A Georgia man accepted a plea deal in connection to a fatal car accident last year for which he was charged. Alfred Jermaine Frazier was sentenced this week [Monday] to one year of supervised probation, stemming from a 2022 two-car accident on East Main Street that claimed the life of, Martha Jane Winecoff Brethauer, 89, … Read more
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce celebrated it’s 100 year anniversary this week. The Jackson Chamber, founded in 1923 hosted an event on the Hooper House lawn Tuesday [Oct. 10]. Additionally, the chamber and the Historic Hooper House Preservation Foundation are teaming up to raise funds for both entities by selling engraved paver bricks to … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – One Western North Carolina town will be seeing stronger enforcement of their noise ordinance after several complaints. The Waynesville Police Department announced on Wednesday that after receiving “numerous concerns from residents, business owners and visitors to the downtown area” about noise, officers will be beefing up their patrol targeting noise violations … Read more
Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park – A road will be closed for months in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park starting on Aug. 14, according to a press release. Park leaders said Lakeview Dr. would be closed until Nov. 14 for reconstruction and there will be no public access. -0-
The site of the old train depot between Mill Street and Railroad Avenue will soon be home to Sylva’s long awaited restrooms. Town leaders approved funding for the project last year. Other infrastructure costs have not been determined. Construction could begin before year’s end, officials said in a statement Tuesday, adding, they’ll advertise for 30 … Read more
Sylva & Bryson City, NC — Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital has a new Chief Executive Officer. Ashley Hindman was appointed to the post, the hospital recently announced. She been serving as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the hospital system and will now transition into the role of CEO, effective immediately, according … Read more
The R-5600 road project in Sylva will require eight structures be demolished this month to make way for the N.C. Department of Transportation’s reconfiguration of the primary commercial roadways through town. Between now and when the structures are removed, building inspections will identify and remove hazardous materials prior to demolition, according to a memo from … Read more
A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated sixteen housing units on Lambert Wilson Way in Whittier. The units sit on a 5.34 acre tract of land that is the site of the former Whittier School and are a project of the Cherokee Indian Housing Division of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. During the event Principal Chief … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – Storms on Monday left thousands of people powerless. Duke Energy worked to restore services in Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina, to at least 41,000 customers left without electricity at the height of Monday’s storms. Most areas in WNC were under a tornado watch for most of the day as … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – It’s been nearly two years after the deadly flooding from Tropical Storm Fred and some Haywood County residents still living in temporary housing are getting some help. The Haywood County Board of Commissioners just approved $20,000 to help families with utilities or paying rent. When heavy rainfall from the remnants … Read more