Haywood County officials spent the Thanksgiving holiday weekend fighting fires… HAYWOOD COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Haywood County Emergency Services said officials battled a blaze in Pigsah National Forest dubbed The Hurricane Ridge fire, near Harmon Den off I-40, first reported the day before Thanksgiving [Nov. 23], which had grown from 60 acres to … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – Police are investigating after an Uber driver was shot early Sunday morning in Asheville. Police responded to the area of Riverview Drive and Amboy Road and the victim told officers that after he dropped off a passenger, an older model beige car passed in front of him and began shooting, sending … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – Waynesville authorities say half a dozen people have been taken into custody after a multi-month investigation involving the sales of narcotics in the area. The Waynesville Police Department says the three-month-long undercover operation wrapped up in October. Six people were taken into custody and are facing multiple charges. Authorities say proactive … Read more
The United States Postal Service has put out a call for those who want to help spread some magic this holiday season. The USPS announced recently that it was launching Operation Santa, a program where individuals can adopt a letter that was sent to Santa and fulfill that child’s wish. Operation Santa will kick off … Read more
Today marks the end of the tri-fecta holiday shopping phenomonon. Black Friday kicked off the start of the holiday shopping season, with big box retailers reaping the benefits, followed by Small Business Saturday supporting local mom and pop shops, and with Cyber Monday sales could prove even more profitable for on line retailers, where anlysts … Read more
Residents are warned each year about telephone scams and thieves who break into homes or cars to steal Christmas gifts during the holiday season. Now, parents are being warned about a dangerous online challenge that may be taking place in which young people randomly sucker-punch older individuals, including one incident in which a 61-year-old NY … Read more
An EBCI led effort to reconnect the entire Qualla boundary and parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the lower Oconaluftee [Oh-con-uh-luf-tee] and Tuckasegee Rivers is one step closer to happening. Mainspring and Northbrook Carolina Hydro II have signed a Sale Agreement for the Ela Dam in Whittier, allowing Mainspring the option to … Read more
ASHEVILLE, NC (WSPA) – When the 78-foot-tall red spruce is lit on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on November 29, a 4th grader from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will do the honors, according to a press release from the US Department of Agriculture. The nine year old is a citizen of … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – Holiday travelers in Haywood County are trying to avoid congestion on Interstate 40, but they’re finding local roads closed, which is creating traffic jams and headaches for drivers. Work began on I-40 in late October between mile markers 20 and 18. One lane is open in each direction. But congestion … Read more
Plans to build affordable housing in the Camp Creek area are moving ahead. If a project proposed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians comes to fruition, up to 495 units, including cottages, shotgun houses, single-family and multiple-family homes would be developed on a plot of farmland straddling Camp Creek Road in Qualla Township, about … Read more