SYLVA, N.C. (WLOS) – Real signs of growth are happening at American Sewing Corporation in Sylva, and that’s good news for the local economy. The company is expanding its facility by 12,000 square feet, which officials say translates to new jobs in the area. American Sewing is in the final steps of getting a $60,000 … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – An elderly NC woman killed while trying to cross a highway in Western North Carolina over the weekend has been identified. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP), Laura W. Haberneck, of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, was crossing US-19 (Dellwood Road) in Haywood County from Lake Junaluska to … Read more
An altercation on a North Carolina college east of Sylva resulted in the deadly shooting of two people during a Homecoming concert. According to reports, officers arrived at the Livingstone College campus just before midnight Saturday and found two people had been fatally shot and several others injured while attempting to flee the concert. Detectives … Read more
SYLVA, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Sylva Police Department said one man was arrested following a foot chase during a traffic stop. According to police, the foot chase went through a mobile home park, over a tall fence and eventually a very steep incline before the suspect, Joseph Conner, was caught by police and he … Read more
SYLVA, N.C. (WLOS) – Real signs of growth are happening at American Sewing Corporation in Sylva, and that’s good news for the local economy. The company is expanding its facility by 12,000 square feet, which officials say translates to new jobs in the area. American Sewing is in the final steps of getting a $60,000 … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – An elderly NC woman killed while trying to cross a highway in Western North Carolina over the weekend has been identified. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP), Laura W. Haberneck, of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, was crossing US-19 (Dellwood Road) in Haywood County from Lake Junaluska to … Read more
An altercation on a North Carolina college east of Sylva resulted in the deadly shooting of two people during a Homecoming concert. According to reports, officers arrived at the Livingstone College campus just before midnight Saturday and found two people had been fatally shot and several others injured while attempting to flee the concert. Detectives … Read more
SYLVA, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Sylva Police Department said one man was arrested following a foot chase during a traffic stop. According to police, the foot chase went through a mobile home park, over a tall fence and eventually a very steep incline before the suspect, Joseph Conner, was caught by police and he … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – The Apple Harvest Festival in Waynesville drew big crowds this weekend. The one-day event has grown into a large gathering, and organizers boasted about 140 vendors catered to crowds that lined the street during the 35th annual festival that also celebrates Haywood County’s agricultural heritage. -0-
The Macon County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the location of the Barbara McRae Memorial Project. Rita St. Clair, board member of Friends of the Greenway and member of the Franklin Bird Club, both of which McRae was a founding member, requested approval for the proposed site of the bird viewing platform on the Little … Read more