Plans to improve cellular service in Webster are moving forward. Webster leaders approved three motions to allow Vogue Tower Partners, LLC, to erect a 195 foot cell tower in wooded land on the SCC campus. There will be space for three providers, with Verizon the first to place equipment atop the tower, which has gotten … Read more
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a Tuesday morning attempted robbery at the Wells Fargo bank in Cashiers. As a precaution, all schools in the area, and businesses were notified to implement proper safety protocols. Blue Ridge School and Summit Charter School both went into soft lockdowns. In an update on Tuesday, officials … Read more
A death investigation involving a Jackson County child who died in Lenoir County over the Thanksgving holiday [Nov. 26] remains ongoing. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office along with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office say they have made an arrest in connection to the case in which the 6-year-old who resides in the Whittier area tested … Read more
CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) – Repairs to flood-damaged Pisgah Memorial Stadium are nearly complete. When the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred hit Canton last year, the flooding swamped the field at the town’s landmark stadium, but now, the damaged field is repaired, with sports to return soon. Having to move the field to higher ground remains … Read more
BREVARD, N.C. (WLOS) – As part of a ‘paying it forward’ initiative, volunteers from the Brevard area, with employees from Oskar Blues Brewery and nonprofit Can’d Aid came together Sunday [Dec. 11] to build 100 bikes for every first grader at Brevard Elementary. Can’d Aid is a nonprofit that works nationally to provide healthy active … Read more
A Haywood County Schools bus route will temporarily halt service. Starting next week a short segment of a bus route serving seven Jonathan Valley Elementary students will be suspended, but officials said there will be a community bus stop where those seven students will be picked up, so parents need only get their kids part … Read more
Lanes on several roads near busy destinations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be temporarily closed this week, as the first steps get underway to limit “unsafe” parking at trailheads throughout the park. The move comes ahead of a plan to require visitors to purchase parking passes beginning March 1. Annual visitation to the … Read more
Stacey R. Miller, former associate athletics director for student success at Western Carolina University, has been named the university’s next director of alumni engagement. The appointment of Miller, currently an instructor of sport management in WCU’s College of Business, is effective Jan. 1. She is filling a vacancy created by the October retirement of Marty … Read more
The Director of Fontana Regional Library is being praised for her leadership. Karen Wallace was presented with the Director of the Year award from the NC Public Library Directors Association (NCPLDA), at their 2022 Awards Banquet in Winston-Salem. Wallace was applauded for her 30+ years of exemplary community engagement and for her significant impact on … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As Santa checks his list twice to see who’s been naughty or nice, shoppers are being warned to check their receipts, after a recently released list from the N.C. Department of Consumer Services’ shows people were charged twice at 70 stores across 38 counties in North Carolina. A spokesperson blamed price-scanner … Read more