The holiday season finds many of us preparing grocery lists and coordinating family gatherings, and between the hustle and bustle we can quickly get stressed and find ourselves eating more and doing less physical activity. The CDC’s Holiday-Proof Your Plan recommends eating smaller portions to stay healthy and on track this Thanksgiving, and If you … Read more
(GasBuddy Release) – Everyone will be seeing relief at the pump this week, with even more substantial declines on the way. Drivers shouldn’t be in a rush to fill up as prices will come down nearly coast-to-coast into the heavily traveled Thanksgiving holiday, according to GasBuddy. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 11.9 … Read more
Holiday cooking is one of the leading causes of home fires. As part of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, The American Red Cross encourages family chefs to follow simple steps to prepare your Thanksgiving feast safely, including never leaving cooking food unattended, and test your smoke alarms. Follow these safety tips and visit redcross.org/fire … Read more
The holiday season finds many of us preparing grocery lists and coordinating family gatherings, and between the hustle and bustle we can quickly get stressed and find ourselves eating more and doing less physical activity. The CDC’s Holiday-Proof Your Plan recommends eating smaller portions to stay healthy and on track this Thanksgiving, and If you … Read more
A dispute about a pig that escalated into attempted murder led to a Tuckasegee man being ordered last Thursday to serve at least 23 years in prison, District Attorney Ashley Welch said. A Jackson County Superior Court jury returned a verdict of guilty on four charges against Kenneth McCall, 68. The shooting occurred near the … Read more
A Tennessee man faces murder charges in connection to a fatal 2020 domestic violence incident at a Cashiers home. Grant Alexander Higgs, 42, was arrested for felony first-degree murder in the July 2020 death of Brittany Nicole Leftridge after a recent grand jury Indictment [Nov. 14], one day after Higgs’ birthday and nearly two and … Read more
The name of a Sylva woman killed in an accident involving a farm tractor nearly 2 weeks ago has been made public. Sylva police said the victim identified as, Alberta Woods was riding on the tractor with an attached trailer when it overturned on steep terrain Nov. 11 in the area of 246 Elm St.. … Read more
(GasBuddy Release) – Everyone will be seeing relief at the pump this week, as you prepare to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 11.9 cents per gallon in the last week, and analysts say we could see a national average of $2.99 by Christmas. Average gasoline … Read more
FRANKLIN, N.C. (WLOS) – An investigation is underway at one Western North Carolina school after a disturbing online post was reported to authorities by a concerned student. Mountain View Intermediate (MVI), in Franklin, shared on Facebook Monday [Nov. 21] that school administration along with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office had been made aware of “a … Read more
Communications and school safety topped talks at the Cherokee Police Commission’s November meeting [Nov 10]. The majority of the open session saw the Commission host a conversation with EBCI Public Safety officials about the radio communications at the casino and in some areas on the reservation, following a recent hazardous material incident in which the … Read more