugees as part of the wave of resettlements across the United States. Following their home country’s fall to Taliban rule last month, the state will receive 1,169 Afghan evacuees many of whom helped with the U.S. efforts for the past 20 years, putting themselves … Read more
SYLVA, N.C. (WLOS) – A traveling sculpture that honors and depicts Harriet Tubman will take up temporary residence this fall in Sylva. Bridge Park in downtown Sylva will be the temporary home for “Harriet Tubman – Journey to Freedom” from Sept. 20 to Dec. 20, 2021. The sculpture will arrive by flatbed truck Monday morning … Read more
WCU’s Mountain Heritage Day is set for next weekend. Western Carolina University’s annual fall festival is an annual multicultural celebration held on the WCU campus. The free family friendly event will be held Sept. 25 and will feature live music, family activities and the region’s arts and crafts, just to name a few of the … Read more
Collegues are bidding adieu to longtime Jackson County Clerk of Superior Court Ann Melton. After 17 years on the job Melton recently announced that she will not seek reelection and will retire at the end of her term late next year. She was appointed in 2004 and has been reelected four times. Melton will complete … Read more