JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – One mountain school district is celebrating student achievements for the 2021-2022 school year despite the pandemic pandemonium. Jackson County Public Schools announced that based on testing and accountability data released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction on Sept. 1, eight of its nine district schools met or exceeded expected … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – A Jackson County man has been sentenced in connection to a fatal methamphetamine fueled police chase last year. Dalton Suttles pleaded guilty Thursday in Haywood County Superior Court to intentionally driving into oncoming traffic during a July 21, 2021 high-speed chase in which he slammed head-on into a pickup truck on … Read more
MAGGIE VALLEY – The future of the long-closed Ghost Town in the Sky and Maggie Valley RV Park remains uncertain. A recently filed lawsuit seeks to dissolve the amusement park and Buck Mountain in Maggie Valley,” according to The (Waynesville) Mountaineer. However, the managing partner of both Ghost Town and Maggie Valley RV Park, said … Read more
After serving in the interim spot since late June, Carla Neadeau has been appointed and was officially sworn-in as the Chief of Police of the Cherokee Indian Police Dept. (CIPD) Thursday morning [Sept. 1]. She took the oath of office during Tribal Council’s regular session, marking an historic day, as she will be the first … Read more
Road closures will be imminent during several upcoming events in downtown Sylva over the next few months. The Town Board has approved five upcoming special events that will shutdown West Main Street next month for a couple of affairs, including on Halloween for Treat Street. And, the annual Western Carolina University Homecoming Parade and the … Read more
Motorists can expect delays on West Main Street in Sylva on their Friday commute. One lane of traffic will be closed for bridge inspection work over Scotts Creek, as part of R-5600, the upcoming project to reconfigure N.C. 107 through Sylva. Crews will be out from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Transportation officials remind drivers … Read more
Underserved communities in NC will soon have high speed internet. Broadband and Digital Equity announced that Zito West Holding, LLC has recieved a multi-million award from the GREAT Grant program for the 2022 Swain County Broadband Expansion project to expand services to households and businesses in Swain County. The GREAT grant awards are being made … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – A Haywood County man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case of a baby who died from a meth overdose, officials said. Austin Clonts is accused in the death of the 2-month-old whose body was found after a house fire near Canton in November 2020. An autopsy showed … Read more
The newest social media trend has area law enforcement on high alert. The Kia Boyz sensation allegedly inspired people to steal cars, specifically certain cars manufactured by Kia and Hyundai that have proven vulnerable to a particular hack. So far, Jackson County does not seem to have fallen prey to the trend, Chief Deputy Matt … Read more
A Jackson County child predator will be going to jail for a very long time. Cherokee resident Johnathon Micah Maney was identified after the child reported, what was described as ‘three horrific years of abuse,’ to teachers and they contacted law-enforcement officers. Maney was sentenced to a total minimum of 51.3 years to a total … Read more